Antifa International @antifaintl@kolektiva.social

A heads-up: we are releasing a major report on bigoted/far-right/fascist violence in 2020. Look for it on Monday.

Thought Slime breaks down the Boogalosers for you.
Yes, pun intended.
Yes, both of them.
https://youtu.be/9TMBhcOca1g

How Anti-Racist Action -the largest militant anti-racist youth network in modern history - began.
A podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/2021/01/11/e49-anti-racist-action-in-minneapolis/

The difference between deplatforming/not-even-platforming-in-the-1st-place & censorship/denial of free speech:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/refusing-to-publish-my-csi-miami-erotic-fan-fiction-is-an-assault-on-the-first-amendment

MAGA Protestors Set Police To Easy Mode
https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/maga-protesters-set-police-to-easy-mode/

Eight years ago today, Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were shot to death by a man connected to the Turkish secret service.
Their story:
https://varisverkosto.com/2021/01/justice-for-sakine-cansiz-fidan-dogan-and-leyla-saylemez/
Ni oubli. Ni pardon.

Hmmm now what does this remind you of?

https://qz.com/1953366/decoding-the-pro-trump-insurrectionist-flags-and-banners/

AFA Ireland have put up some quality antifa stickers to raise funds:
https://afaireland.bigcartel.com/product/sticker-pack

Has anyone ever been to a protest where police were present and there *wasn't* a battalion of tooled-up riot cops sitting in a bus or hiding in a nearby alley, ready to crack skulls @ a moment's notice? How was that not in-place in DC on the 5th? Starting to think the cops were complicit in the coup attempt.

Prof. Jason Stanley's interview today about how fascism works:
https://will.illinois.edu/player/audio/how-does-fascism-work

In what might be seen as excellent timing, our re-up of Antifa International flags has just arrived! Get yours here: https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/51Od0e/pay?ref=ab_f5bjw2&perk=6Fzf2
All proceeds donated to The International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund! intlantifadefence.wordpress.com

Some of the fascists & hate groups that participated in yesterday's attempted coup in the US: https://www.businessinsider.com/hate-symbols-and-extremist-groups-at-the-us-capitol-siege-2021-1#national-anarchist-movement-n-am-9

75 years ago today, four women in Auschwitz were executed by the nazis for their part in a prisoner rebellion plot.
Full story: https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1624186597766484/
Never forget. Never forgive.
#originalantifa

In case you missed it: Trump has issued an Executive Order adding "antifa" to the U.S. travel ban:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-inadmissibility-persons-affiliated-antifa-based-organized-criminal-activity/

An Indigenous girl was shamed for wearing a traditional ribbon skirt to school. Here's how people reacted when word got out:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ribbon-skirt-movement-1.5862052
#soidarity

We are an antifascists social media collective w/ members in six different countries around the world. Our aim is to distribute news & info about antifa & to support the antifascist movement however we can. Oh, AND TO PUT FASCISM IN ITS GRAVE!!!
We're also on insta, tumblr, twitter, & youtube so look for us there, too.
We also run this: intlantifadefence.wordpress.com
#intro #Introduction #introductions
(Shout-out to @ende_gelaende for suggesting we do an intro post! )

MUSIC FRIDAYS! For the 1st Music Friday of 2021, here's a brand-new track from antifascist neofolk stars Alsarath, who are generously donating all proceeds from purchases of this track to The International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund:
https://alsarath.bandcamp.com/track/cast-fire