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The Traditionalist Workers Party is listed as a [[white nationalist]] extremist group by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]],<ref name="Johnson"/> which describes TWP as the political wing of the [[Traditionalist Youth Network]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dwyer|first1=Colin|title=Amid Violence At White Nationalist Rally In Sacramento, At Least 10 Hospitalized|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/26/483619054/amid-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally-in-sacramento-at-least-7-hospitalized|accessdate=June 27, 2016|work=NPR|date=Jun 26, 2016}}</ref> TWP's website states that they are "defending faith, family, and folk against the politicians and oligarchs who are running America into the ground", and intend to achieve their goal by "building a nationwide network of grassroots local leaders who will lead Americans toward a peaceful and prosperous future free from economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy". |
The Traditionalist Workers Party is listed as a [[white nationalist]] extremist group by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]],<ref name="Johnson"/> which describes TWP as the political wing of the [[Traditionalist Youth Network]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dwyer|first1=Colin|title=Amid Violence At White Nationalist Rally In Sacramento, At Least 10 Hospitalized|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/26/483619054/amid-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally-in-sacramento-at-least-7-hospitalized|accessdate=June 27, 2016|work=NPR|date=Jun 26, 2016}}</ref> TWP's website states that they are "defending faith, family, and folk against the politicians and oligarchs who are running America into the ground", and intend to achieve their goal by "building a nationwide network of grassroots local leaders who will lead Americans toward a peaceful and prosperous future free from economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy". |
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Yvette Felarca, an organizer for BAMN who sustained a head injury in the clashes, defended her organization's "mass militant action" against the TWP, saying, "I don't think the police should be protecting them, but despite all that, this is what it means to take independent action...enact and enforce the justice that's necessary through our movement."<ref>{{cite news |last=Garrison |first=Ellen |date=26 June 2016 |title=Activist Yvette Felarca says anti-fascist rally at the Capitol will prevent more violence |url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article86132312.html |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=27 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berrien |first=Hank |date=27 June 2016 |title=Leftist Organizer After Attacks On White Nationalists: We Will 'Enact And Enforce The Justice That’s Necessary Through Our Movement' |url=http://www.dailywire.com/news/6963/leftist-leader-after-attacks-white-nationalists-we-hank-berrien |newspaper=The Daily Wire |access-date=27 June 2016 }}</ref> In 2005, the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] obtained a report from the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]], which designated BAMN as a group "thought to be involved in terrorist activities."<ref>{{cite news |title=Direct action FOIA document |website=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/direct-action-foia-document |access-date=27 June 2016 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Date | June 26, 2016 | ||
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The 2016 Sacramento Riot was a civil disorder at a rally outside the California State Capitol on June 26, 2016. Extremist left-wing and right-wing groups were involved. Ten people were hospitalized for stabbing and laceration wounds.
The riot
A white-supremacist anti-immigrant[4] group called the Traditionalist Workers Party (TWP) had a permit[nb 1] for a rally on the west steps of the capitol building to assert their free expression, oppose globalization, and protest against violence at recent rallies.[5] Just before 11 a.m., anti-fascist protestors arrived and confronted a TV crew, shouting "no cameras" at reporter Mike Luery of KCRA and the cameraman. The protestors grabbed Luery's mike and attempted to grab the camera.
Just before the TWP rally was scheduled to begin around noon, about 300 or more[6] anarchist counter-protesters engaged the neo-Nazis in a fight.[7] Some of the attackers wore masks and used wooden bats, sticks, fireworks, and other weapons. About 400 people were involved in the violence. Yvette Felarca, an organizer with the organization BAMN stated that "mass militant action, with an integrated group of people" was used to shut down the White nationalist.[8] An article posted on BAMN's website stated that "collective power through mass militant direct action can shut these Nazis down" and they "must be sent scurrying for their cars."[9] A group called Anti-Fascist Action Sacramento announced on their website that they had a moral duty to silence Nazis. Ten people were hospitalized, all for multiple stabbing and laceration wounds,[6][7] including two in critical life-threatening condition.[4][10] No known arrests were made. The capitol was locked down.[5] Streets were closed. Over 100 police officers responded in riot gear and on horseback. They used rubber pellets and pepper-spray balls.[7]
Matthew Heimbach, the chairman of the TWP, said they planned the rally to be peaceful[5] and sent about 30 people along with an affiliate, Golden State Skinheads. Sacramento police chief Sam Somers said that "the anarchists have taken a much more aggressive stance to wreak havoc on the city."[7]
The Traditionalist Workers Party is listed as a white nationalist extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center,[5] which describes TWP as the political wing of the Traditionalist Youth Network.[11] TWP's website states that they are "defending faith, family, and folk against the politicians and oligarchs who are running America into the ground", and intend to achieve their goal by "building a nationwide network of grassroots local leaders who will lead Americans toward a peaceful and prosperous future free from economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy".
Yvette Felarca, an organizer for BAMN who sustained a head injury in the clashes, defended her organization's "mass militant action" against the TWP, saying, "I don't think the police should be protecting them, but despite all that, this is what it means to take independent action...enact and enforce the justice that's necessary through our movement."[12][13] In 2005, the American Civil Liberties Union obtained a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which designated BAMN as a group "thought to be involved in terrorist activities."[14]
See also
Notes
- ^ Photo caption: "Anti-fascist counter-protesters parade through Sacramento after multiple people were stabbed during a clash between neo-Nazis holding a permitted rally and counter-protesters on Sunday at the state capitol in Sacramento, California, United States, June 26, 2016." -Reuters/Max Whittaker[5]
References
- ^ Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (Jun 26, 2016). "Anti-Fascists 'Very Proud' of White Nationalist Counter-Protest That Led to Multiple Stabbing Victims". Reason.com. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Greg (Jun 26, 2016). "CNN Re-Airs Three-Year-Old Interview With Hate Group Leader Following Sacramento's Bloody Brawl". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Adams, Ian. "Even Sacramento Nazis have rights". R Street. The R Street Institute. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Seven hospitalized in California stabbing at neo-Nazi rally". The Star Online. Star Media Group. AFP. Jun 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, Eric M.; Madden, Justin; Ortiz, Fiona; McGurty, Frank; Reese, Chris (Jun 26, 2016). "Clash at California capitol leaves at least 10 injured". Reuters. Reuters News Agency, Thomson Reuters. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Ellis, Ralph (Jun 26, 2016). "At least 10 injured -- some stabbed -- at California rally, authorities say". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Magagnini, Stephen; Garrison, Ellen; Stanton, Sam (Jun 26, 2016). "At least 10 hurt at chaotic, bloody neo-Nazi rally at Capitol". The Sacramento Bee. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Ellen Garrison (June 26, 2016). "Activist Yvette Felarca says anti-fascist rally at the Capitol will prevent more violence". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "NO "FREE SPEECH" FOR FASCISTS! Mass, militant demonstration shuts down Sacramento Neo-Nazi rally!". BAMN. June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
A determined opposition prepared to assert our collective power through mass militant direct action can shut these Nazis down and deal the fascists and white-supremacists a decisive tactical defeat. [...] Instead, the racists must be sent scurrying for their cars as they are confronted with the strength of California's powerful Latina/o and black communities. That is not the kind of publicity the Nazis want.
- ^ Moffatt, Bob (Jun 26, 2016). "10 Injured After Clash Of Right-Wing And Left-Wing Groups At State Capitol". Capital Public Radio. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Dwyer, Colin (Jun 26, 2016). "Amid Violence At White Nationalist Rally In Sacramento, At Least 10 Hospitalized". NPR. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Garrison, Ellen (26 June 2016). "Activist Yvette Felarca says anti-fascist rally at the Capitol will prevent more violence". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Berrien, Hank (27 June 2016). "Leftist Organizer After Attacks On White Nationalists: We Will 'Enact And Enforce The Justice That's Necessary Through Our Movement'". The Daily Wire. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Direct action FOIA document". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
