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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,SEPTEMB] #c1 SEV]AL HUNDR$ FASCI/S P>TICIPAT$ 9 A M>* 9 ,GO!NBURG CALL$ = BY ! ,NORDIC ,RESI/ANCE ,MOVEM5T 7,N,M,R71 A NEO-,NAZI ORGANIZATION ?AT OP5LY PR(ESSES ! DOCTR9ES ( ,ADOLF ,HITL]4 ,OV] ! PA/ YE>1 MEMB]S ( ! ,N,M,R HAVE BOMB$ SEV]AL REFUGEE HOMES & A LEFT-W+ BOOK/ORE 9 ,GO!NBURG1 :ILE MEMB]S ( ! ,F9NI% BRAN* ( ,N,M,R MURD]$ A PASS]BY AT A DEMON/RATION 9 ,HELS9KI4 ,9 ,GO!NBURG1 OV] #a1 C\NT]-DEMON/RATORS UTILIZ$ A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS TO BLOCK ! ,N,M,R M>* FROM REA*+ ITS />T+ PO9T2 AL?\< ! POLICE W]E ! ONES :O PHYSICALLY /OPP$ !M1 PREVI\S PREC$5TS %[ ?AT ! POLICE WILL SUPPORT & PROTECT ! NEO-,NAZIS UNLESS =C$ TO DO O!RWISE BY GRASSROOTS ANTI-FASCI/ MOM5TUM4 ,IT %\LD GIVE US PAUSE ?AT NEO-,NAZIS 9 A C\NTRY AS SMALL AS ,SW$5 C\LD PRODUCE A RALLY ON ! SCALE ( ! ONE ?AT FASCI/S ORGANIZ$ 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE LA/ ,AUGU/4 ,H]E1 WE PRES5T AN ACC\NT FROM ONE ( ! MANY GR\PS ?AT P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! C\NT]-DEMON/RATION4 

,! FOLL[+ REPORT WAS AU?OR$ BY ,&REAS ( ! GR\P 0,9TE RASI/ M54440 

,ON ,SEPTEMB] #c1 ! OP5LY FASCI/ ,NORDIC ,RESI/ANCE ,MOVEM5T 7,N,M,R7 9T5D$ TO M>* 9 ,GO!NBURG4 ,?IS DATE WAS NOT *OS5 BY *ANCE4 ,!Y *OSE IT AS A RESULT ( ! YE>-LONG DEBATE AB\T F>-RI<T PUBLICATION ,NYA ,TID]S' 7,NEW ,TIMES7 RI<T TO ATT5D ! ANNUAL BOOK FAIR TAK+ PLACE 9 ,GO!NBURG AT ! SAME TIME--& ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS ,YOM ,KIPPUR4 ,N,M,R HAS WELL-DOCUM5T$ TIES TO ,NYA ,TID]2 LIKE O!RS ON ! F> RI<T1 !Y CLAIM ?AT MOD]N LIT]ATURE & M$IA >E TO BLAME = ! SUPPOS$ D[NFALL ( ,WE/]N ,CIVILIZATION4 ,ADD TO ?IS ! M$IA EXPOSURE FROM ,NAZIS M>*+ \TSIDE ! BOOK FAIR & ! OPPORTUNITY TO DISRUPT ONE ( ! MO/ SACR$ ,JEWI% HOLIDAYS & Y\ CAN SEE :Y ?IS DATE WAS ATTRACTIVE TO ! ,N,M,R4 

,ON ! DAY ( ! M>*1 MORE ?AN #a1 ANTIFASCI/ C\NT]-DEMON/RATORS FILL$ ! /REETS ( ,GO!NBURG TO AWAIT ! >RIVAL ( ! ,NAZIS4 ,AMONG !M1 A SMALL GR\P ( >\ND #e PEOPLE1 DRESS$ UP LIKE MEMB]S ( ! ,REBEL ,ALLIANCE FROM ,/> ,W>S1 CLE>LY /OOD \T4 ,?IS GR\P WAS COORD9AT$ BY ! NONPR(IT ANTI-RACI/ ACTIVI/ & RESE>* COLLECTIVE 0,9TE RASI/1 M54440 70,NOT RACI/1 BUT444071 OR ,I,R,M1 ( :I* ,I AM A MEMB]4 ,! PLAN = ! DAY WAS TO RIDICULE ! ,NAZIS BY M>*+ P>ALLEL TO !M & BLA/+ ! ,IMP]IAL ,M>* ON A HUGE PORTABLE L\DSPEAK] :ILE DRESS$ UP LIKE ,J$I1 ,X-W+ PILOTS1 ,C#c,P,O1 ,YODA1 & ,PR9CESS ,LEIA4 ,WE S5T A BOX ( ,D>? ,VAD] MASKS TO ONE ( ! ,NAZI LEAD]S BE=E ! EV5T1 S>CA/ICALLY 9VIT+ !M TO JO9 \R 0,/> ,W>S ,L,>,P40 ,=TUNATELY1 WE C\LD NOT EXECUTE ?IS PLAN1 AS ! ,NAZIS W]E BLOCK$1 BEAT5 BY POLICE1 & HAD !IR LEAD] >RE/$4 ,!Y DIDN'T EV5 MAKE IT TO !IR PLANN$ />T+ PO9T4 

,I,R,M IS A GR\P ( EI<T PEOPLE & CONSI/S ( RESE>*]S1 WRIT]S1 PODCA/]S1 TE*IES1 & EV5 A C>TOONI/4 ,OV] \R FIVE-YE> EXI/5CE1 WE HAVE AMASS$ A FAIRLY BIG FOLL[+1 SOME ( :O VOLUNTE] ) US1 & WE HAVE BECOME SOME?+ ( A H\SEHOLD NAME 9 ,SW$54 ,\R WORK CONSI/S *IEFLY ( RESE>*+ & EXPOS+ ! RACISM1 SEXISM1 & HOMOPHOBIA ( POLITICIANS BELONG+ TO ! RACI/ ,SW$5 ,DEMOCRATS 7,S,D7 P>TY4 ,WE E/IMATE ?AT \R WORK HAS HELP$ REMOVE AT LEA/ #b ,S,D POLITICIANS FROM !IR POSITIONS4 ,( C\RSE1 9 A P>TY LIKE ! ,S,D1 !RE'S ALWAYS ANO!R RACI/ WAIT+ TO /EP UP4 

,OV] ! LA/ C\PLE ( YE>S1 WE'VE ALSO V5TUR$ 9TO /REET ACTIVISM1 :I* HAS L$ TO US TAK+ ON A L>G] P>T ( ! ,SW$I% EXTREME-RI<T MOVEM5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 ,N,M,R M>*$ 9 ! ,SW$I% CITY ( ,FALUN ON ,MAY #a1 WE BORR[$ ! ,G]MAN 0,RI<T AGA9/ ,RI<T0 CONCEPT BY DONAT+ MONEY TO AN ANTI-FASCI/ *>ITY BAS$ ON ! DI/ANCE ! ,NAZIS WALK$4 ,ON ! DAY ( ! M>*1 \R ACTIVI/S L9$ UP BY SIDE ( ! PLANN$ R\TE1 HOLD+ SIGNS ) MESSAGES LIKE 0,NAZIS AGA9/ ,NAZIS10 0,A SMALL /EP = A ,NAZI1 A BIG /EP = HUMANITY10 & 0,Y\ M>*1 WE DONATE40 ,! ,NAZIS W]E NOT AMUS$4 ,ON ANO!R OCCASION1 WE SUCCE$$ 9 PLANT+ A SIGN ) \R LOGO RI<T BEH9D ! P>TY LEAD] ( ! ,SW$5 ,DEMOCRATS :ILE HE WAS BE+ 9T]VIEW$ DUR+ ! ANNUAL ,SW$I% POLITICIANS WEEK1 SO ?AT EV]Y S+LE PICTURE ( HIM 9 ! M$IA ALSO CONTA9$ \R LOGO4 

,FROM ! />T1 \R /RATEGY HAS BE5 AIM$ AT HUMOR & EXPOSURE4 ,\R 9T]NAL MOTTO IS 0,MAKE RACISM AWKW>D AGA940 ,WE HAVE ALSO MADE AN EF=T TO BE 9CLUSIVE1 AS WE FEEL ?AT A BROAD ANTI-RACI/ MOVEM5T :I* TRANSC5DS ! TRADITIONAL RI<T_/LEFT B\ND>IES ( ,SW$I% P>TY POLITICS IS NE$$ TO C\NT] ! MOM5TUM ( RACI/ & FASCI/ GR\PS 9 ,SW$54 ,! ,SW$5 ,DEMOCRATS HAVE BE5 GR[+ /EADILY = T5 YE>S4 ,ACCORD+ TO SOME POLLS1 !Y >E N[ ! SECOND BIGGE/ P>TY 9 ,SW$51 A WORRY+ DEVELOPM5T4 ,?IS HAS RESULT$ 9 A CREEP+ & H>D-TO-NOTICE NORMALIZATION ( RACI/ & FASCI/ RHETORIC & IDEAS1 :I* HAS PU%$ ! B> = :AT IS ACCEPTABLE & 5ABL$ ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,N,M,R & ,NYA ,TID] TO GR[4 ,WE WANT TO PU% BACK1 & WE FEEL ?AT ! BE/ WAY TO ACCOMPLI% ?AT IS TO ADDRESS ! ROOT CAUSE BY EXPOS+ ! ,S,D = :AT !Y REALLY >E4 

,LEAD+ UP TO ,SEPTEMB] #c1 ,N,M,R HAD BE5 NEGOTIAT+ ) ! POLICE4 ,!IR 9ITIAL REQUE/ = ! M>* R\TE WAS D5I$3 !Y WANT$ TO M>* ?R\< ! CITY C5T]1 PA/ ! BOOK FAIR & A SYNAGOGUE4 ,!Y W]E GIV5 A %ORT] & LESS C5TRAL R\TE4 ,! ,GO!NBURG CITY (FICE /EPP$ 9 & %ORT5$ ! R\TE EV5 MORE1 SO ?AT !Y W]E ONLY P]MITT$ TO WALK A FEW BLOCKS SOME DI/ANCE FROM ! CITY C5T] & ! SYNAGOGUE & BOOK FAIR4 

,TWO WEEKS BE=E ,SEPTEMB] #c1 #e PEOPLE FROM ! ,N,M,R APPE>$ UNANN\NC$ 9 ! ,GO!NBURG CITY C5T]1 M>*$ D[N ! P>ADE /REET1 & GAVE A FEW SPEE*ES 9 A CITY SQU>E4 ,! POLICE1 :O HAD BE5 TIPP$ (F AB\T ! ACTION A FEW DAYS E>LI] BUT CLAIM$ TO HAVE 0MISPLAC$0 ! 9=MATION1 GAVE ! ,NAZIS A POLICE ESCORT4 ,:5 ! NEWS SPREAD1 ANTI-FASCI/S RU%$ D[NT[N & Y\ C\LD SOON HE> *ANTS ( 0,AL]TA1 AL]TA ANTIFASCI/A60 9 ! /REETS4 ,! ,NAZIS W]E GONE BY !N4 ,TO MANY1 ?IS M>* WAS A WORRY+ DISPLAY ( !IR P[]4 

,AFT]W>DS1 POLICE (FICIALS DEF5D$ ! RI<T ( ,NAZIS TO M>* )\T A P]MIT1 MADE IT CLE> ?AT !Y W\LD NOT ATTEMPT TO ID5TIFY ! ORGANIZ]S ( ! M>* DESPITE HAV+ FIL$ A CRIM9AL REPORT1 & D5I$ ?AT ! ,NAZIS W]E 5GAG+ 9 HATE CRIMES SU* AS 0AGITATION AGA9/ AN E?NIC GR\P40 ,?IS IS 9DICATIVE ( :]E ! POLICE /& 9 REG>D TO FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ 9 ,SW$54 

,ON ,SEPTEMB] #c1 ,I,R,M MET UP ) \R P>TICIPANTS1 W5T OV] \R /RATEGY = ! DAY1 & !N F\ND A GOOD SPOT TO />T \R LITTLE P>ADE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! ,N,M,R ASSEMBL$ 9 ! P>K+ LOT ( A SUP]M>KET A FEW KILOMET]S \TSIDE ( T[N4 ,!Y BEGAN TO WALK T[>DS !IR DESIGNAT$ />T+ PO9T1 ACCOMPANI$ BY J\RNALI/S & POLICE4 

,!N ! NEWS CAME 9 ?AT ! ,NAZIS HAD ATTEMPT$ TO DEP>T FROM !IR P]MITT$ R\TE TO AIM = ! CITY C5T]4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ! POLICE PU%$ !M 9TO A CORN] NE> ANO!R SUP]M>KET & =M$ A R+ >\ND !M4 ,:5 PEOPLE ON ! /REETS ( ,GO!NBURG HE>D AB\T ?IS1 !Y HEAD$ = ! SPOT :]E ! ,NAZIS W]E BE+ DELAY$ & MANAG$ TO COMPLETELY BLOCK ! /REETS LEAD+ 9TO ! CITY FROM !RE4 ,?IS GAVE ! POLICE NO OPTION BUT TO HOLD ! ,NAZIS !RE = ! TIME P]IOD ?AT !IR DEMON/RATION P]MIT ALL[$1 !N LET !M MAKE ! HUMILIAT+ WALK BACK TO !IR ASSEMBLY PO9T4 ,AS ONE ,SW$I% J\RNALI/ PUT IT1 0,:AT WAS GO+ TO BE ! BIGGE/ ,NAZI M>* S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I 5D$ UP BE+ A HUMILIAT+ WALK BETWE5 TWO SUP]M>KETS40 

,:ILE WE W]E A LITTLE DISAPPO9T$ ?AT \R ,NAZI-TROLL+ PLAN C\LD NOT BE FULFILL$1 WE TOOK \R GR\P & WALK$ >\ND ! CITY C5T]1 MU* TO ! AMUSEM5T ( \R FELL[ C\NT]-DEMON/RATORS1 :O SPONTANE\SLY BUR/ 9TO APPLAUSE :5 WE >RIV$4 ,ALL 9 ALL1 IT WAS A GLORI\S DAY4 ,GO!NBURG %[$ ?AT !RE IS NO ROOM = ,NAZIS ON \R /REETS4 

,WE CONSID]$ IT ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ?AT A L>GE NUMB] ( ! ACTIVI/S :O JO9$ US TO PROTE/ ! ,NAZIS W]E FIR/-TIM]S4 ,!Y W]E A DIV]SE RANGE ( PEOPLE FROM TE5AG]S TO A GRAY-HAIR$ OLD LADY1 NONE ( :OM HAD EXP]I5CE TAK+ TO ! /REETS4 ,IT WAS 5C\RAG+ ?AT !Y *OSE TO JO9 US 9 ?IS DEMON/RATION1 AGA9/ ! MO/ VIOL5T ,NAZI ORGANIZATION ,SW$5 HAS EV] SE54 ,WE ALSO RECEIV$ C\NTLESS MESSAGES ON SOCIAL M$IA *E]+ US ON & ASK+ :5 \R NEXT ACTIVITY WILL BE SO ?AT O!RS CAN JO9 94 ,WE FEEL ?AT ?IS IS H[ ANTI-FASCISM %\LD WORK3 IT %\LD BE A BROAD MOVEM5T ( ALL AGES1 SEXES1 & RELIGIONS1 COM+ TOGE!R TO FI<T1 REG>DLESS ( POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS OR PREF]R$ ME?ODS4 

,WE HOPE ?AT ?IS TEXT CAN BE AN 9SPIRATION = O!RS TO />T !IR [N ANTI-RACI/ OR ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS1 OR TO BROAD5 ! SCOPES & APPROA*ES ( EXI/+ ONES4 ,! RISE ( RACISM & FASCISM IS GLOBAL1 & WE NE$ TO %>E IDEAS & WORK TOGE!R TO OV]COME IT4 ,NO PAS>AN6 

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