[a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. Hundreds rallied to demand police accountability and we were there promoting community defense. The Gun Club arms itself to defend against far-right violence and often appears as a security force at protests to protect against expected far-right violence. * 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/. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. * John Brown 1800-1859, PBS, accessed September 1, 2020, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html.x The affiliates of the John Brown Gun Club have dedicated themselves to emulating Browns brand of direct action in support of ideals of freedom and equality. We have covered swastikas and racist graffiti on walls and under bridges. Alan Buddug, The Great FB Purge of 2020, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, August 20, 2020. They were on the strip protecting the community way back on June 4th. * 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, https://psjbgc.org/ http://www.midmojbgc.org/, Facebook (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club) (deleted), Twitter (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Steel City John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Spokane John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Connecticut John Brown Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Bay State John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Elm Fork John Brown Club), Twitter (Green Mountain John Brown Club), Twitter (PDX John Brown Club), Twitter (Cedar Breaks John Brown Club), Twitter (DMV John Brown Club), Twitter (John Brown Mountaineer Gun Club), Medium (Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club), Gun Club chapters do not publish their membership numbers. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. He eventually began leading guerilla raids in pro-slavery towns that resulted in multiple deaths. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". That same month, the chapter provided security for the 2019 Trans Pride March in Seattle, an event organized by the Gender Justice League. About, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020. [1] In a May 2017 interview, a member said the group uses guns only in self-defense and in "response to a rise in politically motivated violence and intimidation against vulnerable communities". WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. From a safety and ideological perspective we cannot support events where police have involvement in organizing. 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. For the Puget Sound-area group formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt, see, Last edited on 11 December 2022, at 03:19, protests against the Republican National Convention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Redneck Revolt: the armed leftwing group that wants to stamp out fascism", "Kessler, Redneck Revolt agree to end paramilitary activity in city", "They're leftists with guns. As of September 1, 2020, the Mid-Missouri chapter had 1,039 followers. The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club changes positions to the start of the Trans Pride March near Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington, on 28 June 2019. [3], The original John Brown Gun Club grew out of the Kansas Mutual Aid Collective in Lawrence, Kansas. While most of its projects are centered around advocating for marginalized communities, the club offers community range days at a local conservation area. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. A lot of people thought this was important. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. We need to be ready to rapidly respond to the armed right wing threat that menaces our communities. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. Put simply: racists, fascists, and cops. 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. [3], In September 2017, the historian Noel Ignatiev expressed concern regarding Redneck Revolt's commitment to "defense of our communities". . Meet the Redneck Revolt", "They Hate Racists. Nov 22, 22 Report Back on Community Defense of Story Hour in Denton, TX Report from Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club on recent defense of a community event in so-called Denton, Texas. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. The Dallas Voice doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. * Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020, http://www.midmojbgc.org/; Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed August 19, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/.x One of the spinoffs of the original John Brown Gun Club is Redneck Revolt, which formed in 2009 after the original Gun Club disbanded. Members carried a banner in support of Muslims and said they were there to protect the protesters from counter-protesters supporting Sieting. Members of the Antifa group John Brown Gun Club have started a GoFundMe after having their weapons stolen at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). [6] Its first major mobilization was a protest against the 2005 national conference of the Minuteman Project. We will not go back. Members of the Antifa group John Brown Gun Club have started a GoFundMe after having their weapons stolen at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). [26], In May 2017, a member said that Redneck Revolt had reached out to groups such as the 3 Percenters, a predominantly right-wing group, with whom they have some common ground. [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. https://psjbgc.org/blog/puget-sound-john-brown-gun-club-leaves-redneck-revolt-network/. *John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://twitter.com/mountaineer_gc.x, Rightwing political candidates and pundits, as well as those on the far-right, blame groups like the John Brown Gun Club, Redneck Revolt, and Antifa for organizing riots and other violent protests against police and municipal authorities while promoting anarchy and societal breakdowns. The following is a screen capture incase the tweet disappears. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. This isnt about approving or disapproving what the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club believes or does. This is the link to her website. After pointing his rifle at four officers and refusing to drop his gun, the officers opened fire on Van Spronsen. 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. Link at the very end of this report.). * 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/. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". So some of these tweets will have broken links. You can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550 times. [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. [48] A lead attorney for the plaintiffs responded as follows: "The basis for this lawsuit is not about motives it's about engaging in paramilitary activity. https://psjbgc.org/blog/psjbgc-at-the-seattle-anarchist-bookfair-2019/; https://psjbgc.org/blog/see-us-today-at-debbie-bookchin-s-speaking-tour/. Protestors have not been allowed inside https://t.co/zeTIpjvDLY, An armed group of defenders of LGBTQ+ marched down Cedar Spring on June 24, 2022 and there is no reporting of this significant event, watched by 218,000 people, by the, A seriously significant group has become an agent in the ongoing struggle about drag shows and. It is our mission to encourage, organize, and support these efforts throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. John Brown was a famous abolitionist in American history and died fighting slavery. [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. It holds brake light clinics to limit potential interacts with law enforcement, it provides armed security to protestors, and provides support, financial and otherwise to various efforts led by other groups, including a community bail fund and a nation-wide prison strike. [6], The Steel City John Brown Gun Club is a chapter operating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. *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. [6][7] In the early 2000s, John Brown Gun Club members operated anti-racist stalls at gun shows in Kansas. The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club changes positions to the start of the Trans Pride March near Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington, on 28 June 2019. Learn how your comment data is processed. WebDonate to the John Brown Solidarity Fund, to support anti-fascist community defense groups nationwide. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. However, it should be noted that the Dallas Voice in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club, omitting the word Gun from their name. PSJBGC at the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair 2019!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 16, 2019. It appears that earlier they were present and active against right-wingers attacking the drag show at Mr. Misster on June 4, 2022. 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 Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism 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. Patriot Prayer rally in Seattle: Plenty of guns and shouting. Southern Poverty Law Center, August 20, 2018. is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club. The subscription is FREE. 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. [2] The original John Brown Gun Club was active from 2002 to 2008. [11], In 2020, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club provided armed security and patrolled the streets of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), a radical anarcho-communist takeover of six blocks of Seattle amid the wave of protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd. [9] They also do not consider themselves an antifa group. [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". While most of its projects are centered around advocating for marginalized communities, the club offers community range days at a local conservation area. 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