,! ,LONG ,/RUGGLE ,AGA9/ ,FASCISM 9 ,D,C 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C1 AT ! HE>T ( ! :ITE SETTL]-COLONIAL /ATE1 LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE LONG DEF5D$ !MSELVES AGA9/ MANY DIFF]5T =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ HI/ORICAL OV]VIEW1 WE TRACE ! ROOTS ( ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ 9 ,D,C ?R\< ! FIR/ TWO DECADES ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,LIKE \R E>LI] TEXT1 0,H[ ,ANTI-,FASCI/S ,WON ! ,BATTLES ( ,B]KELEY10 ?IS TEXT (F]S SOME IMPORTANT BACKGR\ND AS ANTI-FASCI/S 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C PREP>E TO CONFRONT ! SECOND 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T0 RALLY ?IS COM+ ,AUGU/4 

,FASCISM IS A PRESS+ ?REAT H]E 9 ! CAPITAL ( ! SO-CALL$ ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ON OCCUPI$ ,PISCATAWAY L&4 ,DAYS BE=E ! FIR/ ,UNITE ,! ,RI<T1 ! DEADLY :ITE SUPREMACI/ RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE 9 ,AUGU/ #b#a#g1 ,NAZIS BR&I%+ GUNS & ,CONF$]ATE FLAGS RODE ?R\< S\!A/ ,D,C1 A HI/ORICALLY BLACK NEI<BORHOOD4 ,TWO MON?S LAT]1 9 ,OCTOB] #b#a#g1 ,RI*>D ,COLL9S ,I,I,I1 A BLACK ,UNIV]SITY ( ,M>YL& /UD5T1 WAS MURD]$ BY A FASCI/4 ,MEAN:ILE1 9 ! SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES >\ND ,D,C1 POLICE & %]IFFS COOP]ATE ) ,I,C,E ?R\< #b#h#g7G7 TO KIDNAP1 IMPRISON1 & DEPORT IMMIGRANTS4 ,9 PLA9CLO!S & 9 UNI=M1 FASCISM GR[S :5 WE IGNORE IT4 

,9 #a#i#h#b1 HUNDR$S ( ,D,C RESID5TS RESPOND$ TO ! FIR/ ,KU ,KLUX ,KLAN RALLY 9 #eg YE>S4 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES REPORT$ ON ! PRESS CONF]5CE ) :I* ! ,KLAN OP5$ ! DAY3  
  

0,MR4 ,ROBB1 RAIS+ HIS VOICE TO ITS BE/ PULPIT LEVEL1 DECL>$ ?AT ILLEGAL ALI5S W]E RU9+ ,AM]ICA4 ',:5 Y\ SAY ALI5S1 >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T ,E4,T48' %\T$ ONE REPORT]4 ,ANO!R ASK$1 ',WILL Y\ ACCEPT PROTECTION FROM BLACK POLICE (FIC]S TODAY8' ,:ILE ,MR4 ,ROBB WAS COP+ ) ! PRESS1 ! O!R ,KLANSM5 QUIETLY DISAPPE>$ TO ACCEPT ! POLICE (F] TO ESCORT !M QUIETLY TO ,LAFAYETTE ,P>K ?R\< ! BACK /REETS40  
  

,! RALLY LA/$ ONLY #ae M9UTES4 ,! ,KLANSM5 W]E ESCORT$ \T BY F$]AL POLICE UND] A HAIL ( /ONES & BOTTLES4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ANTI-RACI/ DEMON/RATORS ATTACK$ BUS9ESSES1 POLICE1 & SYMBOLS ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT WAS NOT ! LA/ TIME ?AT ,D,C RESID5TS %[$ ! F> RI<T ?AT 0,D,C MEANS DON'T COME40 

,SO ! ANTI-FASCI/ MOVEM5T 9 ,D,C DIDN'T />T AS A REACTION TO ,DONALD ,TRUMP4 ,IT WAS ALREADY PRES5T 9 ! #a#i#fS :5 BLACK COMMUNITIES ORGANIZ$ = LIB]ATION4 ,IT WAS PRES5T 9 #aiia :5 ! ,LAT9O NEI<BORHOOD ( ,MT4 ,PLEASANT ROSE UP AGA9/ POLICE4 ,IT WAS PRES5T 9 #bg :5 ,D,C ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION CONFRONT$ ! ,KLAN 9 ,H>P]S ,F]RY1 ,WE/ ,VIRG9IA4 

,! CURR5T R\ND ( ANTI-FASCI/ WORK BEGAN DUR+ ! RECESSION1 FOLL[+ ! COLLAPSE ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION & ANTI-W> MOVEM5TS4 ,ACTIVI/S BEGAN ASK+ H[ TO %IFT FROM ! SUMMIT-HOPP+ MODEL TO FOCUS ON LOCALIZ$ CONFLICT4 

,! EM]G5CE ( ! ,TEA ,P>TY G5]AT$ CONC]N1 BUT IT DID NOT PROVOKE AN ANTI-FASCI/ RESPONSE4 ,TEMPOR>ILY 9CAPACITAT$ BY ,OBAMA'S ELECTORAL VICTORY1 AN>*I/S C\LD ONLY MU/] SMALL PRANKS SU* AS PASS+ \T SIGNS ?AT SAID 0PRIVATIZE MILIT>Y HOSPITALS0--N[ A S]I\S POLICY PROPOSAL ( ! RI<T--& LEAD+ *ANTS ( 0,TEA ,BAG ON ?IS LAWN1 ALL DAY LONG40 

,AT ! TIME1 FEW C\LD READ ! TEA LEAVES TO SEE :AT ! FUTURE HELD4 

,%UTT+ D[N ! 0,AM]ICAN ,R5AISSANCE0 ,CONF]5CE 

  
  

0,IT TOOK US YE>S TO CLIMB BACK FROM ! HUMILIATION ( BE+ CANCEL$40 

-,J>$ ,TAYLOR1 REF]R+ TO ! #ba CONF]5CE  
  

,9 SPR+ #b#a1 AN>*I/S 9VOLV$ ) ! ,SELF-,DESCRIB$ ,AN>*I/S ,COLLECTIVE 7,S,D,A,C7 L$ A RESE>* TEAM & SOCIAL M$IA CAMPAIGN TO %UT D[N ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ ,AM]ICAN ,R5AISSANCE CONF]5CE4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S HAD PROTE/$ ! CONF]5CE = YE>S ALREADY2 9 ! 5D1 A COORD9AT$ CALL-9 CAMPAIGN F9ALLY =C$ ! CONF]5CE ORGANIZ]S TO LEAVE ,D,C4 

,HOTEL AFT] HOTEL %UT !IR DOORS TO NEO-,NAZIS AS ANTI-FASCI/S CALL$ >\ND1 ASK+ IF A BOOK+ HAD BE5 MADE & BESEE*+ ! V5UES TO CANCEL ! CONF]5CE4 ,S,D,A,C %UT D[N EV]Y SPACE 9 ,D,C ?AT FASCI/S ATTEMPT$ TO RES]VE4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! CONF]5CE TOOK PLACE 9 A RE/AURANT 9 ,VIRG9IA--YET 9/EAD ( HUNDR$S ( SUIT-&-TIE FASCI/S M+L+1 !IR NUMB]S W]E R$UC$ TO LESS ?AN #b4 ,IT TOOK ! F> RI<T YE>S TO RECOV]4 

,FASCI/S W]E NOT ABLE TO REGA9 !IR FOO?OLD 9 ,D,C UNTIL #b#a#e4 

,PO/-,OCCUPY 

  

,SMA% ,RACISM ,D,C 7,S,R,D,C7 =M$ 9 RESPONSE TO A M>* CALL$ = BY ! ,>YAN ,NATIONS 9 ,SEPTEMB] #bab ON ! !ME 0,/OP ,:ITE ,G5OCIDE .<SIC.> 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA40 ,A SMALL GR\P ( VET]ANS ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T CAME UP ) ! NAME & CALL$ = A MEET+ TO PLAN A COMMUNITY RESPONSE4 ,HELD AT ,H[>D ,UNIV]SITY1 ! FIR/ MEET+ BR\<T TOGE!R A MIX ( /UD5TS1 RELIGI\S CONGREGANTS1 AN>*I/S1 & SOCIALI/S4 

,AT ! TIME1 ANTI-FASCI/S DID NOT HAVE AN ORGANIZ$ PRES5CE 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C4 ,COMMUNITY MEMB]S L>GELY AVOID$ ! LABEL 0ANTI-FASCI/0 BECAUSE FEW PEOPLE BELIEV$ ?AT FASCI/ ACTIVITY C\LD POSE A SIGNIFICANT ?REAT4 

,?R\< COMMUNITY \TREA* ?AT 9CLUD$ CONGREGATIONAL ORGANIZ+1 PUBLIC LECTURES1 FLI]+1 & OLD-FA%ION$ DOOR-KNOCK+1 ,SMA% ,RACISM ,D,C WAS ABLE TO MOBILIZE AB\T ?REE HUNDR$ C\NT]-PROTE/]S AGA9/ ! #b :ITE SUPREMACI/S :O %[$ UP4 ,ACTIVI/S CREAT$ SIT-D[N BLOCKADES TO SL[ ! ,NAZIS1 :O W]E SURR\ND$ BY PHALANXES ( RIOT POLICE4 ,IT TOOK ! ,NAZIS TWO H\RS TO REA* ! ,CAPITOL ,BUILD+4 ,!Y LEFT AFT] #b M9UTES ( BE+ DR[N$ \T BY C\NT]-PROTE/]S4 

,= ! NEXT ?REE YE>S1 ,SMA% ,RACISM ,D,C EXI/$ L>GELY AS A SOCIAL M$IA PRES5CE1 HI<LI<T+ 9/ANCES ( RACIAL & G5D] 9EQUITY AS WELL AS ANTI-FASCI/ RESI/ANCE4 ,9 FALL #b#a#e1 ANTI-RACI/S CONFRONT$ A ,CONF$]ATE FLAG RALLY1 SEIZ+ FLAGS FROM FASCI/S & RIPP+ !M TO %R$S 9SIDE ,UNION ,/ATION4 

,F]GUSON1 ,BALTIMORE1 & ,BEYOND 

  

,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] PROTE/S EM]G$ 9 ,D,C DUR+ ! ,F]GUSON UPRIS+4 ,AT ! HI< PO9T 9 FALL #b#a#d1 PROTE/S TOOK PLACE AT ! 5D ( EV]Y WORKDAY2 ONE %UT D[N ! #a#d? ,/REET BRIDGE4 ,BLACK-L$ ORGANIZ]S ORGANIZ$ TO 5D ! =MAL PRACTICE ( ,M,P,D'S JUMP-\T SQUADS4 ,ORGANIZ]S L$ CAMPAIGNS TO IMPLEM5T ! ,N,E,> 70,NEI<BORHOOD ,5GAGEM5T ,A*IEVES ,RESULTS07 ,ACT 9 HOPES ( R$UC+ POLICE PRES5CE4 

,!N1 9 SPR+ #b#a#e1 ,D,C'S SI/] CITY ,BALTIMORE W5T UP 9 FLAMES FOLL[+ ! POLICE MURD] ( ,FR$DIE ,GRAY4 

,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ POLICE IS 9T]TW9$ ) ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCISM4 ,EV]Y DAY1 POLICE ACT AS AN OCCUPY+ >MY4 ,9 ,D,C1 ! CITY'S POLICE GUN RECOV]Y UNIT OP5LY WORE :ITE SUPREMACI/ SYMBOLS AT C\RT4 ,MEMB]S ( ! SAME UNIT W]E CAU<T SELL+ WEAPONS 9 ,S\!A/ ,D,C4 ,AS WE NOT$ E>LI] ?IS SUMM]1 ,M,P,D HAS COMMITT$ ?REE MURD]S S9CE ,MAY #b#a#h4 

,! ,NATIONAL ,POLICY ,9/ITUTE 

  

,EV5 AFT] ,TRUMP ANN\NC$ HIS C&IDACY1 FEW PEOPLE 9 ,D,C TOOK ! ?REAT ( FASCISM S]I\SLY4 ,YET :ITE NATIONALI/S W]E OP5LY ORGANIZ+ 9 ,T[SON1 ,M,D1 :ILE T[NS LIKE ,FR$]ICK1 ,M,D ELECT$ %]IFFS TI$ TO :ITE NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,FASCI/S >\ND ! ,U,S W]E EMBOLD5$1 AS EVID5C$ BY ,GAM]GATE1 ,BLUE ,LIVES ,MATT] MEMES1 & ,ISLAMOPHOBIC DEMON/RATIONS AT MOSQUES4  
  

0,ON ,HALL[E51 ! #c#a/ ( ,OCTOB] .<#b#a#e.>1 ! NEO-,NAZI ,AM]ICAN ,POLICY ,9/ITUTE 7,N,P,I7 .<SIC.> ,CONV5TION MET AT ! ,NATIONAL ,PRESS ,CLUB4 ,MANY WELL-KN[N :ITE SUPREMACI/S W]E 9 ATT5DANCE4 ,TO GET 91 !Y HAD TO RUN A GANTLET ( ANTI-RACI/ PROTE/]S :O NOT ONLY CALL$ !M \T ON !IR RACISM BUT ALSO SPRAY$ !M D[N ) ,SILLY ,/R+40 

-,D,C ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NEWS  
  

,ON ! EV5+ ( ! ,N,P,I CONF]5CE 9 #b#a#e1 :ITE SUPREMACI/S \TNUMB]$ PROTE/]S #a TO #a4 ,?IS WAS OM9\S3 9 ! PA/1 SMALL NUMB]S ( ANTI-FASCI/S USUALLY \TNUMB]$ ,NAZIS BY AT LEA/ #c TO #a4 ,?IS TIME1 :ITE SUPREMACI/S W]E ABLE TO ?REAT5 ANTI-FASCI/S )\T FE>4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 AN ,N,P,I ATT5DEE KISS$ ! SWA/IKA ON ! ANTI-FASCI/ BANN]4 

,BUT ! AL>M BELLS HAD BE5 S\ND$4 ,SOME 9 ! ACTIVI/ COMMUNITY REALIZ$ ?AT ! ]A ( NEO-FASCISM HAD BEGUN4 ,9 ,GREECE & O!R ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES1 ! F> RI<T HAD BE5 EXP&+ = OV] A DECADE1 ) FASCI/S LIKE ! ,GOLD5 ,DAWN ,P>TY GA9+ SEATS 9 ! GOV]NM5T4 ,D,C ANTI-FASCI/S SET \T TO LE>N AB\T !IR NEW 5EMIES 9 ! ,U,S4 

,! FASCI/ ,MAT!W ,HEIMBA* HAD VISIT$ ,EUROPE TO WITNESS SOME ( ! TACTICS ?AT ,EUROPEAN FASCI/S W]E US+4 ,HE BEGAN TO CIRCULATE IDEAS )9 ! ,LEAGUE ( ! ,S\?1 & LAT] F\ND$ ! ,TRADITIONALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY4 ,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 A WEAL?Y FASCI/ :OSE FAMILY RECEIV$ MILLIONS ( DOLL>S 9 SUBSIDIES FROM ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T ON ACC\NT ( [N+ PLANTATIONS 9 ,L\ISIANA1 SP5T A =TUNE TRY+ TO BUILD ! 0ALT-RI<T0 BR& & TURN IT 9TO A RI<T-W+ /REET MOVEM5T4 ,MILO ,YIANNOP\LOS TAU<T FASCI/ FANBOYS H[ TO \T TRANS WOM5 ON ,TWITT] & USE ! _?,UNDOCUM5T$,&,UNAFRAID HA%TAG TO CALL ,I,C,E ON ,DREAM]S4 

,A FEW MON?S LAT]1 ON ,M>* #e1 #b#a#f1 ! ,N,P,I ORGANIZ$ A M9I-CONF]5CE AT ! ,REAGAN ,BUILD+ 9 ,D,C4 ,ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ]S1 ANTICIPAT+ A GR[+ FASCI/ PRES5CE 9 ,D,C1 FOCUS$ ON BUILD+ COALITIONS TO DRAW A L>G] CR[D ( PROTE/]S ?AN HAD PREVI\SLY COME TO ,N,P,I ACTIONS4 ,) R\<LY #a PROTE/]S1 !Y SUCCE$$ 9 HOLD+ T]RITORY AT ! EV5T4 ,BETWE5 A RALLY ) SPEAK]S & A L9E 9T]F]+ ) :ITE SUPREMACI/S AS !Y 5T]$1 PROTE/]S UTILIZ$ A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS ?AT SET ! /AGE = MORE ACTIONS LAT] ?AT YE>4 

,! ,TRUMP ,]A ,BEG9S 

  

,5DORS$ BY =M] ,K,K,K LEAD] ,DAVID ,DUKE & O!RS 9 ! GR[+ 0ALT-RI<T10 ,TRUMP'S C&IDACY CAUS$ A RISE 9 FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ & ATTACKS4 ,= ,RI*>D ,SP5C] & ! ,NATIONAL ,POLICY ,9/ITUTE1 ?IS WAS A SIGN ( !IR MOVEM5T'S SUCCESS & LEGITIMACY4 ,:5 ,TRUMP WON ! ELECTION1 NOOSES W]E HUNG AT ,AM]ICAN ,UNIV]SITY & 9 A BLACK NEI<BORHOOD ( ,D,C4 

,9 RESPONSE TO ,TRUMP'S VICTORY1 ?\S&S TOOK TO ! /REETS ! DAY AFT] ! ELECTION & HELD RALLIES & M>*ES ?R\<\T ?AT WEEK4 ,! FOLL[+ ,FRIDAY1 AN>*I/S ORGANIZ$ A R[DY NI<T M>* ?AT BLOCKAD$ ,I-#c#i#e1 A MAJOR REGIONAL ?OR\<F>E4 ,TWO WEEKS LAT]1 HUNDR$S P>TICIPAT$ 9 DIRECT ACTION TRA9+S4 

,! ,N,P,I PLANN$ TO HOLD A D9N] ,NOVEMB] #b1 #b#a#f1 FOLL[$ BY A TWO-DAY CONF]5CE4 ,H[EV]1 ! V5UE CANCEL$ FOLL[+ A CALL-9 CAMPAIGN ORGANIZ$ BY ,SMA% ,RACISM ,D,C4 ,PROTE/]S !N FOLL[$ ! ,NAZIS TO A ,MAGGIANO'S ,ITALIAN ,RE/AURANT 9 ! SUBURBS ( ,D,C1 :]E FASCI/S HAD BOOK$ A ROOM UND] A FAKE NAME4 ,PROTE/]S /ORM$ ! BUILD+ AFT] ! FASCI/S 5T]$1 TO *E]S FROM ORD9>Y RE/AURANT CU/OM]S4 ,! NEXT DAY1 HUNDR$S PROTE/$ \TSIDE ! CONF]5CE ITSELF4 ,:5 A ,NAZI ATTACK$ ONE PROTE/]1 ANTI-FASCI/S KNOCK$ ! FASCI/ D[N & PROTECT$ HIS T>GET1 SU/A9+ NO >RE/S4 

,AT ! TIME1 ,RI*>D ,SP5C] WAS C\RT+ ! M$IA AS ! FACE ( ! 0ALT-RI<T40 ,:5 CONF]5CE ATT5DEES W]E SE5 MAK+ ,NAZI SALUTES AT ! ,MAGGIANO'S D9N] & ! ,N,P,I CONF]5CE1 ?IS RECEIV$ NATIONAL M$IA COV]AGE1 CONFIRM+ ! PROTE/]S' MESSAGE ?AT 0ALT-RI<T0 WAS A REBR&+ ( FASCI/4 

,AS ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION LOOM$1 ! *ALL5GE ( RESPOND+ TO 9CREAS+ FASCI/ ACTIVITY COMPELL$ PEOPLE TO =M ! ,D,C ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,COALITION 7,D,C,A,C1 LAT] *ANG$ TO ,D,C ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,COLLECTIVE7 TO PROVIDE AN ONGO+ ORGANIZ+ SPACE = ANTI-FASCI/ ACTION4 

,CONFRONTATION AT ! ,DEPLORABALL 

  

,! ,D,C,A,C ORGANIZ$ A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,DEPLORABALL1 A FASCI/ BALL AT ! ,NATIONAL ,PRESS ,CLUB ON ,JANU>Y #a#i1 #bag CELEBRAT+ ,TRUMP'S ,9AUGURATION4 ,OV] A ?\S& PEOPLE W]E 9 ! /REETS TO DECRY ! ,DEPLORABALL AS 0ALT-RI<T0 M$IA P]SONALITIES1 0M5'S RI<TS0 ACTIVI/S1 & O!R ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S CAME \T ( ! BALL TO SNE] AT PROTE/]S4 

,FASCI/S 9 ATT5DANCE1 SU* AS ,VICE ,MAGAZ9E F\ND] & RI<T-W+ P]SONALITY ,GAV9 ,MC,9NES1 ?REW PUN*ES AT PROTE/]S BE=E FLEE+ BEH9D POLICE L9ES4 ,?IS SORT ( COORD9ATION BETWE5 POLICE & FASCI/S HAS BECOME ALL TOO FAMILI> 9 ! MON?S S9CE4 

,POLICE US$ PEPP] SPRAY & TE> GAS ON PROTE/]S & ?REAT5$ TO KETTLE !M1 =E%AD[+ !IR TACTICS ! FOLL[+ DAY4 ,! ACTION 5D$ 9 A BLACK BLOC M>* ?AT 5ABL$ PROTE/]S TO EXIT ! SC5E & DISP]SE SAFELY )\T >RE/S4 

,! ,PUN* ,SE5 'R\ND ! ,WORLD 

  

,?\S&S ( PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS ( LIFE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION ON ,JANU>Y #b1 9CLUD+ ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]1 ,MIJ5TE1 ,%[+ ,UP = ,RACIAL ,JU/ICE 7,S,U,R,J71 CLIMATE JU/ICE ACTIVI/S1 9DIG5\S LEAD]S FROM ,/&+ ,ROCK1 AN>*I/S1 SOCIALI/S1 COMMUNI/S1 ,L,G,B,T,Q PEOPLE1 FEM9I/S1 & MORE4 ,! DAY ( RESI/ANCE BEGAN ) DEMON/RATORS BLOCKAD+ ALMO/ EV]Y *ECKPO9T 9TO ! 9AUGURAL P>ADE4 ,LAT] ?AT MORN+1 FLY+ SQUADS 9T]V5$ :5 ,ALEX ,JONES1 ,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 ,BIK]S ,= ,TRUMP1 & O!RS ATTEMPT$ TO PASS ?R\< GR\PS ( PROTE/]S4 ,MANY ( ! /&S AT ! 9AUGURATION REMA9$ EMPTY4 

,! T5SION HEI<T5$ AS ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ M>* TORE ?R\< ! BUS9ESS DI/RICT ( D[NT[N ,D,C4 ,FRANTIC POLICE SCRAMBL$ TO RESPOND1 5D+ 9 ! MASS >RE/ ( OV] #b ACTIVI/S4 ,:ILE ! (FICIAL M>* WAS BROK5 UP )9 AN H\R1 /REET CONFRONTATIONS 9 D[NT[N ,D,C LA/$ WELL PA/ NI<TFALL4 ,9 ! 5SU+ *AOS1 ONE 5T]PRIS+ 9DIVIDUAL PUN*$ ,RI*>D ,SP5C] AS HE TRI$ TO GIVE AN 9T]VIEW1 PRODUC+ ONE ( ! MO/ POPUL> MEMES ( ! C5TURY4 ,A LIM\S9E TOR*$ NE>BY BECAME A NATIONWIDE SYMBOL ( ANTI-FASCISM4 

#a1 PEOPLE M>*$ 9 ,D,C AT ! ,FE/IVAL ( ,RESI/ANCE4 ,OV] #e PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! BLOCKADES1 & SEV]AL HUNDR$ TOOK P>T 9 ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ M>*4 ,NUM]\S O!R CITIES ALSO HELD DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ,TRUMP UND] ! BANN] _?,DISRUPT,J#b4 ,! ,WOM5'S ,M>* ! NEXT DAY WAS ! MO/ WIDELY ATT5D$ PROTE/ 9 ,U,S HI/ORY TO DATE4 

,AFT] ,J#b 

  

,FOLL[+ ,J#b1 ,D,C,A,C FOCUS$ MORE ON \TREA*1 $UCATION1 & PROVID+ SECURITY AT O!R ACTIONS4 

,:ILE DEAL+ ) ! IMM$IATE AFT]MA? ( ,J#b1 ANTI-FASCI/S BRAVELY CONFRONT$ ,RI*>D ,SP5C] ON TWO OCCASIONS4 ,! FIR/ WAS ! EV5+ ( ,APRIL #h1 #b#a#g1 FOLL[+ ,ANTIFA ,UNMASK$1 A DAY ( WORK%OPS 9CLUD+ BLACK-L$ ANTI-FASCISM1 AN>*ISM #a#a1 & A DISCUSSION ON ! BLACK BLOC4 ,?AT DAY1 ,RI*>D ,SP5C] PLANN$ HIS [N GA!R+ 9 FRONT ( ! ,:ITE ,H\SE1 PRESUMABLY ?9K+ ?AT ANTI-FASCI/S W\LD BE BUSY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ANTI-FASCI/S MOBILIZ$ TO CONFRONT ,SP5C] & HIS FLUNKIES !RE1 *AS+ ,SP5C] = BLOCKS AS HE FL$1 FRANTICALLY SE>*+ = A TAXI TO TAKE HIM TO SAFETY4 

,! NEXT WEEK1 AT 0,ANTIFA ,UNMASK$ ,P>T #b10 P>TICIPANTS DISCUSS$ SECURITY CULTURE & LEGAL SOLID>ITY4 ,ONCE AGA91 ,RI*>D ,SP5C] HELD A DEMON/RATION 9 FRONT ( ! ,:ITE ,H\SE--SMALL] ?IS TIME4 ,C\NT]-DEMON/RATORS W]E NOT ABLE TO RESPOND 9 TIME & 9/EAD DECID$ TO GO TO HIS HOME 9 ,ALEX&RIA4 ,OLD ,%,A,C *ANTS W]E BR\<T \T ( RETIREM5T3 0,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 WE WILL FI<T1 WE KN[ :]E Y\ SLEEP AT NI<T60 

,POLICE QUICKLY RESPOND$ TO BREAK UP ! SMALL NOISE DEMON/RATION \TSIDE ( HIS HOME4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S /UCK TOGE!R & )DREW )\T >RE/S4 ,DESPITE ! W>N+ FROM POLICE1 ?IS WAS NOT ! LA/ TIME ?AT ANTI-FASCI/S W5T TO ,SP5C]'S HOME TO HOLD HIM P]SONALLY ACC\NTABLE = RI<T-W+ VIOL5CE4 

,MAY ,DAY #bag 

  

,AS DEPORTATIONS RAMP$ UP1 AN>*I/S ORGANIZ$ = ,MAY ,DAY 9 SOLID>ITY ) IMMIGRANT WORK]S4 ,HUNDR$S ( IMMIGRANTS W5T ON /RIKE4 ,RE/AURANTS ALL OV] ,D,C %UT D[N 9 PROTE/ ( RACI/ IMMIGRATION POLICIES4 ,DEMON/RATORS M>*$ ON RE/AURANTS ?AT DIDN'T %UT D[N OR W]E ACCUS$ ( WAGE !FT4 ,D,C ORGANIZ$ TWO CONT+5TS--ONE L$ BY A COALITION ( IMMIGRANTS1 ! O!R BY A COLLABORATION BETWE5 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 7,I,W,W7 & ! ,D,C ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,COLLECTIVE4 

,ON ,MAY ,DAY #b#a#g1 ! ANTI-FASCI/ CONT+5T ALSO CONFRONT$ & CONTA9$ 0,PIZZAGATE0 CONSPIRACY !ORI/ ,JACK ,POSOBIEC1 EFFECTIVELY EJECT+ HIM FROM ! M>*4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ WEEKS1 :5 A SMALL GR\P ( ,M,A,G,A-HATT$ ,NAZIS 9T]RUPT$ ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS'S DISCUSSION ( HIS BOOK ,AGA9/ ! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP AT A LOCAL BOOK/ORE1 ANTI-FASCI/S S\ND$ ! AL>M ONCE AGA9 & MORE ALLIES QUICKLY >RIV$ TO *ASE ! ,NAZIS \T ( ! V5UE4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S 9 ,D,C ALSO PLAY$ ROLES 9 ANTI-,I,C,E1 ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]1 ,NO ,JU/ICE ,NO ,PRIDE1 & ,KURDI% SOLID>ITY ACTIONS4 

,A ,H>D ,SUMM] 

  

,9 ,JULY #b#a#g1 ,D,C ANTI-FASCI/S JO9$ 9 PROTE/+ A ,K,K,K M>* 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,VIRG9IA4 ,SOON AFT]1 ON ,AUGU/ #aa & #a#b1 A L>GE ,D,C CONT+5T JO9$ 9 ! DYNAMIC PROTE/ AT ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY4 ,AS ANTI-FASCI/S & ANTI-RACI/S M>*$ TO CELEBRATE ! CANCELLATION ( ! GA!R+1 NEO-,NAZI ,JAMES ,FIELDS ,JR4 DROVE HIS C> ?R\< ! CR[D1 KILL+ ,HEA!R ,HEY] & 9JUR+ MANY O!RS4 ,A L>GE M$IC TEAM FROM ,D,C WAS ON ! SC5E TO RESPOND AFT] ! ATTACK & HELP$ TO ORGANIZE M5TAL HEAL? S]VICES AFT]W>DS4 

,! TRAG$Y 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE HAD F>-REA*+ EFFECTS4 ,! NEXT DAY1 AS ?\S&S >\ND ! WORLD MOBILIZ$ 9 SOLID>ITY ) ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,D,C AN>*I/S1 ANTI-FASCI/S1 MEMB]S ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIALI/S ( ,AM]ICA 7,D,S,A71 & ! ,I,W,W M>*$ ON ,RI*>D ,SP5C]'S HOME4 

,:5 ! ,N,P,I BEGAN ORGANIZ+ !IR NEXT ANNUAL CONF]5CE = ,NOVEMB] #b#a#g1 A LONG-T]M IMPACT ( ! EV5TS 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE BECAME CLE>4 ,:ILE ,RI*>D ,SP5C] HAD BE5 C\RT+ ! M$IA ! PREVI\S YE> AS ! FACE ( ! GR[+ 0ALT-RI<T10 BY FALL #bag HE HAD SCAL$ BACK TO WORK ) ONLY A TRU/$ H&FUL ( FASCI/S4 ,AFT] MANY YE>S ( HO/+ ! CONF]5CE1 ! ,REAGAN ,BUILD+ F9ALLY D5I$ HIM SPACE1 CIT+ SECURITY CONC]NS4 ,AL?\< A SMALL GR\P /ILL LOYAL TO ,SP5C] MET 9 A ,M>YL& B>N USUALLY R5T$ \T = W$D+S1 !Y W]E EXPELL$ AS SOON AS ! [N]S FIGUR$ \T ?AT !Y W]E FASCI/S4 

,S9CE !N1 ,SP5C] HAS NOT BE5 SE5 9 HIS HOME (FICE 9 ,VIRG9IA4 ,HE SEEMS TO BE NE>LY 9ACTIVE H]E4 

,! VIOL5CE AT ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY ALSO HELP$ TO UND]M9E ,TRUMP4 ,:5 HE COMM5T$ ?AT !RE W]E 0SOME V]Y F9E PEOPLE ON BO? SIDES10 EXPRESS+ SYMPA?Y = FASCI/S1 ! /ATEM5T 9SPIR$ WIDESPREAD DISGU/1 EV5 AMONG SOME ON ! RI<T4 ,! SUBSEQU5T DEP>TURES ( ,/EPH5 ,BANNON & ,SEBA/IAN ,GORKA FROM ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION W]E SURELY CATALYZ$ BY ! EV5TS 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 

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,9 #b#a#h1 :5 LIB]ALS BEGAN ADOPT+ ! RADICAL DEM& TO ABOLI% ,I,C,E1 NATIONAL NONPR(ITS & COMMUNITY LEAD]S ORGANIZ$ SEV]AL M>*ES BR++ \T ?\S&S ( PEOPLE4 ,DUR+ ?IS TIME1 ,D,S,A & ,I,W,W MEMB]S REPEAT$LY CONFRONT$ MEMB]S ( ! ,TRUMP TEAM AT LOCAL RE/AURANTS4 ,ON TWO DIFF]5T OCCASIONS1 PEOPLE PROTE/$ \TSIDE ( ! HOME ( ,/EPH5 ,MILL]1 ! MAN RESPONSIBLE = ,TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICY4 

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,TODAY1 ,D,C IS BRAC+ = 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T #b40 ,NEO-,NAZIS >E PLANN+ TO COME TO \R CITY TO CELEBRATE ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! TRAG$Y 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 ,DON'T LET ,D,C /& ALONE AGA9/ FASCISM4 

,WE >E CALL+ ON ALL OPPON5TS ( FASCISM & PEOPLE ( GOOD CONSCI5CE TO P>TICIPATE 9 9T]NATIONAL DAYS ( ACTION & A MASS MOBILIZATION 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C ON ,AUGU/ #a-#a#b1 #b#a#h4 

,?IS IS = ,HEA!R ,HEY]1 = ! ABOLITION ( ,I,C,E1 = ! DISMANTL+ ( BORD]S & ! PRISON-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX1 = ! 5D ( ! SETTL] COLONIAL SY/EM4 ,WE WILL CONFRONT FASCISM1 ANTI-,SEMITISM1 ,ISLAMOPHOBIA1 :ITE SUPREMACY1 & /ATE VIOL5CE ,AUGU/ #a-#a#b4 

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