Democratic student group to protest Charlie Kirk memorial at campus where he was killed

Turning Point USA will host a memorial for its founder Charlie Kirk on the first anniversary of his death at Utah Valley University. A student group, Students for a Democratic Society, opposes the event and plans a protest, calling Kirk’s organization racist and divisive. The university is providing security but states it is not sponsoring the event.

• Turning Point USA is hosting a memorial for founder Charlie Kirk on the anniversary of his death.
• The memorial, called ‘Freedom Built to Last Memorial,’ will be held at Utah Valley University (UVU).
• UVU’s Students for a Democratic Society club is planning a protest against the memorial event.
• The student group expressed strong condemnation of the decision to allow TPUSA on campus, citing the organization’s alleged racist and divisive nature.
• UVU President Jon Anderson stated the university is not sponsoring the event but will provide security, emphasizing the need for the institution to remain apolitical.