Berkeley Teacher Plots ‘War’ On Conservative Students: ‘By All Means Necessary’

A Berkeley public school teacher who has built a reputation as a prominent figure in far-left protest circles recently presided over a weekend strategy session designed to escalate efforts against Turning Point USA, the conservative student organization. The meeting functioned as a sort of informal “tribunal,” during which participants mapped out new initiatives to disrupt and shut down TPUSA chapters not only on college campuses but also inside K–12 public schools — including the school where the teacher herself works.

The session was led by Yvette Felarca, a longtime activist associated with the militant group By Any Means Necessary (BAMN). The 90-minute gathering, held on Sunday and attended by roughly 40 members of the socialist organization, concluded with Felarca calling for a vote to approve the group’s next steps. Attendees unanimously endorsed a plan to “stop” TPUSA operations at colleges and in public schools, beginning with Berkeley High School, where Felarca teaches. Members applauded this move as part of their stated mission to halt what they call “fascist recruiting in schools,” a phrase BAMN has repeatedly used while raising tax-deductible funds through a Detroit-based nonprofit.

Felarca punctuated the meeting with a call for “solidarity,” framing the effort as part of a larger anti-fascist struggle. Progressive organizers and far-left groups have increasingly applied the “fascist” label to political opponents as a blanket justification for shutting down events, obstructing speech, or confronting rival activists. This rhetoric has intensified in recent years and has, in some cases, been linked to violence — including its reported appearance on a bullet casing allegedly left by the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA.

Felarca herself has a history of high-profile confrontations. In 2019, prosecutors in Sacramento dropped felony rioting and assault charges against her and two co-defendants after they agreed to complete community-service hours. Footage from that earlier protest showed Felarca striking a man she labeled a “Nazi” and “white nationalist,” after which several of her allies knocked the man to the ground and beat him.

During the meeting, she recounted her reaction upon learning that students at Berkeley High School were seeking to establish a Turning Point chapter there. She recalled thinking, “What, no, no way,” and argued that it was essential for teachers and students alike to intervene to stop what she claims is “fascist organizing.” Felarca urged attendees to communicate directly with students to prevent TPUSA from gaining a foothold.

The group also discussed similar activism underway in Michigan, where members attempted to halt the formation of a new Turning Point chapter at Royal Oak High School. Requests for comment sent to Berkeley High School and the district went unanswered.

Felarca encouraged attendees to adopt the same tactics used during a recent UC Berkeley protest that ultimately descended into violence. She insisted that activism must not be left to university administrators or district officials, arguing that they have already shown themselves unwilling to act. She emphasized that organizers must demonstrate “collective power” to stop these groups from operating.

In addition to the TPUSA campaign, the group voted to expand their efforts to obstruct federal immigration agents. One proposal called for distributing “ICE whistles,” a tactic that has grown more common in major U.S. cities. These whistles are intended to signal residents when immigration officers are nearby, and Felarca suggested they be branded with BAMN’s name.

These actions come as the Trump administration has intensified scrutiny of BAMN. Federal authorities have launched a civil rights investigation into whether BAMN and various allied groups coordinated to prevent TPUSA supporters from exercising their free-speech rights during last week’s protest in Berkeley. Reporting from Fox News Digital indicated that the confrontation was organized at least six days before it occurred by a network of seven different activist groups, many of which maintain tax-exempt status.

U.S. Assistant Attorney for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon traveled to Berkeley to oversee the federal investigation. Dhillon is particularly familiar with Felarca’s methods; her former law firm represented a Berkeley College Republican leader in a 2018 lawsuit after Felarca filed what was deemed a frivolous restraining order. A court commissioner later ordered Felarca to pay more than $11,000 in legal fees to the student.

BAMN has long been known for attempting to shut down conservative speakers and events. In 2017, its leaders proudly claimed responsibility for helping derail a planned appearance by Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley.

Responding to the weekend meeting, Andrew Kolvet — executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show” and spokesman for Turning Point USA — condemned Felarca’s efforts, characterizing them as fundamentally contrary to American values and as an organized attempt to suppress the free speech rights of political opponents. He argued that TPUSA has grown because young people are persuaded by its ideas, not because the group seeks to silence others, and criticized Felarca’s campaign as a deliberate attempt to eliminate ideological competition rather than engage with it.

Source: TRENDING POLITICS