So what is the point of reporting all this? Morlin, Bill. Each local is unique, for better or worse. 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Required fields are marked *. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club. [29] On June 23, armed members of Redneck Revolt attended a protest in Kalkaska, Michigan, in response to anti-Muslim comments made by Jeff Sieting, the village president. [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". [6] Its first major mobilization was a protest against the 2005 national conference of the Minuteman Project. It claims to be a public facing, above ground, armed community defense group that seeks to disrupt fascist activities. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/tacoma-ice-shooting; https://psjbgc.org/blog/rest-in-power-will-one-year-later/. A seriously significant group has become an agent in the ongoing struggle about drag shows and the Dallas Voice hasnt interviewed them or reported on them. Join us in Dallas to stand united against the escalation of violence by auth-right. x Various Gun Club chapters maintain a presence on Twitter. Redneck Revolt is a national network. They declared support for those opposing Trump, including immigrants, LGBTQ people and Muslims. Please. They have been banned from Twitter. 4:37 He eventually began leading guerilla raids in pro-slavery towns that resulted in multiple deaths. Alan Buddug, The Great FB Purge of 2020, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, August 20, 2020. [7], The group focuses on anti-racist organizing among white poor and working-class people,[1][14][17] although members are not exclusively white. 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. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. [6], The group attributes their use of the word "redneck" to the time of the Coal Wars, a series of labor disputes in the United States occurring from around 1890 to around 1930, when the word became popular among coal-miners. [12], The group does not identify itself as part of the political left,[21] nor as politically liberal. Each local is unique, for better or worse. https://www.flatlandkc.org/news-issues/left-wing-groups-take-up-arms-in-name-of-abolitionist-john-brown/. [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. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. [10][16] In a Facebook post, the group said: "We need to let the Klan know that if they leave their enclaves there will be a broad response from the community. [9] They describe their purpose as follows:[9]. * 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. Weve recently been contacted by several journalists who want to learn more about us, so we thought it was time for a little introduction. While we've been living in tenements and slums for centuries, we've also been used by the rich to attack our neighbors, coworkers, and friends of different colors, religions and nationalities. Meet Redneck Revolt", "A redneck revolt? [4] Some of the group's activities are modeled after the Survival Programs pursued by the Black Panther Party and the Young Patriots Organization in the 1960s. This is the Dallas Voice reporting on what happened. [13], Redneck Revolt is an anti-capitalist,[17] anti-racist[17] and anti-fascist group[5][20] that uses direct action tactics. Back to the story about the Dallas Voice. [7] There is no official count of the number of chapters,[26] but as of December 2017 the group had around 45 such local chapters across more than 30 U.S. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. what the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club believes or does. WebJohn Brown Brigades. Approximately 10 trad-catholic fascists / groypers and five Proud Boys at Haggard Park in Plano right now protesting North Texas Pride. They fit the description, so it was pretty hard not to include them". Dirk Burhans has been a member of the club for two years. [26] In 2018, local groups in Shelby, North Carolina, Portland, Oregon, and Asheville and Boone, North Carolina, disaffiliated from the national network. The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club has also been a resource for journalists, as have related anti-fascist researchers, in identifying individuals who threaten queer and trans communities with violence. That same month, the chapter provided security for the 2019 Trans Pride March in Seattle, an event organized by the Gender Justice League. [2] The original John Brown Gun Club was active from 2002 to 2008. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. When anti-Gay individuals want to hide things that they said they delete pages. [7], During the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016, Redneck Revolt published a pamphlet addressed to members of right-wing militias that argued there was no reason why "the white working-class [should] find solidarity with rich white ranch owners against the government, but not working-class people of color defending their own land and community". Just like Denver., Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 18, 2022: Cops sure look uncomfortable when theyre caught doing their everyday duties of upholding a violent capitalist system that throws families out on the street and then chases them around smashing their shelter until they die., Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 28, 2022: Never forget, merely the threat of violence, the demonstration of the CAPACITY for violence is enough to keep most fascists and cops in check. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. * Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020, https://www.redneckrevolt.org/; Cecilia Saixue Watt, Redneck Revolt: the armed leftwing group that wants to stamp out fascism, Guardian (London), July 11, 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/11/redneck-revolt-guns-anti-racism-fascism-far-left. https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2016/07/28/WHITE-WORKERS-RESISTING-CAPITALISM-AND-WHITE-SUPREMACY-AN-INTERVIEW-WITH-REDNECK-REVOLT. [1] For instance, around 30 percent are people of color. doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. . We may sound familiar you may have heard of other John Brown Gun Clubs in the news. WebJohn Brown Gun Club is an anti-capitalist, revolutionary-activist organization that advocates for gun rights from a left-wing perspective and seeks to radicalize the rural working class. 4:37 WebJohn Brown Brigades. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. Psjbgc.org. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. [24] The group's membership grew during the 2016 presidential election[8] and following the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A lot of people thought this was important. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in the use of firearms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/19/ice-detention-center-attacker-killed-by-police-was-an-avowed-anarchist-authorities-say/, https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/john-brown-gun-club, https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2016/07/28/WHITE-WORKERS-RESISTING-CAPITALISM-AND-WHITE-SUPREMACY-AN-INTERVIEW-WITH-REDNECK-REVOLT, https://twitter.com/SteelCityJBGC/status/1337094441492951040?s=20&t=mmveGvb53xZhr1e8xmje7Q, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/22/if-others-have-rifles-well-have-rifles-why-leftist-groups-are-taking-up-arms, https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/08/20/patriot-prayer-rally-seattle-plenty-guns-and-shouting, https://web.archive.org/web/20190719191925/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/19/ice-detention-center-attacker-killed-by-police-was-an-avowed-anarchist-authorities-say/?utm_term=.fcc3353ea7a7, https://www.thedailybeast.com/seattles-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone-chaz-has-armed-guards. 4:37 It is our mission to encourage, organize, and support these efforts throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. [22] Members also support the Black Lives Matter movement. [22] Speaking to Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, one of Redneck Revolt's co-founders said the group's membership includes veterans, former Republicans and former members of the 3 Percenters. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. Just like Miramar. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". It is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters and PGH Mutual Aid and fundraises with them. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. https://psjbgc.org/blog/puget-sound-john-brown-gun-club-leaves-redneck-revolt-network/. [9], The group argues that the white working-class have more in common with working-class people of color than with the wealthy. [12][17] They advance a critique of white supremacy which they describe as "a system of violence and power that ensures that political, economic, and social power is withheld from people who aren't white". ", "Kessler planning anniversary rallies in city, D.C.", "Jason Kessler, Redneck Revolt settle lawsuit with Charlottesville", "Multiplicity in Movements: The Case for Redneck Revolt", International Institute of Social Studies, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redneck_Revolt&oldid=1126764417, We believe in true liberty for all people, We stand for organized defense of our communities, We stand against the nation-state and its forces which protect the bosses and the rich (police and military), We believe in the right of militant resistance, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 03:19. As of September 1, 2020, the Mid-Missouri chapter had 1,039 followers. Van Sant has also identified three lessons that Redneck Revolt offers to the American left, namely that working-class white people "are not inherently conservative"; that the group's success is drawn from their critique of modern American liberalism, including on firearms issues; and that they do not employ the rhetoric of white privilege, diversity or inclusion, but instead "position themselves as part of working class and white rural communities" and "act in solidarity with oppressed peoples". "[52] Rothschild argued that while Redneck Revolt members see both anti-racism and bearing arms as part of a strategy of aiding marginalized people, media representations tend to depict them "as an oxymoronas if gun carrying and anti-racism are not two positions, but two opposing poles. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. On March 1, 2022, the Philippine army launched a predawn raid on a base belonging to the ISIS-linked group Daulah Islamiyah. This both invites violence on those attending and renders community aid ineffective., DMV John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 8, 2022: The supreme court justices should not know a moment of comfort.&rdquo, Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 8, 2022: Randy Cox was brutalized by the New Haven PD and then, when he told them he couldnt move, they brutalized him some more. . [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. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. However, we've been an exploited people that further exploits other exploited people. 3,167 likes. Its us, the Green Mountain John Brown Gun Club. We hope to never need to act on that capacity, and we train so we wont miss if we have to., DMV John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 18, 2022: Fuck Jason Bagshaw. We are not a big tent organization: people who support capitalism and authoritarianism of any kind are not welcome in the Green Mountain John Brown Gun Club. [1][4][5][6] Founding member Dave Strano was previously part of the Kansas Mutual Aid Network which was involved in organizing protests against the Republican National Convention in 2004, in relation to which he and others began to train with firearms and engage in Second Amendment advocacy. White Workers Resisting Capitalism and White Supremacy: An Interview With Redneck Revolt. RedneckRevolt.org; originally appeared in The Hampton Institute and Its Going Down. 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