by Crimethinc. Workers' Collective
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Scenario #2; Responding to Bonehead Crews Hanging Out Around tine High School
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Scenario #3; Outing a Fascist
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Some cool kids will be more than willing to dish up some information, and may either want to work with you on "outing" the fascists or already have some plan in motion with which you can link your own efforts. If possible, encourage them to start up an antiracist group at their school.
Your goal is to find out who the fascist kids are, where they hang out, and if they're connected to any organized fascist groups. Sometimes you'll be dealing with misguided kids who just think the Nazi skinhead trend is cool, and can easily be persuaded otherwise. Sometimes you'll find that one or more of the kids (or maybe an older brother or friend) is linked to an organized group. You need to get to these kids quick?or, preferably, the ones organizing them from above?before more young people are pulled in.
You'll be taking several risks by going to the school. You may run into Nazis, so be prepared for a confrontation. You may also run afoul of school administration or security. You may be cited laws and threatened with arrest for trespassing on school grounds and handing out fliers. If you handle this defi:ly, it can work in your favor: a conti-oversy over handing out anti-Nazi information will get attention. It may be easiest to simply go to other places the kids hang out near the school, where you won't be harassed. You may even find some kids willing to pass things out inside the school for you.
You've gotten an active fascist's name and home address. Aside from some nighttime fiin, what do you do with this info? Easy! "Out" the Nazi to his neighbors. This is especially effective if the fascist is trying to keep his activities secret.
First, confirm that all the information you have is correct. Make sure the Nazi actually lives there, and that he's actually the person you think he is.
Make up a flier wdth the fascist's picture, name, home address and phone number, and all of the information you have on his fascist and personal activities. On the back.
put together some information on why fighting fascism is important, including practical suggestions for things that people can do to counter the fascists' efforts or otherwise get more involved.
Post this flier everywhere, particularly where the fascist lives, works, hangs out, shops, goes to school. Then gather a bunch of people and go door to door in his neighborhood! Talk to his neighbors about who the guy is and why he needs to be confronted. Encourage them to organize their own neighborhood against him. This puts pressure on the fascist and exposes him to the surrounding community. This kind of public notification can lead to spontaneous and interesting community action against him. Lots of people hate Nazis and racists, and if given the chance wiU serve street-level justice to them.
This canvassing needs to be handled carefUHy Look at the class, cultural, and ethnic makeup of the community to gauge the response you wiU get. Travel in groups, and have some people keep an eye out for trouble while the others hand out fliers and do the talking. Your target may spot you or hear about what you're doing and call in his pals for backup. You might also run across neighbors who are friends of your target, who are possibly even fascists themselves. Other residents may simply be annoyed at being disturbed, accuse you of being vigilantes, or even call the police on you. A confrontation may occur in which violence or arrest is a possibility, so be prepared.
All this risk can be worth it, however. You can make a positive impact and develop new relationships with neighbors, area residents, and youth. Some will appreciate your efforts and ask how they can help?be prepared to give practical advice. They may even offer you information about the Nazi's activities. These personal contacts can be very useful later on.
As a final stroke, you may wish to hold a demonstration and march it directly to the front door to confront the fascist at his house. The idea here is to intimidate him and let him know you're prepared to bring the battle directly to his doorstep. Encourage Ts ^'*'""
the neighbors to join you. If the Nazi fails to come out, leave him some messages he won't forget. The likelihood of violence or arrest is much higher in this situation, so be prepared.
Scenario #4: Shutting
Down a Fascist Rally,
Meeting, or Concert
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