Alt-Observer – Daily Roll-Up For 05 February 2018 – Forward Observer

Alt-Observer – Daily Roll-Up For 05 February 2018

This report is a roll-up of activity from revolutionary communist, radical anarchist, fascist, and other ‘alternative’ political groups that fulfill our intelligence requirements for both the Alt-Left and Alt-Right for Monday, 5 February 2018. Activities included are from Minnesota, South Carolina, San Diego, San Fransisco, Maryland, and Sacramento.

 

Alt-Left:

 Minnesota: Black Lives Matter and Antifa blocked light rail trains headed to the Super Bowl in Minneapolis on Sunday as a way to protest the game. Protestors wore shirts that said “You can’t play with black lives” on the front and “No more 45” on the back. (Source: http://thegatewaypundit.com/2018/02/breakingblack-lives-matter-antifa-block-trains-super-bowl-stadium-video/)

San Diego: An alleged white nationalist group called Bordertown Patriots held a demonstration at San Diego’s Chicano Park. About 700 counter-protestors arrived at the park, which led to the police having to separate the two groups. Three people were arrested after counter-protestors began throwing eggs at the patriot group. (Source: https://enoughisenough14.org/2018/02/04/3-arrested-after-nationalist-group-holds-demonstration-in-chicano-park/)

Alt-Right:

San Diego: An alleged white nationalist group called Bordertown Patriots held a demonstration at San Diego’s Chicano Park. About 700 counter-protestors arrived at the park, which led to the police having to separate the two groups. Three people were arrested after counter-protestors began throwing eggs at the patriot group. (Source: https://enoughisenough14.org/2018/02/04/3-arrested-after-nationalist-group-holds-demonstration-in-chicano-park/)

San Diego: According UC San Diego department logs, members of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa disrupted an Ethnic studies class and the Black Resource Center at UC San Diego. According to witnesses, they entered the classroom, sat down, watched most of the lecture, took notes, flashed their Identity Evropa badges, and then left. (Analyst Comment: this is the second time in recent weeks that members of Identity Evropa have been involved in this particular form of campus protest. It appears that the group is becoming increasingly active, growing in numbers, and becoming more confident due to their heightened activities such as scouting universities, putting up flyers, and even hanging banners over bridges all over the US.) (Source: http://ucsdguardian.org/2018/01/29/white-supremacist-group-disrupts-ethnic-studies-class-black-resource-center/)

 

Notable Activities:

San Fransisco: A rally against upcoming immigration raids took place at the ICE headquarters in San Fransisco. An organizer for the rally stated that “We will build a movement to defend our immigrant brothers and sisters, to stop these raids, to stop these ICE [agents] from coming into our communities.” (Source: https://refusefascism.org/2018/02/05/el-tecolote-rally-against-planned-immigration-raids-takes-place-at-ice-headquarters/)

Maryland: Maryland County passed a resolution that requires all schools within its jurisdiction to hold a “Black Lives Matter Week of Action” so that students can learn about and discuss the BLM movement. The following is an excerpt from the resolution regarding it’s purpose, goals, and causes:

“RESOLUTION REGARDING BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL

WHEREAS, a national movement has arisen to assert that Black Lives Matter;

WHEREAS, this movement has raised awareness about injustices that exist at the intersections of race, class, and gender; including mass incarceration, police brutality, poverty, unaffordable housing, income disparity, homophobia, unjust immigration policies, gender inequality, and poor access to healthcare;

WHEREAS, in support of a national movement of teachers, parents, scholars and administrators who have come together to proclaim a week of action, affirmation, and solidarity, to be called “Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools”;

WHEREAS, the thirteen guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement highlighted during this week of action are a means of challenging the insidious legacy of institutionalized racism and oppression that has plagued the United States since its founding;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the week will be to spark an ongoing movement of critical reflection and honest conversations in school communities for people of all ages to engage with critical issues of social justice;

WHEREAS, schools should be places for the practice of equity, for the building of understanding, and for the active engagement of all in creating pathways to freedom and justice for all people; and,

WHEREAS, the Maryland State Educators Association (MSEA) and the Prince George’s County Educators Association have voted to support Black Lives Matter at School week; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Prince George’s County Board of Education endorses and encourages teachers and students to participate in the Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools to be held on February 5-10, 2018.”

(Source: https://www.theroot.com/maryland-county-passes-a-black-lives-matter-week-of-ac-1822692364)

 

Events: 

05-12 FEB: International solidarity campaign with repressed Russian anarchists (https://anarchistnews.org/content/russian-federation-call-solidarity-international-campaign-repressed-russian-anarchists-5th)

08 FEB: Protest against offshore drilling at BOEM public hearing in Sacramento (https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/01/23/18806181.php)

09 FEB: 9 FEB: United: A Black History Month Celebration in Austin, Texas

03 MAR: Black Lives Matter Houston: March For Black Women celebrating black sisterhood

05 MAR: Alt-Right leader Richard Spencer scheduled to speak at Michigan State

16-18 MAR: MAGACON 2018

17 MAR: CopWatch Orientation hosted by Black Lives Matter Sacramento

TBA – Richard Spencer speech at University of Cincinnati

TBA – Richard Spencer speech at University of Michigan



Mike Shelby is a former Intelligence NCO and contractor. He's now the CEO of Forward Observer.

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