Rose City Antifa

Rose City Antifa (RCA) are an anti-fascist group founded 2007 in Portland, Oregon.[1] They have been called the oldest active antifa group in the US.[2][3]

Rose City Antifa has 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 who they believe are neo-Nazis.[7][8]

According to Alexander Reid Ross, an academic specializing in anti-fascist movements, 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]

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

  • Bray, Mark (2017). Antifa: The anti-fascist handbook. Melville House. p. 107. ISBN 978-1612197036.
  • Mallett, Whitney (9 May 2017). "California Anti-Fascists Want Racists and the Trump Administration to Be Afraid". Vice. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  • Flock, Elizabeth (25 July 2017). "For Trump supporters in Portland, the left is the face of intolerance". PBS. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  • Ganim, Sara; Welch, Chris (22 August 2017). "Unmasking the leftist Antifa movement". CNN. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  • Harbager, Molly (5 August 2017). "Antifa, Patriot movement protesters return to Portland waterfront with new tactics". Oregon Live. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  • Michel, Casey (30 June 2017). "How Liberal Portland Became America's Most Politically Violent City". Politico. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  • Stanglin, Doug (23 August 2017). "What is antifa and what does the movement want?". USA Today. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  • Wilson, Jason (29 May 2017). "Portland knife attack: tension high as 'free speech rally' set for weekend". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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