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In what is being described as a “really awkward” meeting of the minds, a handful of Vancouver Antifa members marched on the Blarney Stone pub in downtown Vancouver Saturday night and confronted members of the UBC Free Speech Club outside the establishment.

The group of UBC students dedicated to freedom of speech had planned the event at Blarney Stone to celebrate the end of the semester.

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“Come celebrate a successful first semester with your favourite and most triggering crew, the UBC Free Speech Club!” read the invite on the group’s Facebook page.

Vancouver Antifa (Anti-Fascist Action) — who claim to stand in solidarity with those in the struggle against white supremacy, neo-Nazis, colonizers, capitalism, patriarchy and misogynistic a**holes — caught wind of the event and planned their protest.

A statement on their website read: “The UBC Free Speech Club — which consists of misogynists, MRA’s and Trump supporters — are organizing a public celebration at the Blarney Stone Pub in the Downtown Eastside.