*Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 8:23 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1560422053605433345; Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 4:08 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1560357990208782337.x The Puget Sound John Brown Club in Washington state is one of the most visible chapters. Therefore, beyond our roles in the GMJBGC, many of us participate actively in the greater community. ", "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. 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. 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. They, quite obviously, make us less safe. So some of these tweets will have broken links. [11] Administrative and communications activities are divided equally along lines of gender. Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. We need armed community defense programs in every community. [T]he Redneck Revolt model of Libertarian Socialism reveals important things, and should be an important part of the U.S. Left. It is also about whether the Dallas Voice is a newspaper or a public relations firm for the Cedar Springs establishment. left". [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". Then His Troubles Started", "Lemons: Lefties with Guns Ready to Rumble with Right-Wing Militias, Says Arizona Anarchist", "Pro-Gun, Pro-Labor and Anti-Racist, Redneck Revolt Is Trying to Steer Whites Away from Trump, Right-Wing Militias", "A New Wave of Left-Wing Militants Is Ready to Rumble in Portlandand Beyond", "Meet Redneck Revolt, the radical leftist group arming working-class people so they can defend minorities", "Militant anti-Klan protesters march through downtown Asheboro", "Redneck Revolt builds anti-racist, anti-capitalist movement with working class whites", "Extremism experts are starting to worry about the left", "What is Redneck Revolt? The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. 4:37 John Brown Gun Club. Counterextremism.com. 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 event is to publicly denounce the Klan, their beliefs, and show that we will not back down". It wasnt reported in the Dallas Voice. It is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters and PGH Mutual Aid and fundraises with them. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. Join us in Dallas to stand united against the escalation of violence by auth-right. And it was important, an armed group had formed to defend the LGBTQ+ and had paraded down Cedar Springs. I think it is because the Dallas Voice didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. Members carried a banner in support of Muslims and said they were there to protect the protesters from counter-protesters supporting Sieting. *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. 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. 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 a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Steel City John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. *Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022, https://twitter.com/PugetSoundJBGC.x The Steel City John Brown Gun Club had 3,248 followers as of September 1, 2020. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in Some of us are on your towns select-board or fire department. [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. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club was active in blocking the activities of Proud Boys protesting the drag show as shown in this tweet. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. The history of the white working class has been a history of being an exploited people. You can use the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive to save webpages which have a risk of disappearing so a permanent record will be kept. [25] Members often view the practice of openly carrying guns as a political statement that intimidates opponents and affirms gun rights. "[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. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022. [21] The group's literature does not argue for prioritizing economic injustice over racism or vice versa, but rather argues that both should be fought simultaneously. This is the tweet by the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club about their actions. Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. 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. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. Nearly half of "strong Republicans" believe it's almost time for armed violence,. * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club Leaves Redneck Revolt Network, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, January 23, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/puget-sound-john-brown-gun-club-leaves-redneck-revolt-network/.x Other independent John Brown Gun Clubs have since organized. Ignatiev argued that "in this society those who share our material conditions, our neighbors, our family members, our friends, the people working alongside us, usually reflect which race they (and we) are assigned to" and contended that "[t]he goal is not to defend the white community but to abolish it, and along with it all communities defined by racial preference or oppression". It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. 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. 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. *Steel City John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022, https://twitter.com/SteelCityJBGC.x The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club in Texas has one of the networks largest Twitter followings with 16,800 as of August 31, 2022. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. Each local is unique, for better or worse. As of September 1, 2020, the Mid-Missouri chapter had 1,039 followers. 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. In 1859, Brown was convicted of treason in South Carolina and executed for his role in the failed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. We need armed community defense programs in every community. Van Sponsen was killed by Washington State Police. . 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. https://firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, This is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive. [47], Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor who played a leading role in the lawsuit, described the decision to include Redneck Revolt among the defendants as "painful" and said: "This case was not conceived of because of Redneck Revolt, that's for sure. 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. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. A lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive. An ugly protest today. [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. Put simply: racists, fascists, and cops. 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. * 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/. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. 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. 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? We are a collective of antifascist activists, mostly anarchists, who are passionate about community defense. in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club. The Gun Club firmly supports members rights to bear arms for their own protection and as a safeguard against state overreach. [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". The phrase #WeKeepUsSafe is a rallying cry of community self-defense but also an acknowledgment of the terrors and ineptitude of the systems of power designed to control and not protect us., Cedar Breaks John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 28, 2021: Fuck the pigs and give people money is the only acceptable political position., Spokane John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 29, 2020: If there is a standoff against the cops, stick together to form a cohesive front. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. This is the Dallas Voice reporting on what happened. To reach the Green Mountain John Brown Club, email them here. [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". I don't want to call out specific groups and create drama; but the one in the county south of us turned into an SRA chapter and the one to the north of us has banned any interactions with the SRA. 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". The following is a screen capture incase the tweet disappears. https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. Accessed November 7, 2022. x. John Brown was a 19th-century abolitionist who was part of the Underground Railroad and helped create the League of Gileadites, which helped protect escaped enslaved people from slave catchers. That's why Redneck Revolt was named as a defendant, and why they remain in the suit". We still dont know much about them except as we might find out observing their Twitter feed. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. [50] Gabriel Kuhn responded to Ignatiev in a 2018 article. A lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive. [1] The geographer Levi van Sant has argued that the group's ideology is a form of libertarian socialism. The Dallas Voice did start reporting where they mention the Elm Fork John Club in this Sept. 2, 2022 article. 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. Facebook (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Connecticut John Brown Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (John Brown Mountaineer Gun Club), http://www.midmojbgc.org/2020/08/20/the-great-fb-purge-of-2020/. [30][31], In August 2017, members participated in protests against Trump's speech in Phoenix, Arizona. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". 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. The subscription is FREE. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. 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. * 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. Background[ edit] *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. [22] Members also support the Black Lives Matter movement. [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. You can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550 times. * Mawa Iqbal, Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020, https://www.flatlandkc.org/news-issues/left-wing-groups-take-up-arms-in-name-of-abolitionist-john-brown/.x The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club in Texas, in particular, has taken a hard anti-police position, casting all police as mass shooters who harass minorities and seek out excuse to unload their weapons. x By July 26, 2022, it had increased to 14,100 followers. They, quite obviously, make us less safe were there to protect the protesters from counter-protesters supporting.. 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