IGD Providence, RI: “Go Back to 4chan!” Community Quickly Shuts Down Fascist Rally

Below is a round up of the action in Providence, RI today, which was over in under 30 minutes. Please send report backs to IGD, and we will continue to cover the action in Portland, Oregon throughout the day. Stay safe!

Providence, RI 1: 15 PM (EST): It seems the “Resist Marxism” rally is over after only 20 or so minutes, overwhelmed by a much larger counter demonstration made up of a large coalition of groups and community members. Resist Marxism has solid links to individuals associated with the Proud Boys such as Kyle “Based Stickman” Chapman and groups like the Fraternal Order of Alt-Knights and the American Guard. An investigative piece by Think Progress found that the organization itself harbors many open neo-Nazis, who use the cover of “free speech” rallies to build a popular far-Right front with Trump supporters and white nationalists. As Stop the Next Unite the Right wrote on Twitter:

The disgraced, soaked fash are shame walking back to their cars with chants of “Goodbye”, being forced to step on horse poop on their way out. The rally lasted less than 25 minutes…

Reports are still coming in from this very brief demonstration, but it seems that the first round of #AllOutAugust goes to a united mass community respond to fascists and white nationalists. Here is a round up of some of the action:

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025791236643405824

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025790414689890304

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025789747028021248

https://twitter.com/RIagainsth8/status/1025780523669417989

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025785960842358787

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025785754226749441

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025783285161623552

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025782561547669505

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025780929401442304

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025774891826642944

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025777254960377856

https://twitter.com/stopthenextutr/status/1025779642614067200