A far-right protest group whose Portland demonstrations often lead to violence will go to two Clark County college campuses next week.

Members of Patriot Prayer will protest Initiative 1639, November’s gun safety initiative, Monday at Clark College and Tuesday at Washington State University Vancouver. Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson of Vancouver estimates there will be about 40 protesters at the respective campuses, handing out fliers and encouraging people to vote against the ballot measure.

But the planned protests raise questions about what types of public demonstrations are permitted on a college campus, especially given the organization’s ties to fringe right and white nationalist organizations and its propensity for stoking violent confrontations in typically liberal cities.

“Any group that has been publicly linked to public violence is obviously going to be of concern to the college,” Clark College spokeswoman Hannah Erickson said.

Clark College restricts public protests — what it calls “First Amendment activity” — to specific locations on campus. Demonstrators are allowed at the sundial between Anna Pechanec Hall and the Science Building on the east side of campus, or on the lawn south of the Royce E. Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden at the campus’ south end. Groups are encouraged, though not required, to alert the campus at least 24 hours before their planned event. Clark College spokeswoman Hannah Erickson said no one from Patriot Prayer has contacted the college, and attempts to reach out to organizers through the Facebook event page have gone unanswered.