We, and other antifascists in Portland, spent a great deal of 2017-2019 responding to the surge of neo-Nazi organizing facilitated by Joey Gibson and his affiliates in Patriot Prayer. Today, the state acquitted him and two others in their criminal trial for the attack on Cider Riot on 5/1/19. You can read a write-up from local news here: https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2022/07/19/44348857/judge-acquits-patriot-prayers-joey-gibson-and-russell-shultz-in-riot-case
We don't depend on the state to do the work of opposing far-right and fascist organizing. We do that ourselves. The Portland Police and Multco DA have worked in tandem with the far-right to oppose social movements in our city, and have imprisoned antifascists who acted against the far-right, including current antifa prisoners like Gage Halupowski who you can learn how to support here: https://www.abcf.net/blog/gage-halupowski-transferred/
Around the world, the state has not been the friend of antifascists. Many comrades are currently locked up for courageous actions against fascism. Coming up on July 25th is the International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners. Learn and find materials on: https://supportantifaprisoners.wordpress.com/
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