Lisa Fithian, a known activist with a history of organizing disruptive protests, was identified among the protesters at Columbia University. Fithian, aged 63, was caught on video giving orders to students as they occupied Hamilton Hall. Described by police as a 'professional agitator,' Fithian, who reportedly received $300 a day for her activities, has been linked to various movements, including Occupy Wall Street and Antifa, where she incited pro-terrorist violence. The New York mayor and several media reports have highlighted her role in the recent protests, where she allegedly incited violence. Despite these claims, Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi has dismissed the notion of outside agitators on campus as 'lies.'
Veteran activist Lisa Fithian, who police describe as a "professional agitator," was shown on video delivering orders to young people barricading a door at Columbia's Hamilton Hall. https://t.co/mX4cPsMnrH
Among the throng of Columbia University student protesters gathered outside Hamilton Hall on campus early Tuesday was a gray-haired woman in her 60s who police described as a “confirmed professional agitator.” https://t.co/5hhNX7gcBQ
While @Columbia Prof. Rashid Khalidi alleges that the claims of outside agitators on campus are "lies," @NYTimes reports: The 63-Year-Old Career Activist Among the Protesters at Columbia Videos show Lisa Fithian, whom the police called a “professional agitator,” working… https://t.co/4lhWWZstVf
Lisa Fithian, a 63-year-old professional protester who also encouraged violence at Occupy Wall Street and Antifa, incited recent pro-terrorist violence at @Columbia Professional agitators aren't new, nor limited to the left, but they're better at it. https://t.co/VWtx14fwBs
Notorious anti-Israel demonstrator Lisa Fithian, who got $300 a day to teach protest 101, spotted among Columbia rioters https://t.co/hJ4py7OEnA https://t.co/A7NqtZINCX
🔴 Professional agitators like Lisa Fithian at Columbia, claims New York mayor https://t.co/RGI36VTueF
Lisa Fithian was caught on footage tonight giving orders to the students breaking into and occupying Hamilton Hall at Columbia University. Let’s take a look at her biography and decades of experience of organizing disruptive far-left protests… As a member and coordinator of… https://t.co/SCMLAJ0LD8