Mother Jones, “A New Wave of Left-Wing Militants Is Ready to Rumble in Portland—and Beyond”
Redneck Revolt: This network, largely made up of anarchists and libertarians, is focused on anti-racist organizing among the white working class. Inspired by the Young Patriots—white Appalachian activists who allied with the Black Panthers in the late 1960s—the group now claims chapters in more than 30 regions. Redneck Revolt’s members can speak to their neighbors […]
OC Weekly, “Charges Dropped Against Pepper-Spraying Antifa Who Saved OC Weekly Reporter at Trump Rally”
We were the only newspaper to report the truth: that Trumpbros harassed, kicked, punched and intimidated the vastly-outnumbered anarchists and antifa who protested against them, and that said antifa used pepper spray only to defend OC Weekly reporters who were getting assaulted by white supremacists or to defend themselves from Trumpbros who were pummeling them while […]
CBS Portland, “Opposing protests largely peaceful, despite 14 arrests”
Local unions, members of the Antifa movement and anarchists known for clashing with police made up separate counter events surrounding Terry Schrunk Plaza. Police spent the first few hours of the events confiscating weapons from people on all sides and mitigating a few minor scuffles between opposing protesters. Continue Reading
BuzzFeed News, “Alt-Right Demonstrators Rally In Portland One Week After Train Stabbings”
One man on the alt-right side of the protest burned a black T-shirt with a symbol of anarchism, quite possibly aimed at the self-described anti-fascists — or antifa — protesters just feet away. Continue Reading
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Dueling Portland Rallies Turn Chaotic In Wake Of TriMet Stabbings”
The black-clad, masked anarchists who have tussled with police at past events were handing out free ice cream at the start of the day, but by the end, they’d burned flags and some of the more extreme protestors had thrown bricks at police. Continue Reading
Daily Camera (CO), “1 arrested, several detained at Boulder rally by ‘western chauvinist’ group”
A man dressed in black with a mask over his face would not give his name, but he said that he wasn’t a member of an anti-fascist group or anarchist group but agrees with their philosophies. “We don’t engage in dialogue with fascists,” he said. “They use free speech and democracy to undermine free speech […]
Alexander Reid Ross: The Portland Killings Show Why We Need a Robust Antifascist Movement
The Portland Killings Show Why We Need a Robust Antifascist Movement Alexander Reid Ross, In These Times, June 2, 2017 The senseless killing of two Portlanders on public transit has shaken the nation. On Friday, May 26, a white nationalist named Jeremy Christian verbally assaulted two teenage women of color. When three men approached him […]
Vice, “These Black Bloc Anarchists Don’t Care What You Think of Them”
Clay, a skinny, intense man whose voice quivers and rises with passion when he speaks, told me anarchist beliefs “are rooted in the desire for a stateless and fascism-free society, and are defending marginalized communities from a long history of white supremacy asserting itself. We want to destroy the status quo and are willing to […]
The Boston Globe, “Portland, Ore., mayor calls for free-speech and anti-sharia rallies to be canceled after stabbings”
Portland has struggled to stop violence from flaring up at public gatherings in recent months. In November, shortly after the presidential election, peaceful anti-Trump demonstrations were disrupted when anarchists smashed windows, ripped out electrical power boxes and spray-painted buildings downtown. Continue Reading
Associated Press, “California ‘anti-fascist’ activist charged with assault”
Police seized “flags, patches, pamphlets” and labels associated with “anti-fascist and anarchist political groups,” according to the complaint filed by prosecutors charging Clanton with four felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor charge of wearing a mask while committing a crime. Continue Reading