From riots against neo-Nazis in the rustbelt, to armed defense of mutual aid programs in post-Katrina New Orleans, to mass mobilizations of tens of thousands against the Alt-Right, on today's show, as the It's Going Down crew once again takes over It Could Happen Here, we look at how, far from being just confined to a small set of antifa-supersoldiers, mass community self-defense is part and parcel to the DNA of grassroots movements for liberation in the so-called US.
Featuring Interviews with Spencer Sunhine (@transform6789) and Suncere Ali Shakur.
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02/09/23 • 30 min
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It Could Happen Here - Stories of Armed Community Defense
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It seems like hardly a month goes by where we are not bombarded with horrific images of far ride violence, mass shootings, the target synagogues, black churches, and queer nightclubs, death threats to hospitals, spurred by post from online trolls, and a barrage of fascist groups attempting to intimidate everyone and everything. From children's events, black Lives Matter protests, pride celebrations, and abortion clinics. Boden resistance is mobil
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