Formed in 2017, the Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club is a leftist working class community defense organization based in and serving the communities of Rhode Island. x The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club offers firearms classes and distributes literature at community events around Washington, including at the Anarchist Book Fair and other events aligned with the groups far-left ideology. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops. [47], Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor who played a leading role in the lawsuit, described the decision to include Redneck Revolt among the defendants as "painful" and said: "This case was not conceived of because of Redneck Revolt, that's for sure. A mob of self described Christian Fascists tried to force their way into a gay establishment in the gayborhood of Dallas holding a family event while chanting Groomers. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. Friday 6/24 around 40 heavily armed antifascist activists assembled in the Gayborhood of Dallas to send a message to Christian Fascism: whether that be Influencers, Proud Boys, or SCOTUS. Back to the story about the. *David Weigel, On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence, Washington Post, July 23, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/24/republicans-civil-war-midterms/.x In November 2020, counterinsurgency and military strategy expert David Kilcullen told Salon that while groups such as Redneck Revolt and the John Brown Gun Club claim to be defensive and seek to protect people on the streets from violence, the fear they evoke can also be a trigger for violence. John Brown Gun Club. Counterextremism.com. Location to follow when the time comes. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. 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It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in Who benefits? Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. Claudia Koerner, Police Shot And Killed An Armed Man Allegedly Attempting To Set Fire To An ICE Detention Facility, BuzzFeed News, last updated July 14, 2019. * Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/MidMoJBGC. ", "The Caucasian Panthers: Meet the Rednecks Armed, Ready and 'Bout That Anti-Racist Life", "Hundreds in Eugene march against hate amid national outcry over neo-Nazi rally in Virginia", "Setting the Terms after Charlottesville", "Militia madness: City files suit against August 12 participants", "New suits filed against Aug. 12 rally organizers", "League of the South: No more armed rallies in Charlottesville", "Why Is Charlottesville Suing Two Anti-Racist Groups Over Last Year's Violent 'Unite the Right' Rally? Link at the very end of this report.). A lot of people thought this was important. [27] Activities around racial justice and transgender rights are predominantly oriented toward rural white people, while firearms training events are oriented toward women and people of color. Accessed November 7, 2022. In 1859, Brown was convicted of treason in South Carolina and executed for his role in the failed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. [13], Redneck Revolt is an anti-capitalist,[17] anti-racist[17] and anti-fascist group[5][20] that uses direct action tactics. https://dallasvoice.com/drag-in-the-suburbs/. John Brown Gun Club On the Showdown in Virginia on Gun Control Filed under: Anarchist Movement, Interviews, Radio/Podcast, The State, US Red Strings and Maroons Red Strings and Maroons podcast speaks with a member of the Steel City John Brown Gun Club about the upcoming January 20th mobilization against new gun control legislation in Virginia. John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, David Weigel, On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence,, Chauncey Devega, Doomsday? [12], The group does not identify itself as part of the political left,[21] nor as politically liberal. Accessed November 7, 2022. 3,167 likes. He is consistently doing shitty things (because he is a cop), and now he has murdered a Black man. Nazis Go to East Palestine Ohio to Exploit the Railroad Disaster, Bullsh*t on Parade: Fake Anti-War Rally a Flop, but Neo-Nazis were Fine with That, Portrait of a Punkass: How Joey Gibson Settled an Antifascist Lawsuit & Told the World He is a Damned Liar. * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed August 19, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/; Kim Kelly, If others have rifles, well have rifles: why US leftist groups are taking up arms, Guardian (London), July 22, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/22/if-others-have-rifles-well-have-rifles-why-leftist-groups-are-taking-up-arms. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. De-arresting is also important, if someone is getting dragged off, dont just stand and watch., Spokane John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 8, 2020: Why is the SPKJBC necessary? https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. [16], In April 2017, members attended a counter-protest against groups including the League of the South, the Traditionalist Worker's Party and the National Socialist Movement in Pikeville, Kentucky. To reach the Green Mountain John Brown Club, email them here. The original club was active between 2002 and 2008, but it has since given rise to spinoff groups such as the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. [1], Silver Valley Redneck Revolt, a local chapter, organized a counter-demonstration against a Ku Klux Klan rally in Asheboro, North Carolina, in May 2017. The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club have taken up opposing the right-wingers attacking Drag shows. Your email address will not be published. A lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive. Radical responses to Trumpism in the rural US", "A Professor Brought His Guns to Protect Protesters at White-Supremacist Rallies. We have supported the work of other groups doing similar work, and they have supported us. [14][17] Members view the right to bear arms as connected to the necessity of overthrowing the state. * Claudia Koerner, Police Shot And Killed An Armed Man Allegedly Attempting To Set Fire To An ICE Detention Facility, BuzzFeed News, last updated July 14, 2019, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/tacoma-ice-shooting; Rest in Power, Will, One Year Later, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, July 13, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/blog/rest-in-power-will-one-year-later/. [42][43], In October 2017, Redneck Revolt was one of a number of groups named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the city of Charlottesville and several Charlottesville-based businesses and neighborhood associations which sought to prohibit militia and paramilitary activity in Virginia. . [30][31], In August 2017, members participated in protests against Trump's speech in Phoenix, Arizona. [7][11] Van Sant wrote in March 2018 that "[t]hrough patient dialogue and popular education, several Redneck Revolt chapters have been able to challenge the white nationalist ideologies of these right-wing libertarian militias and flip them away from anti-immigrant and pro-capitalist positions". Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. WebDonate to the John Brown Solidarity Fund, to support anti-fascist community defense groups nationwide. Just like Miramar. It is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters and PGH Mutual Aid and fundraises with them. doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. When anti-Gay individuals want to hide things that they said they delete pages. * Alan Buddug, The Great FB Purge of 2020, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, August 20, 2020, http://www.midmojbgc.org/2020/08/20/the-great-fb-purge-of-2020/; Natasha Lennard, Facebooks Ban on Far-Left Pages Is an Extension of Trump Propaganda, Intercept, August 20, 2020, https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. He set his car on fire and threw incendiary devices at propane tanks on the facilitys grounds. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in the use of firearms. [1], John Brown Gun Club is comprised of multiple local chapters allegedly without a national leadership or hierarchy. * About, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020, http://www.midmojbgc.org/about/; Say Hello to Spokane John Brown Gun Club!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/blog/say-hello-to-spokane-john-brown-gun-club/. And it was important, an armed group had formed to defend the LGBTQ+ and had paraded down Cedar Springs. Hundreds rallied to demand police accountability and we were there promoting community defense. We have covered swastikas and racist graffiti on walls and under bridges. He eventually began leading guerilla raids in pro-slavery towns that resulted in multiple deaths. It had 218,000 views as of 10/31/2022. x Members who have spoken publicly, including chapter founders, did not provide their full names. The Elm Fork John Brown Club twitter has shown ongoing engagement in opposing Kelly Neiderts campaign of attacking drag shows. If others have rifles, well have rifles: why US leftist groups are taking up arms. The Guardian, July 22, 2019. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. Steel City John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. Learn how your comment data is processed. WebAs the nationwide network of Redneck Revolt and John Brown Gun Club branches continues to grow, we are working hard to ensure each branch has training, resources, outreach materials, and the ability to help arm and outfit other liberatory community defense projects in *Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022, https://twitter.com/MidMoJBGC.x As of September 1, 2020, the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club had 12,700 followers. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. Its no surprise the defense industry is full of fascists, but the fact theyre not hiding it anymore tells us they believe this is good marketing. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. About, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020. Dirk Burhans has been a member of the club for two years. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism [9], The group argues that the white working-class have more in common with working-class people of color than with the wealthy. * Mawa Iqbal, Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020, https://www.flatlandkc.org/news-issues/left-wing-groups-take-up-arms-in-name-of-abolitionist-john-brown/.x The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club in Texas, in particular, has taken a hard anti-police position, casting all police as mass shooters who harass minorities and seek out excuse to unload their weapons. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 21, 2022, 3:57 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1561442268388671488. Dirk Burhans has been a member of the club for two years. [16][17] The group sees itself as part of a tradition of white working-class "rebellion against tyranny and oppression". So some of these tweets will have broken links. Your email address will not be published. *Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://twitter.com/EFJBGC.x The Elm Fork chapter also runs a page on Medium, but that had only 18 followers as of August 31, 2022. At that point it is unavoidable. [7], The group focuses on anti-racist organizing among white poor and working-class people,[1][14][17] although members are not exclusively white. [1], Their political influences include the 19th-century abolitionist John Brown,[13] the Young Patriots Organization[1][5][14][15] the Deacons for Defense and Justice[7] and the Rainbow Coalition, an alliance formed in Chicago in the 1960s between the Black Panther Party, Young Lords and the Young Patriots. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. It's only recognizing it's useful to know how to field strip and clean a rifle as much as it is to know how to fix wiring in your house and use a circular saw". WebJohn Brown Brigades. [23], Redneck Revolt is active in spaces in which white supremacist groups also often recruit, including country music concerts, flea markets, gun shows, NASCAR events, rodeos and state fairs. Redneck Revolt is a national network. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. While not affiliated with other John Brown Clubs across the country, they do have the same goals but prefer to speak for themselves. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. John Brown Gun Club is a name shared by dozens of groups who have similar goals, and who participate in similar activities, but we speak on behalf of only ourselves: we are not affiliated with any other John Brown Gun Clubs. They fit the description, so it was pretty hard not to include them". Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022. The reporting of the. * PSJBGC at the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair 2019!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 16, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/psjbgc-at-the-seattle-anarchist-bookfair-2019/; See Us Today at Debbie Bookchin's Speaking Tour!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 2, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/see-us-today-at-debbie-bookchin-s-speaking-tour/. [21] The group's literature does not argue for prioritizing economic injustice over racism or vice versa, but rather argues that both should be fought simultaneously. [22] In a September 2017 interview, a member said that the group was exploring ways to respond to health care challenges and food shortages. [11][34] In September 2017, Redneck Revolt supported the Juggalo March on Washington, a protest by juggalos against their designation as a gang. Nearly half of "strong Republicans" believe it's almost time for armed violence,. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. [14] Also in June, members were part of a protest against the Christian conservative organization Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which coincided with a speech by Mike Pence to celebrate the group's fortieth anniversary. John Brown Gun Club is a name shared by dozens of groups who have similar goals, and who participate in similar activities, but we speak on behalf of only ourselves: we are not affiliated with any other John Brown Gun Clubs. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 21, 2022, 11:48 a.m.. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 4:08 p.m.. Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 28, 2022, 1:13 p.m.. DMV John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 18, 2022, 1:39 p.m.. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 9, 2022, 7:38 p.m.. DMV John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 8, 2022, 11:15 a.m.. Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 8, 2022, 9:48 p.m.. DMV John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, June 30, 2022, 12:56 a.m.. Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, May 30, 2022, 12:52 p.m.. Cedar Breaks John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 28, 2021, 4:11 p.m.. Spokane John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 29, 2020, 5:16 a.m.. Spokane John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 8, 2020, 7:05 p.m.. On Willem Van Spronsens Action against the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, CrimethInc, July 14, 2019, Radicalization, Prevention, and Rehabilitation, White Supremacy Groups in the United States, Far-Left Extremist Groups in the United States, Radicalization / Prevention / Rehabilitation. It is our mission to encourage, organize, and support these efforts throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. [15] Although their goals are similar, Redneck Revolt members do not cover their faces and seek to be "as upfront about who [they] are and what [they]'re doing as possible". The phrase #WeKeepUsSafe is a rallying cry of community self-defense but also an acknowledgment of the terrors and ineptitude of the systems of power designed to control and not protect us., Cedar Breaks John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 28, 2021: Fuck the pigs and give people money is the only acceptable political position., Spokane John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 29, 2020: If there is a standoff against the cops, stick together to form a cohesive front. We will bash back.. Over the past five years, we have run taillight clinics, where we check and (if needed) replace taillights. Van Sponsen was killed by Washington State Police. But it might have been careless editing. A chapter in West Virginia, John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, launched in August 2022 and had amassed 754 Twitter followers by August 31. [6][7] In the early 2000s, John Brown Gun Club members operated anti-racist stalls at gun shows in Kansas. John Brown Gun Club On the Showdown in Virginia on Gun Control Filed under: Anarchist Movement, Interviews, Radio/Podcast, The State, US Red Strings and Maroons Red Strings and Maroons podcast speaks with a member of the Steel City John Brown Gun Club about the upcoming January 20th mobilization against new gun control legislation in Virginia. [10] The use of the term is also intended as a form of subversion or reappropriation. We are teachers, loggers, artists, and farmers. We recognize that while community defense includes firearms safety and training, it is a part of a bigger system, and it is only effective in conjunction with efforts to keep people sustainably housed, fed, healthy, and free. * Kim Kelly, If others have rifles, well have rifles: why US leftist groups are taking up arms, Guardian (London), July 22, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/22/if-others-have-rifles-well-have-rifles-why-leftist-groups-are-taking-up-arms.x One Gun Club member did engage in a violent attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in 2019. WebJohn Brown Brigades. Please. [26] In 2018, local groups in Shelby, North Carolina, Portland, Oregon, and Asheville and Boone, North Carolina, disaffiliated from the national network. [12]. Redneck Revolt's statement said the march aligned with their "belief in the right to community self-determination and self-defense". The original club was active between 2002 and 2008, but it has since given rise to spinoff groups such as the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. Copyright 2023 InfluenceWatch. [1] For instance, around 30 percent are people of color. All Rights Reserved. WebDonate to the John Brown Solidarity Fund, to support anti-fascist community defense groups nationwide. [23] In May 2018, a member said that at least one third of the group's membership were women, people of color or non-binary people. I think it is because the Dallas Voice didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. John Brown Gun Club is a name shared by dozens of groups who have similar goals, and who participate in similar activities, but we speak on behalf of only ourselves: we are not affiliated with any other John Brown Gun Clubs. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club @EFJBGC Armed antifascists were met by cheers and were joined in marching by random patrons of the Gayborhoods famous Strip, which had been targeted by over 50 violent self-described Christian Fascists led by John Doyle and Kelly Neidert just three weeks before. Approximately 10 trad-catholic fascists / groypers and five Proud Boys at Haggard Park in Plano right now protesting North Texas Pride. This event is to publicly denounce the Klan, their beliefs, and show that we will not back down". While most of its projects are centered around advocating for marginalized communities, the club offers community range days at a local conservation area. [9] They also do not consider themselves an antifa group. x. Let me say it again: rich guys (who think youre not really all that good), really dig government (every government everywhere, including communist governments), because they make the rules that make rich guys richer.. 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