At that point it is unavoidable. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. Redneck Revolt is an American far-left socialist[1] political group[1][2][3] that organizes predominantly among white working-class people. 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. "[22], "John Brown Gun Club" redirects here. Back to the story about the Dallas Voice. Antifascists blocked his path and he attempted to barrel through them. But it might have been careless editing. Let me say it again: rich guys (who think youre not really all that good), really dig government (every government everywhere, including communist governments), because they make the rules that make rich guys richer.. [35], In October 2017, a branch of Redneck Revolt in Suffolk County, New York, was involved in organizing a candlelight vigil for people suffering from opioid addiction and families affected by the opioid epidemic. x Various Gun Club chapters maintain a presence on Twitter. We dont refer here to the constitutional right to bear arms: we are anti-state and do not align ethically with the U.S. Constitution. Radical responses to Trumpism in the rural US", "A Professor Brought His Guns to Protect Protesters at White-Supremacist Rallies. [11] Administrative and communications activities are divided equally along lines of gender. Stragglers are more susceptible to getting arrested, but its hard to do that to a larger group. Here they are reporting on the attack on Plano Pride. 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. [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. *Chauncey Devega, Doomsday? [6] Its first major mobilization was a protest against the 2005 national conference of the Minuteman Project. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. 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. Copyright 2023 InfluenceWatch. They have been banned from Twitter. Redneck Revolt's statement said the march aligned with their "belief in the right to community self-determination and self-defense". Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. Each local is unique, for better or worse. The following probably frightens the Dallas Voices advertisers. [9], Following a hiatus, the group was re-formed as a national organization in summer 2016,[5][6] using both the Redneck Revolt and John Brown Gun Club names,[4] with the intention of responding to the growth of right-wing populism, particularly among rural, working-class white people. Van Sponsen was killed by Washington State Police. It is our mission to encourage, organize, and support these efforts throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. We will bash back.. John Brown was a famous abolitionist in American history and died fighting slavery. De-arresting is also important, if someone is getting dragged off, dont just stand and watch., Spokane John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 8, 2020: Why is the SPKJBC necessary? 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. [4] Dave Strano, a founding member, has argued:[1]. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. Its no surprise the defense industry is full of fascists, but the fact theyre not hiding it anymore tells us they believe this is good marketing. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. While the CHAZ has instituted its own form of unelected security throughout the area, the John Brown Gun Club has been one of the groups to spearhead the effort. To reach the Green Mountain John Brown Club, email them here. WebJohn Brown Brigades. Each local is unique, for better or worse. We may sound familiar you may have heard of other John Brown Gun Clubs in the news. x, The John Brown Gun Club chapters act independently and have no formal hierarchy. [41] In June 2018, a group of members of clergy asked the city and the other plaintiffs to remove Redneck Revolt from the complaint. The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club have taken up opposing the right-wingers attacking Drag shows. Rather, our work springs from the understanding that liberation cannot rely on nonviolence alone, and from the reality that those who wish to harm us are both well-trained and heavily armed. They, quite obviously, make us less safe. states. 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. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. [1] The geographer Levi van Sant has argued that the group's ideology is a form of libertarian socialism. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. Its us, the Green Mountain John Brown Gun Club. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. No mention of the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club. https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1560422053605433345, https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1560357990208782337. In August 2020, Facebook deleted multiple accounts affiliated with John Brown Gun Clubs as part of a purge of extremist groups. Friday 6/24 around 40 heavily armed antifascist activists assembled in the Gayborhood of Dallas to send a message to Christian Fascism: whether that be Influencers, Proud Boys, or SCOTUS. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. Kuhn argued that "organizations with the aim to primarily mobilize and organize among the white working class are mandatory if we don't want to simply abandon this part of the population and hand it to the right on a silver platter". 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 Dallas Voice. A chapter in West Virginia, John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, launched in August 2022 and had amassed 754 Twitter followers by August 31. Nearly half of "strong Republicans" believe it's almost time for armed violence,. I think it is because the Dallas Voice didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. The reporting of the Dallas Voice is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club. John Brown Gun Club On the Showdown in Virginia on Gun Control Filed under: Anarchist Movement, Interviews, Radio/Podcast, The State, US Red Strings and Maroons Red Strings and Maroons podcast speaks with a member of the Steel City John Brown Gun Club about the upcoming January 20th mobilization against new gun control legislation in Virginia. 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. Of particular importance is their Gramscian effort to read for the 'good sense in the common sense' of right-wing populism through radical and grassroots engagement. John Brown Gun Club. Counterextremism.com. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in We need armed community defense programs in every community. [7] The group's name also refers to the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain[11] and the red bandanas worn by members emulate those worn by striking coal-miners during that conflict. About Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Helping marginalized communities in organizing community defense against white supremacists / fascism. 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. We see this as part of our work, because this revolution is happening everywhere, every day, in every act of solidarity with our ever-intertwined communities. *Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://twitter.com/EFJBGC.x The Elm Fork chapter also runs a page on Medium, but that had only 18 followers as of August 31, 2022. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. While the CHAZ has instituted its own form of unelected security throughout the area, the John Brown Gun Club has been one of the groups to spearhead the effort. Accessed November 7, 2022. Background[ edit] WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. Each local is unique, for better or worse. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. 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. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. . He also criticised the group for failing to challenge "institutions that reproduce white supremacyneither the criminal justice system, nor the schools, nor employment discrimination, nor real estate lending and renting policies" and concluded that "white people organized as whites are dangerous to the working class and to humanity, and white people with guns organized as whites are doubly soand this is true regardless of the intentions of the organizers". We hope to incite a movement amongst working people that works toward the total liberation of all working people, regardless of skin color, religious background, sexual orientation, gender, country of birth, or any other division that bosses and politicians have used to fragment movements for social, political, and economic freedom. [17], The group supports gun rights[1][16][24] and runs firearms training events. 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). He is consistently doing shitty things (because he is a cop), and now he has murdered a Black man. We will not go back. About, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020. John Brown Gun Club On the Showdown in Virginia on Gun Control Filed under: Anarchist Movement, Interviews, Radio/Podcast, The State, US Red Strings and Maroons Red Strings and Maroons podcast speaks with a member of the Steel City John Brown Gun Club about the upcoming January 20th mobilization against new gun control legislation in Virginia. [48] Redneck Revolt and Kessler signed consent decrees to end paramilitary activity in Charlottesville to resolve the lawsuit when they were left as the only defendants in early July 2018. 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. However, we've been an exploited people that further exploits other exploited people. In 2019, an anarchist whom police claimed had previously associated with the Puget Sound chapter of the group attempted to carry out a terroristic act on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility before he was fatally shot by police officers. WebDonate to the John Brown Solidarity Fund, to support anti-fascist community defense groups nationwide. The incident in northern Burki https://t.co/wumd9vTLSw, Singapores Internal Security Department reports the arrest of the youngest person to be charged for terrorism-rela https://t.co/PhimWufbBi, RT @StewGlobal: Ottawa-based ISIS recruiter has agreed to plead guilty to all counts. Accessed November 7, 2022. This sense of solidarity of interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and informs the other elements of our work. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism [12] A member has said that the group tries "to acknowledge the ways we've made mistakes and bought into white supremacy and capitalism, but also give ourselves an environment in which it's OK to celebrate redneck culture". Something big happened on The Strip, the stretch of Cedar Springs with the Gay bars. [10] The use of the term is also intended as a form of subversion or reappropriation. [23] Redneck Revolt does not have leaders[12] and does not offer a detailed blueprint for political action. As of September 1, 2020, the Mid-Missouri chapter had 1,039 followers. 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. 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. [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". 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. Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. 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. The man committed the assault after a protest at the ICE facility earlier that day in response to the Trump administration announcing a round of deportations. *Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://medium.com/@efjbgc.x The Gun Clubs presence at protests across the United States has garnered international media attention. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. Every single one is a mass shooter in waiting. [3] Redneck Revolt issued a statement saying that it had chosen to end the lawsuit and to "focus our energies on the many important fights ahead". It wont be a complete list, but it will show why solidarity is key., Willem Van Spronsen, final statement, July 2019: Fascism serves the needs of the state serves the needs of business and at your expense. Below will be a regularly updated list of fascist/racist violence and threats, police brutality, and the bigotry of public officials. They were on the strip protecting the community way back on June 4th. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. [6][7] In the early 2000s, John Brown Gun Club members operated anti-racist stalls at gun shows in Kansas. [9], The group argues that the white working-class have more in common with working-class people of color than with the wealthy. *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. * PSJBGC at the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair 2019!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 16, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/psjbgc-at-the-seattle-anarchist-bookfair-2019/; See Us Today at Debbie Bookchin's Speaking Tour!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 2, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/see-us-today-at-debbie-bookchin-s-speaking-tour/. ", "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. WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. Join us in Dallas to stand united against the escalation of violence by auth-right. 4:37 4:37 https://t.co/L5dpDOhfr6, Pakistani-government forces and the Afghan Taliban traded cross-border fire yesterday, a day after Afghanistans mi https://t.co/t6GCNU0KAO. 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A very significant group has entered the affairs of the LGBTQ+ but the community doesnt learn of them until a little over 3 months later. It had 218,000 views as of 10/31/2022. "[25] Rothschild noted that "contemporary social movement studies have begun to center groups that span multiple identities and causes, and movements like Redneck Revolt suggest exactly why that matters. Over the past five years, we have run taillight clinics, where we check and (if needed) replace taillights. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. https://twitter.com/SPKJBGC/status/1299637136996663297. [3], In September 2017, the historian Noel Ignatiev expressed concern regarding Redneck Revolt's commitment to "defense of our communities". So some of these tweets will have broken links. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. John 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. 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. 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. But it might have been careless editing. Meet Redneck Revolt", "A redneck revolt? The Dallas Voice did start reporting where they mention the Elm Fork John Club in this Sept. 2, 2022 article. They Love Assault Rifles. [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". The group has frequently been invited to demonstrations to serve as security against rightwing aggression by other left-wing protestors. [8] Van Sant concluded that "[t]he case of Redneck Revolt suggests there are promising alternatives to Trumpism emanating from the U.S. countryside too often ignored by the U.S. [7][44][45][46][47] The groups and individuals named as defendants which also included the white supremacist activist Jason Kessler were accused of unlawful paramilitary activity, falsely assuming the role of law enforcement officers and being a public nuisance. [41] The lawsuit identified Redneck Revolt and the Socialist Rifle Association, an anti-fascist group that defends working-class people's right to bear arms, as "private militia groups [that] helped create and secure a staging area for counter-protestors". About Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Helping marginalized communities in organizing community defense against white supremacists / fascism. [7], The group focuses on anti-racist organizing among white poor and working-class people,[1][14][17] although members are not exclusively white. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. Psjbgc.org. Required fields are marked *. The following is a complaint about them by Protect Texas Kids which is organizing the anti-drag show protests. [8], The Phoenix, Arizona chapter of Redneck Revolt openly carried firearms outside of the Arizona State Legislature on the day of the inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2017. When anti-Gay individuals want to hide things that they said they delete pages. It appears that earlier they were present and active against right-wingers attacking the drag show at Mr. Misster on June 4, 2022. Its unclear what he intended to do. On its website, Redneck Revolt explains that John Brown Gun Club consciously conceived of itself as an outreach group to the white working class to prevent them from becoming foot soldiers of capitalism by adhering to a politics of white supremacy. [4], The Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club is one of the major chapters of the John Brown Gun Club. [Redneck Revolt] reminds us of the capacity for a single organization to hold a multiplicity of meanings, aims, and practices. 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. Background[ edit] He was killed after attempting to blow up the detention center. Who benefits? [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. The Dallas Voice doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. [7], The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club is a chapter based in the Seattle and Tacoma areas of Washington state. An ugly protest today. [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. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism It's only recognizing it's useful to know how to field strip and clean a rifle as much as it is to know how to fix wiring in your house and use a circular saw". Steel City John Brown Gun Club. Twitter.com. Back to the story about the. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/11/redneck-revolt-guns-anti-racism-fascism-far-left. 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". This is the link to her website. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/24/republicans-civil-war-midterms/, https://www.salon.com/2022/07/27/doomsday-nearly-half-of-strong-republicans-believe-its-almost-time-for-armed-violence/. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. They fit the description, so it was pretty hard not to include them". WebJohn Brown Brigades. UPDATE: Their twitter account has been suspended. About Who We Are. Midmojbgc.org. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022. [23], Redneck Revolt is active in spaces in which white supremacist groups also often recruit, including country music concerts, flea markets, gun shows, NASCAR events, rodeos and state fairs. WebThe group supports gun rights and members often openly carry firearms. White Workers Resisting Capitalism and White Supremacy: An Interview With Redneck Revolt. RedneckRevolt.org; originally appeared in The Hampton Institute and Its Going Down. Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in While the CHAZ has instituted its own form of unelected security throughout the area, the John Brown Gun Club has been one of the groups to spearhead the effort. 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. * 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. Although the fash looked and acted ridiculous; its important to expose the extreme violence and threats the community was attacked with on that day. Background[ edit] WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. 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