In addition to Yiannopoulos, organisers say the speakers include: Mike Cernovich, radio host for the conspiracy site InfoWars; Katie Hopkins, a British media personality; Erik Prince, founder of the private militia Blackwater (now known as ACADEMI); and anti-Muslim public figure Pamela Geller.
Yiannopoulos has also said that Steve Bannon, head of the right-wing Breitbart News blog and former strategist for US President Donald Trump, will headline one of the events.
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On Friday, right-wing commentator Ann Coulter - who was earlier reported to be among those planning to attend - said she would not participate.
Coulter told The Associated Press that Yiannopoulos' team was in touch but she heard the university administration was "dead set on blocking" the event so she decided not to bother.
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A statement by faculty members called on teachers to cancel classes, the university to close buildings and faculty who hold classes to refrain from penalising students who decline to attend.
alJazeera
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