Rose City Antifa

Rose City Antifa (RCA) is an antifa group founded 2007 in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] It has been called the oldest active antifa group in the nation.[2][3]

Rose City Antifa
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Formation2007 (2007)
Founded atPortland, Oregon, United States
Affiliations
Websiterosecityantifa.org
Members of Rose City Antifa at a demonstration in June 2018

History

Rose City Antifa clashed with law enforcement officials and supporters of the Donald Trump presidency following the 2016 presidential election.[4] Prior to a Patriot Prayer rally, the group released a statement saying they would be "unapologetic" over the use of "physical militancy".[5] The group has organized opposition to Patriot Prayer rallies in Portland.[6] According to one of its leaders, the group concentrates on "outing" people whom they believe to be neo-Nazis.[7][8] According to Alexander Reid Ross, the author of the book Against the Fascist Creep, RCA grew out of the group Anti-Racist Action, which first appeared in 1987, and through RCA "the European and American models were sort of synthesized and the current model of Antifa in the US was developed".[9]

gollark: This is a bad line of argument.
gollark: Revolutions are bad because they are mean to people and often have bad consequences.
gollark: It's more efficient.
gollark: I'll decide your political opinion for you.
gollark: You can save time by just pledging your allegiance to me.

References
  1. Michel 2017.
  2. Stanglin 2017.
  3. Bray 2017, p. 107.
  4. Harbager 2017.
  5. Flock 2017.
  6. Wilson 2017.
  7. Ganim & Welch 2017.
  8. Thomas-Peter, Hannah (January 22, 2018). "Fascist fighters or criminals? On the streets with Portland's Antifa group". Sky News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  9. Mallett 2017.

Bibliography


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