A UK memorial event for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was disrupted Friday by far-left agitators at the University of Manchester, England. The event, hosted by a pro-life student group and featuring a speaker from Alliance Defending Freedom, was forced to shut down after demonstrators destroyed a portrait of Kirk.
One protester arrived in a bloody Charlie Kirk costume as part of the disruption. Photos shared online showed the torn-up portrait that had been displayed in Kirk’s memory. As police escorted attendees away from the crowd, the agitators were heard cheering and chanting, "whose streets? Our streets."
The incident comes as outrage grows in the US over the normalization of political violence against conservatives from violent leftists. A teacher at a Chicago-area public school was recently seen mocking Kirk’s assassination in a viral video.
The clip shows a woman making a gun gesture at her neck while others cheer. Social media users identified the woman as Lucy Martinez, an educator with Chicago Public Schools. Nathan Hale Elementary, where Martinez was reportedly employed, has since removed her staff profile and temporarily shut down its website, stating it is “under construction.”
At a recent “No Kings” rally, an unnamed protester was also seen dressed as Tyler Robinson, who has been charged with assassinating Kirk. Jack Posobiec shared the photo on X, writing, “People were going to No Kings rallies dressed up as Charlie Kirk’s murderer.”
The protester appeared to be wearing the same clothing that Robinson wore during the September 10 shooting at Utah Valley University.
One protester arrived in a bloody Charlie Kirk costume as part of the disruption. Photos shared online showed the torn-up portrait that had been displayed in Kirk’s memory. As police escorted attendees away from the crowd, the agitators were heard cheering and chanting, "whose streets? Our streets."
Lois McLatchie Miller, who was invited to speak at the event, wrote, "I was invited to speak this evening at Manchester University to remember Charlie Kirk and his legacy of engaging in dialogue on campus. I was met with people who didn’t want to speak, but wanted to drown me out. 'When people stop speaking to each other, bad things happen.'"
The incident comes as outrage grows in the US over the normalization of political violence against conservatives from violent leftists. A teacher at a Chicago-area public school was recently seen mocking Kirk’s assassination in a viral video.
The clip shows a woman making a gun gesture at her neck while others cheer. Social media users identified the woman as Lucy Martinez, an educator with Chicago Public Schools. Nathan Hale Elementary, where Martinez was reportedly employed, has since removed her staff profile and temporarily shut down its website, stating it is “under construction.”
At a recent “No Kings” rally, an unnamed protester was also seen dressed as Tyler Robinson, who has been charged with assassinating Kirk. Jack Posobiec shared the photo on X, writing, “People were going to No Kings rallies dressed up as Charlie Kirk’s murderer.”
The protester appeared to be wearing the same clothing that Robinson wore during the September 10 shooting at Utah Valley University.
