For immediate release a pdf version of this release is here. During an antifa brawl, one reporter put his body on the line. Antifascists keep pounding on how the communistsantifascists liberated the croatian people in wwii, regardless of the fact that any liberation had to do with maintaining yugoslavia as a conglomerate or federation of different states as opposed to independence of. The mosque has been targeted by racist and antiimmigrant vandalism in the past. The antifascists premiered in march 2017 and has now been screened 200 times at cinemas, schools, cultural houses etc. Washington the death of heather heyer and the wounding of 19 others by a neonazi at a white nationalist rally in charlottesville, va. Laf statement on london attack london antifascists.
The antifascist handbook, brooklynlondon 2017, zitat s. What does dover mean for the antifascist movement in this country. A low intense war is being fought on the streets of europe and the aim is on fascism. May 21, 2018 on january 29, 2017, a gunman entered the islamic cultural center in stefoy and opened fire. As the video spread, interest in antifascism spiked, and i can. Author of antifa handbook defends antifascist violence. Uw kwaliteit nederlandse ondertitels bron originele versie met ondertitels. Antifascism is the opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. French presidential election 2017 this article is more than 2 years old. In 20 a group of armed nazis attacks a peaceful demonstration in stockholm where several people are injured. Sep, 2017 although the storm alliance claims this border action was not antiimmigrant, antifascists had no trouble identifying a number farright participants among the storm alliance supporters gathered there, e. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. We aim to work together to oppose local and national farright events, ensuring maximum numbers on the streets as well as sharing resources and providing.
Antifascist definition of antifascist by merriamwebster. The antifascist network is a network of independent and grassroots groups working together against the rise of racism and fascism in our communities. Laf statement on london attack on march 22 there was an attack outside parliament that has killed four and injured many. A rally outside was organized by the twin cities general defense committee g. The small handful of brawls between antifascists and antimarxist. Jul 05, 2017 antifascists keep pounding on how the communists antifascists liberated the croatian people in wwii, regardless of the fact that any liberation had to do with maintaining yugoslavia as a conglomerate or federation of different states as opposed to independence of the croatian state and nation. The modern far right or radical right grew out of two separate events of 1889. France on extra high alert for may day as protesters march against le pen this article is more than 2 years old. Aug 15, 2017 antifa hit the bigtime in 2017 when an asyetunidentified inauguration protester punched 38yearold professional fascist cheerleader richard spencer in the face on camera. During an antifa brawl, one reporter put his body on the. Antifascist definition of antifascist by the free dictionary.
Sep 14, 2015 after these clashes, police kettled the antifascists in an attempt to get the nazi march started. The farright tradition in france finds its origins in the third republic with boulangism and the dreyfus affair. A lowintensity war is being fought on the streets of europe and the aim is on fascism. This led to their march being delayed by another 40 minutes or so the start had already been delayed by our actions at the pub. French court convicts two exskinheads in death of teen antifascist activist clement meric. No sooner had this happened when tommy robinson, former leader of the edl appeared at the scene of the attack to rave about a. The people mentioned in the film are actual nazis, as in the kind that murders and beats up the opposition. Seidman identifies two types of antifascism revolutionary and counterrevolutionary seidman uses counterrevolutionary in a neutral sense, noting it is generally thought of as a pejorative. It has created a movement where different organisations supported and arranged their own screenings. The antifascist emigration in europe and america jeanmichel palmier, david fernbach on. French court convicts two exskinheads in death of teen antifascist. A veteran of the first world war and a prominent physician, dino vannucci joined the clandestine antifascist organization italia libera free italy, which was established following the 1924 assassination of the socialist member of the italian chamber of deputies giacomo matteotti, and became the leader of its branch in the city of florence. While nolte cites action francaise as the first protofascist group, historian. Police brutality, racistss agressions, migration policies and criminalization of solidarity.
The related term antifa, derived from the german word antifaschismus, usually refers to militant leftwing individuals and groups who actively oppose fascism and fascists. By portland antifascists the altright is closer to power than ever, yet they have never been further from reality. In greece the neonazi party golden dawn becomes the third largest in the election and in. June 2, 2017 the portland killings show why we need a robust antifascist movement. These kind of events resonnates strongly with whats happening in france now. The antifascists 2017 a swedishgreek documentary that takes us behind the masks of the militant groups called antifascists. Release dates 1 also known as aka 3 release dates sweden 9 march 2017 zita folkets bio. In an audacious move, antifascists broke out of the kettle and moved back onto the route of the nf march. Some critical notes comes from the same political circles as our own, and has been reposted by comrades, we feel obligated to correct how the author paints todays actual u. It is time to find common cause in antifascist action. By michael levenson globe staff, august 15, 2017, 8. On thursday 27th of april the film the antifascists will be premiered for the first time in the netherlands. The documentary has been critically acclaimed in newspapers, radio channels and streaming sites. Antifascists oppose fascist groups wherever they go.
The antifascists 2017 the antifascists is a documentary about antifascists in sweden and greece. Mar 22, 2017 on february 25, a coalition of local community members, antifascists, anarchists, and other anti capitalists marched to the minneapolis institute of art to defend our communities against fascism. People assure us that on antifa is an honest critique. The antifascists 2017 documentary film official site. About us the antifascist network is a network of independent and grassroots groups working together against the rise of racism and fascism in our communities. Mar 09, 2017 a low intense war is being fought on the streets of europe and the aim is on fascism. Antifascist definition, a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism. Yet for all their online presence and inreallife media attention, their assortment of. At the very start, around 25 militant antifascists mobbed up and surrounded holland park tube, where the. On thursday 27th of april the film the antifascists will be premiered for the first time.
Translation for antifascist in the free englishfrench dictionary and many other french translations. Michael seidman argues that traditionally antifascism was seen as the purview of the political left but that in recent years this has been questioned. Twin cities antifascists smash white lives matter rally. The swedish movement they talk about have taken responsibility for 14 murders since 1999 source in swedish and has commited several acts of arson against immigrant housing facilities and tried to detonate bombs at political meeting places. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The clip went viral, and the internet memed it to deathnow you can even punch spencer in a mobile game.
Review of the antifascists documentary, 2017 directed by patrik oberg and emil ramos self defense is antifascism, says showan, who was brutally attacked by nazis during the womens day in malmo in 2014. France on extra high alert for may day as protesters march. Antifa hit the bigtime in 2017 when an asyetunidentified inauguration protester punched 38yearold professional fascist cheerleader richard spencer in the face on camera. This critically acclaimed documentary takes us behind the. Yet the extremist killings that have happened within a 100 mile radius of me in the past 10 years have always been fascist supporters. A rally in support of the five proud boys who disrupted an indigenous ceremony in halifax on canada day was interrupted by antiracist and antifascist demonstrators at queens park on saturday. Bristol antifascists is a group of local people committed to opposing fascism and all that it stands for.
A magisterial history of the artists and writers who left weimar when the nazis came to power in 1933 thousands of intellectuals. The media portrays them as everywhere at oncefrom the beleaguered white house to your neighborhood street corner, wheat pasting fascist literature about european identity. Now celebrating 200 different screenings worldwide in over 50 countries. The antifascists posted by laborsolidaritycommittee when. There are already a lot of reports of what happened in dover on saturday knocking about, so well keep ours short and sweet, and focus on the analysis. Wednesday, the 19th of august, we gathered in solidarity toward the american antifascist movement, following the charlottesvilles events and the murder of heather heyer. We are a group of people from all over the autonomous left that take a proactive stance against fascism flaring up within our communities.
Antifascists have become the most reasonable people in america. Mar 19, 2017 antifascism is workingclass self defence. In this portrait of the antifascists in greece and sweden we get to meet key figures that explain their view on their radical politics but also to question. The antifascists 2017 documentary film english information official site patrik oberg emil ramos aeaeae produktion political documentary society.
On january 29, 2017, a gunman entered the islamic cultural center in stefoy and opened fire. Documentary film 2017 official site english swedish greek. Aug 28, 2017 during an antifa brawl, one reporter put his body on the line to stop a beat down. Of course, antifascists were out in force to oppose them, with a demo called by antifascist action for greece and uaf, alongside london antifascists, london black revs, dywizjon 161, brighton antifascists and other autonomous groups. With the propaganda reigning the internet, i keep hearing that antifa threatens to kill families, does this, does thatbla bla bla. The altright is closer to power than ever, yet they have never been further from reality. Famously, the uk antifascists repeatedly broke up the meetings of the pugilistic cad, oswald mosley, refusing to yield londons working class east end to fascist influence by halting a march in an event that came to be known as the battle of cable street. During an antifa brawl, one reporter put his body on the line to stop a beat down. Antifascists disrupt proud boys rally at queens park. This documentary takes us behind the masks of the militant groups called antifascists.
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