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ANTI-RACIST ACTION POINTS OF UNITY • We go where they go: Whenever fascists are organizing or ac- tive in public, we’re there. We don’t believe in ignoring them or staying away from them. Never let the nazis have the street! • We don’t rely on the cops or courts to do our work for us: This doesn’t mean we never go to court, but the cops uphold white supremacy and the status quo, They attack us and ev- eryone that resists oppression. We must rely on ourselves to protect ourselves and stop the fascists. • Non-Sectarian defense of other Anti-Fascists: In ARA, we have lots of different groups and individuals. We don’t agree about everything and we have a right to differ openly. But in this movement an attack on one is an attack on us all. We stand behind each other. • We support abortion rights and reproductive freedom: ARA intends to do the hard work necessary to build a broad, strong movement against racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, Islamopho- bia, homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination against the disabled, the oldest, the youngest and the most oppressed peo- ple. We want a free classless society. WE INTEND TO WIN! CONTACT CHICAGO ARA Please get in touch if you have information about racist activities, organizations or individuals in your area or if you would like to be- come involved with ARA. Website: http://southsideara.blogspot.com Website (backup): http://southsideara.wordpress.com Email: southsidechicagoara (at) hushmail (dot) com ARA Network: http://www.antiracistaction.org TABLE OF DISCONTENTS SOUTH SIDE ARA - ZINE #2 MAY DAY EDITION In solidarity with worker and immigrant communi- ACTION ties who rise up every year on this date and take • New Jersey Reportback:: The Battle of Pemberton: ARA vs NSM action against the bosses and politicians that op- • The Rejection of the Identity of Victimization through Cracking a Nazi’s Skull press us all, we are proud to release the second • 2011 Hitler Birthday Celebration Attacked by Anti-fascists issue of the South Side ARA zine on May Day. • “The Minutemen” Film Crew Met with Protests, Eggings and a Shit-filled Pie This issue contains action reportbacks from the • Anti-Choicers’ Cars Attacked at Joe Scheidler’s Tribute Ceremony past year, information on active fascists in the • Pro choice Militants take on Joe Scheidler and the Pro Life Action League area, news & analysis, and more. Please read, • Chicago Anti-Fascists Attack Secrets copy, and redistribute as you see fit. • March 10 Immigrant Rights Mobilization / Liberation Square • October 16 Midwest Regional Anti-war March in Chicago May 1st - International Workers Day is celebrat- • South Side Chicago ARA Reportback on July 31st Day of Action ed worldwide. On this date in Chicago, during the • Tips for Antifascist Street Battles 1886 General Strike, workers and immigrants fought and died fighting for better working condi- LOCAL tions and an eight hour work day. To this day, • INSF Collapses After Leadership Exposed as Known Pedophile the State, the rich ruling class, and street-level • Wilmette Nazi Patrick Langballe Arrested for Breaking into a Gas Station fascists are still attacking marginalized commu- • Neo Nazi Mariusz Wdziekonski Sentenced to Seven Years nities and the working class. Several states are • Creativity Movement leader Brian Moudry Arrested for Waving Weapons at Children passing legislation to privatize public services • Michael Schloer On The Streets: NSM Chicago, Where Are They Now? and attack union collective bargaining rights, • Andrew Jackson of the INSF Behind Bars for Attempted Home Invasion while other bills are being passed which encode • Illinois State Trooper Beaten on St. Patricks Day for Making Racist Comments racial profiling and attack immigrant communities. At the same time, Nazis, the Klan and • Yellow Cab Finally Removes Islamophobic Taxi Cab Ads other street-level white supremacists are spreading racial terror through vigilante border • Racist Glenn Beck Speaking at Right-Wing Hate Fest “Right Nation 2010″ patrols, rallies and marches, and even attempted assassinations and bombings. • Brian Lloyd Christian: Pianist, Teacher, and White Supremacist • PROTEST Against “Americans For Truth About Homosexuality” As the crisis of capitalism intensifies, it is becoming more and more necessary to orga- nize and take direct action against the forces that seek to dominate our lives and the planet. We hope the release of this issue will spark debate and inspire action to destroy REGIONAL all forms of oppression. • Spokane: Bomb Discovered on MLK Parade Route Planted by White Supremacist • NSM to Protest Milwaukee Pridefest and “Communist” Roller Derby Team • Stop Indiana from becoming the “Arizona of the Midwest” ANNOUNCING THE 17TH ANNUAL ANTI- • Indiana Anti-Immigrant Bill Reflects A “Quiet Awakening” of Racists • Exposing Grand Rapids Nazi Michael Peterson “Ragnar Whiteson” RACIST ACTION NETWORK CONFERENCE: • Confront David Irving’s 2011 Holocaust Denial Tour • David Irving’s Indianapolis Speaking Event Attacked… Twice SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2011 IN CHICAGO, IL • Disgraced Neo-Nazi Bill White’s Conviction in Chicago • Iowa Anarchists Shut Down Neo-Nazi Rally in Des Moines Chicago ARA is pleased to announce that we will be host- • Rumors: Street Stories of Anti-Racist/Anti-Fascist Actions in the U.S. & Canada ing the 17th Annual Anti-Racist Action Network conference in 2011. The conference will include workshops, speakers, caucuses, network plenaries, and social events and will be THEORY bringing a diversity of anti-racist and anti-fascist activists from • Antifascists vs Fascism vs the State: a Three Way Fight, not Democracy in Crisis across the continent. As time draws near we will announce • Race, Class Struggle & Organized labour in the “Age of Wisconsin” more detailed info such as workshop topics and schedule. • Advancing the Understanding of the Ones We Destroy We hope all individuals and chapters within and outside of the ARA Network will join us. Mad props and thanks go out to Rose City Antifa for hosting the 2010 conference. as it was supposed to. This was the part of NEW JERSEY REPORTBACK: THE the purpose of our demonstration; we are not trying to change their minds or tell them BATTLE OF PEMBERTON: ARA VS NSM they have been bad little nazi sub-humans. We want to disempower them, leave them The National Socialist Movement (NSM), in fear and most importantly crush what a group that tries to dance around the fact they are trying to build. Not only did we win that they are Nazis while sporting swasti- the physical battle by a mile, but given the kas on their uniforms and sieg heiling, had goal at hand, they were completely defeat- been planning to host their annual confer- ed. The conference was now minimized to ence along with a rally, redneck horse shoe a retreating space where the NSM would and band spectacle for several months. pout and discuss their defeat. According to some sources not only did some members The dates were set for April 15th and 16th of the NSM check into a different hotel, spending more money and fearing more attacks, in Trenton, New Jersey. Of course we can but even the cops were laughing at how bad the nazis were beat and were quoted saying assume they expected some unhappy “ARA isn’t playing this weekend”, but then again, are we ever? spectators at the rally but what they didn’t predict was an all out battle that left 4 of The next day, April 16th, it was time for the downtown rally in Trenton followed by the their “SS security” force in the hospital with backyard concert on Jason Heickes’ property. Before the NSM showed for their hour multiple staples. The NSM went through long spectacle in which they gained no supporters whatsoever, not only were ARA, the quite a bit of trouble keeping their event new Black Panthers and other radical groups ready to confront the Nazis but the com- and sleeping locations private. This was munity itself filled the streets with rage looking to clean house. The NSM was protected nothing but a waste of time for the NSM by several hundreds of cops, as you can expect, and because of this there really was no considering the turncoats within their organization leaked the information to anti-fascists physical stand off aside from a few rocks hurled at their busses as they exited the city. weeks in advance. This was a second victory for us since they gained absolutely nothing and no one out of the formality while we showed our numbers and that we were more then prepared for an- The 15th came around and a phone jam was put on both the hotel, where 50 or 60 other round. After the Nazis left, one of our other enemies in the three way struggle, the of them stayed for the weekend(the Comfort Inn off 209 in Bordentown, NJ) and their cops, moved aggressively to force us out of the city, but not before a few folks smashed conference location (the 449 club at 6 Pemberton Ave in Pemberton). Just as the confer- some Bank of America windows. These actions show that the rage against the fascists ence was about to begin 30 of us took the streets about 2 blocks away and marched in is not based out of a will to preserve the status quo or protect capitalism but rather a will black bloc to the conference location. Within that time several people living and passing to reclaim what is ours and to smash racism, fascism and all oppression and apparati through the neighborhood began to stare from the cars and porches as we let them know of control. Since one of the band members from Zyklon B had his head split wide open Nazis were meeting in their town.