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Anti-Indianism Rears Its Head at CSPOA Washington Event
The January 9 CSPOA “Save Our Sheriffs” rally in Puyallup, Washington, displayed an under-examined aspect of CSPOA politics – that is, the strong place of anti-Indian politics in its networks. In addition to GOP…
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IREHR’s Letter to Washington State Elected Officials on CSPOAThe following letter was sent to the Washington State Governor, the Washington State Attorney General, members of the Washington State…CSPOA Sheriff Recruitment Drive Coming to Washington StateJust days after the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, a notorious group with well-documented ties to insurrectionists and…Minnesota Mass Shooter Steeped in Far-Right Lore, White Nationalist MurderersNews continues to come in about the tragic shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At present, authorities…MAHA PAC Paying Promoter of Antisemitic ConspiraciesNew campaign finance data exposed another "Make America Healthy Again" outfit paying a prolific promoter of antisemitic conspiracy theories.MAGA Targets App that Warns of ICE PresenceWhile the Trump Regime threatens prosecution of reporters mentioning the new app, far-rightists, including the Proud Boys and Jack "Pizzagate"…White Nationalist Responses to the Bombing of IranAngry with the Trump administration's bombing of Iran, white nationalist groups view the move as a sign to intensify antisemitism,…Antisemitic Conspiracy Promoter Cozies Up to Heritage FoundationUnder the guise of “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA), a promoter of notorious antisemitic conspiracy theories has been making the…Make America Hate AgainMAHA Institute director has a history of promoting antisemitic conspiracies.MAGA Schemes for a Trump Third TermFar-right groups like the Third Term Project and Republicans for National Renewal are concocting a multitude of ways to keep…A Canadian Antifascist Remembers Leonard ZeskindHe who closes his eyes sees nothing, even in the full light of day. Leopold Trepper. Where are we Leonard, in…Remembering Leonard ZeskindI talked to Leonard Zeskind for the first time on the phone in 1991. My path to meeting Leonard began…“A Time for Mainstreaming” – White Nationalists Respond to Trump VictoryWhile many white nationalists believe they have allies in the White House, early indications are that the general direction of…The Status of People’s Rights Network Membership – October 2024Once the fastest-growing far-right group in the country, since the July 2023 verdict in the St. Luke's defamation and harassment…IREHR’s Letter to Florida SheriffsWith the Far-Right pro-paramilitary group CSPOA holding its “large scale event” in Orlando later this week, IREHR has alerted law…The PlanA New Far-Right Blueprint for the Next Insurrection is Taking Shape in Florida.The Radicalization of Sam ParkerThis is the story of one man who went from a clean-shaven, if Far-Right-leaning, candidate for the U.S. Senate to…Fighting the White Supremacist Movement Now and in the FutureLeonard Zeskind gave this talk at a MacArthur Foundation Fellows Forum in October 2023. It is reproduced here so Fellows…IREHR Letter to Ahern Luxury Boutique HotelDear Ahern Hotel: It has come to our attention that a notorious group with ties to insurrectionists and white nationalists…CSPOA Gathering Scheduled for North Idaho Anti-Mormon, Anti-LGBTQ+ ChurchThe troubling ties of Richard Mack and his Far-Right pro-paramilitary group, Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, have been well…IREHR’s Letter to Idaho Sheriffs and GovernorWith the far-right pro-paramilitary group CSPOA attempting to infiltrate Idaho law enforcement, we alerted sheriffs across the state about the…International Day to Remember the HolocaustRemembering Jewish Resistance The United Nations General Assembly, in a November 2007 vote on Resolution 60/7, established January 27…TPUSA Event Shines Light on the Organizational Contours of MAGA-WorldCollege-oriented Far-Right group Turning Point USA’s(TPUSA) AmericaFest is scheduled for this weekend, December 16-19, in Phoenix, Arizona. TPUSA and its…In Memorial of Dr. Rudolph C. RyserIREHR is saddened to learn of the recent passing of Dr. Rudolph C. Ryser of the Center for World Indigenous…CSPOA Leader Divulges White Nationalist TiesAlready facing growing pressure for ties to white nationalists, the head of a “Constitutional Sheriffs” group appeared on the podcast…Follow-Up Letter on CSPOA to the Minnesota Attorney GeneralOn September 28, IREHR sent this letter to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. CSPOA founder Richard Mack published a response…CSPOA in Minnesota: Liberty Tea Party Patriots and Mary AmlawAs Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) founder and Advisory Board President Richard Mack continues his speaking tour in…CSPOA and FAIR On-the-Ground in Minnesota: Casey McGregorLast week, IREHR reported that Susan Tully, Senior Field Representative and Special Projects & Law Enforcement Relations Manager of the…Meet the Group Behind CSPOA’s Visit to Le Center, MinnesotaAs Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) founder and Advisory Board President Richard Mack kicks off a week of…“Constitutional Sheriffs” and Anti-Immigrant Leaders Coming to MinnesotaFollowing efforts to recruit law enforcement in North Carolina, the Far-Right pro-militia Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) is…IREHR’s Letter to the Minnesota Attorney General About CSPOADear Attorney General Keith Ellison: I’m writing today with an urgent alert about the plans of a Far-Right pro-paramilitary group…CSPOA and the People’s Rights Network“Constitutional Sheriffs” CEO Sam Bushman is a Member of Ammon Bundy’s People’s Rights Network IREHR has repeatedly documented the Constitutional…National Socialist Group Gathered to Plan Attack on Fair HousingOn September 12, the national socialist National Justice Party (NJP) held its latest Labor Day event in Columbus, Ohio. Beyond…Sam Bushman’s Liberty Roundtable Runs Ad for Christian Identity GroupOn July 8, Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) CEO Sam Bushman broadcast his Liberty Roundtable from the neo-Confederate…CSPOA, Dixie Fest, and the League of the SouthOn July 8, Sam Bushman, CEO of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), took his Liberty Roundtable radio…League of the South, Dixie Fest, and Christian IdentityOn July 8, leaders of the white nationalist League of the South ventured to Travelers Rest, South Carolina, to hold…Nick Fuentes and Christian White Nationalist “Holy War”In an angry speech accompanied by an apocalyptic video montage, white nationalist Groyper leader Nick Fuentes called for a “Holy…“Purging the Party” – Far-Right Takeover of the Idaho GOPNationally, the far right capture of state and local Republican Party chapters has intensified moves to “purge” the party of…Ozark Pridefest Stands Up to White NationalistsMembers of the masked white nationalist group Patriot Front rolled out to a rented U-Haul to march on Ozark Pridefest…CSPOA Cozies Up to the ConfederacyOn July 8, Sam Bushman, CEO of the Far-Right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), appears headed to a…In Missouri, Three White Nationalist Groups Grow Bigger and More DangerousIn Missouri, the number of white nationalists has grown, constituting a new danger to the promise of equality and democracy.…Mark Weber, Jared Taylor Off to Estonia for ConferenceWhite nationalists are thinking about the future. They are holding a conference entitled “The Year 2050,” on May 13-14 in…Proud Boys Leaders Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy and the Far Right RespondsFour leaders of the Proud Boys were convicted today of seditious conspiracy in connection to their role in the January…Working with Farmers to End Posse InfluenceWe continue our celebration of IREHR’s forty-three years of fighting white nationalism by looking back at some important movement milestones.…Far-Rightists Take Control of Kitsap County, Washington GOPAn insurrectionist, an “active member” of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), and a staffer for the State…Remembering Our Engagement with the Posse ComitatusNot too long after our Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights grouping got together, we started hearing about…IREHR’s Letter to Illinois LegislatorsDear legislator: I write you today to ask you and your colleagues in the legislature to take bold and decisive…Roots in Far Right Conspiracism: CSPOA On-the-Ground in IllinoisThis article is the second in a multi-part series looking at the Far-Right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA)…Far-right “Constitutional Sheriffs” Group Launches Effort to Infiltrate Illinois Law EnforcementIn the wake of dozens of Illinois sheriffs declaring their refusal to enforce a recently-passed gun law, the Far-Right Constitutional…An Open Letter to Illinois Sheriffs Regarding CSPOA Infiltration EffortsToday, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR) sent the following letter to all 102 Illinois Sheriffs’…Looking Back at 1983Editor’s note: This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Institute for Research and Education on Human…Oath Keepers Second Seditious Conspiracy Trial Finds Four GuiltyTwo years after the infamous January 6, 2021 invasion of Capitol Hill by Trump-supporting bigots, the second trial of four…Far Right, White Nationalists Respond to Oath Keeper ConvictionsOn November 29, Oath Keepers national leader Stewart Rhodes and Florida leader Kelly Meggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy. Three…Arizona Election Deniers Ally with Islamophobes, Far-Right SheriffsArizona is a hotbed of election denial and voter suppression activity—from armed ballot drop box vigilantes to candidates pushing the…Secessionist Radio Show, League of the South President Promote Lynching in Wake of Memphis MurdersIn the wake of recent murders in Memphis, Tennessee, the Southern Secessionist Sanctuary (SSS), a radio show affiliated with the…Shoulder to Shoulder: CSPOA and the Oath KeepersLast month, Richard Mack emailed the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR). In this email, the former…CSPOA to Boost Sheriff’s “Election Fraud” Project at “Freedom Fest”In a “Call to Action” aimed at raising the profile of its campaign to organize county sheriffs to intervene in…CSPOA-Allied Sheriff Calls for “Electoral Fraud” Task ForceBarry County, Michigan Sheriff Dar Leaf Says Militia May Be Necessary if “Redress of Grievance” Not Achieved A Michigan…Anti-Immigrant Establishment Looks to Rekindle Grassroots NativismFaced with increasing competition and a new round of border paramilitary vigilantism (this time fueled by QAnon), the oldest anti-immigrant…Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Whitewashes Militia PromotersOn June 16th, an organization headed by a former Director of the Oath Keepers is scheduled to train law enforcement…“Constitutional Sheriffs” and the “Election Fraud” Conspiracy PosseFormer Oath Keepers director Richard Mack, and his group, the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), have long pressed…Michigan Governor’s Kidnap Case A Big LoseMay have Ramifications Further On. On April 8, 2022, the federal prosecutors failed to convict four militia members in…“A Deep Desire To Dominate Without Mercy” White nationalists gain friends in power at AFPAC IIIWhen white nationalist Nick Fuentes stepped to the podium at the February 25 America First Political Action Conference in Orlando,…Seditious Conspiracy Hits Oath Keepers LeaderSeditious Conspiracy Hits Oath Keepers Leader Can the Feds Pull it Off? The indictment of Elmer Stewart Rhodes III…November 9 at Kansas City Auschwitz MemorialA group of forty-eight trade union members, fast-food workers, homeless individuals, faith leaders, and farmer and rural advocates attended the…Texas Attorney General Scheduled to Speak at Far-Right Sheriffs EventTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been announced as a speaker at an October 23 event in Mesquite, Texas, hosted…Kansas and Missouri “Freedom Rallies” for COVID Denialists, Anti-Vaxxers and Far-Right Conspiracy TheoristsOn September 18th, 2021, various “Freedom Rallies” were held in cities across the country. A look at several such rallies…COVID Denial and Anti-Immigrant Rally in KansasOn August 28, 2021, Kris Kobach gave a speech to 150 people at a “Freedom Rally” organized by the Kansas…Tea Party Patriots Organizing COVID Denial RalliesAs protests against measures to stem the COVID-19 pandemic surge across the country, the Tea Party Patriots are entering the…“We are at WAR” People’s Rights Activist Charged in January 6th InsurrectionPamela Hemphill, an early activist in the People’s Rights network, was charged yesterday for her role in the January 6th…Rift in Miami Proud Boys as Group Engages in Local Activism, Enrique Tarrio Builds On Alliance with People’s RightsA rift appears to have developed in the Miami chapter of the Proud Boys, evidenced in Telegram posts circulated by…Oregon Three Percenter Running “Escort” Group for Bootleg FirefightersThree Percenter Rebrands non-profit as disaster relief; “Escorts” Aid Workers into Bootleg Fire Zones. As Southern Oregon communities continue…Two Texas Sheriff’s Departments Co-Sponsor Events with Far-Right Posse ProponentsFormer sheriff Richard Mack is on a mission to resurrect the Posse Comitatus and recruit local law enforcement to his…IREHR’s Letter to the Texas Commission on Law EnforcementDear Texas Commission on Law Enforcement: We are reaching out to your office concerning upcoming events in Texas announced by…“Constitutional Sheriffs” Group Teams Up with Antisemitic ConspiracistOn the Fourth of July, the “Arise USA” buses roll into Keystone, South Dakota, for the “Resurrection Tour.” The stop…Klickitat County Sheriff Aligns with Far-Right GroupsControversial Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer declared he would “arrest, detain and recommend prosecution of any government official or agent”…People’s Rights Network to Host Writer for White Nationalist TabloidThis article is the fifth in an ongoing series documenting the intervention of the Far-Right People’s Rights network into the…The People’s Rights Campaign to Overturn Tribal Water and Fishing Rights in the Klamath BasinThis article is the fourth in an ongoing series documenting the intervention of the Far-Right People’s Rights network into the…People’s Rights Oregon and State Secession EffortsPeople’s Rights Oregon plans to create a secessionist state in East Oregon. These efforts highlight another aspect of the group’s…Sizing Up the People’s Rights Network in OregonThis article is the second in an ongoing series documenting the intervention of the Far-Right People’s Rights network into the…The People’s Rights Oregon Insurrection BlueprintA conflict is brewing in the Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon. Ammon Bundy, one of the Far-Right figures involved…Racists Respond to Guilty Verdict in Derek Chauvin Murder TrialEarlier today a Minnesota jury found Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree…“White Lives Matter” Mobilization Grows on Telegram, Shapes Up as National Socialist EventSince IREHR reported last Friday on the “White Lives Matter” marches being promoted on Telegram, two things have come into…“White Lives Matter” Marches Announced, Attracting White Nationalists and AntisemitesThe social media site Telegram has become widely known for offering a smorgasbord of the worst our society has to…As Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Surge, Six Asian Women Gunned Down in AtlantaGeorgia officials announced on March 18 that they will be charging Robert Aaron Long, 21, with eight counts of murder…White Nationalist Conference Attracts Former Trump Data DirectorWhile U.S. Representative Paul Gosar’s (R-AZ) appearance at Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist AFPAC II conference drew national press attention, another…IREHR in Kansas CityThe day after the white riot in Washington D.C., Leonard Zeskind wrote an op-ed on the event using data collected…Advance of the Groypers: Inside AFPAC IIAdvance of the Groypers: Inside AFPAC II While CPAC droned away, solidifying Donald Trump’s legacy, voter suppression, and the…CPAC and the Rise of Middle American NationalismLast weekend, the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, was held in Orlando, Florida, showcasing the dominant themes and actors…AFPAC II Speaker: “I am in complete support of the Siege on the Capitol”An announced speaker at the white nationalist-led America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) II slated for tomorrow in Florida declared…KrisAnne Hall on the Road, Bridging the Gap Between Far-Right and White NationalismIn the wake of the January 6 insurrection and certification of Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, IREHR is tracking…A Brief Look at Reproductive Justice in Indian CountryThe Roe v. Wade decision issued on January 22, 1973 affirmed women’s right to abortion without excessive government interference. However,…People’s Rights Leader in D.C. Jan. 6, Claims a Return for InaugurationWhile Ammon Bundy’s Far-Right group, People’s Rights, had spent weeks using the January 6 pro-Trump rally in Washington D.C. as…Beyond DC – Mapping Stop the Steal Insurrection Rallies in the StatesWhile attention was focused on the Far-Right insurrection Wednesday in Washington D.C., nationalist protests aimed at overturning election results also…“My mission…is to destroy the GOP,” says white nationalist Nick FuentesYesterday, IREHR reported on white nationalist Nick Fuentes’ prominent place in recent “Stop the Steal” events in Atlanta, Georgia; the…Other White Nationalist Responses to Election 2020Beyond the continuation of the GOP-targeting political strategy articulated by Nick Fuentes and the “groypers,” in the wake of the…Deciphering Nick Fuentes’ “Stop the Steal” SpeechesWhite nationalist and “Groyper” leader Nick Fuentes’ prominent role in the Atlanta “Stop the Steal” rallies, and the content of…White Nationalists prominent at “Stop the Steal” mobilization in GeorgiaOn Thursday, November 19, “Groyper” leader Nick Fuentes rolled past the Capitol Building in Atlanta, Georgia in the armored vehicle…“Stop the Steal” Mobilizations and Emerging Far-Right CoalitionsWith the last gasps of a Trump defeat, nationalists are morphing toward opposition–and possibly revolution. With a projected electoral victory…The Far-Right in the 2020 General Election Much attention has been focused on the presidential race this year, but down-ballot there were over one hundred…Ammon Bundy’s Antisemitism ProblemIn the wake of the release of the IREHR and Montana Human Rights Network report, Ammon’s Army, People’s Rights leader…Far Right Controversy in Canadian Military – Again…The Canadian military is once again embroiled in controversy following the much publicized arrest of Corey Hurren, who faces 22…IREHR Speaks at SCLC March & Rally in Kansas CityIREHR’s Leonard Zeskind spoke briefly at a “March on Kansas City for Justice & Peace” on Friday, September 4, 2020. …People’s Rights Protest Demonstrates Far Right Roots, AgainAmmon Bundy’s Emmet, Idaho-based People’s Rights touts itself as protecting people from a tyrannical government. “Who would you call right…Personal Remembrance of the Rev. C.T. VivianThe New York Times did the best obit-bio after the Rev. C.T. Vivian died, and they mentioned—briefly—his work with the…Ammon Bundy and People’s Rights Mobilize Following Arrest of Idaho-Based AllyFar right figure Ammon Bundy’s group, People’s Rights, is holding a protest on Saturday in Nezperce, Idaho. Best known for…“Canada Day” – far-right nationalists mobilize against COVID-19 restrictions and moreOn July 1, thousands of Indigenous people and allies gathered from coast to coast under the auspices of the Idle…Book Review: Race Against TimeBook Review Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era By Jerry Mitchell…Kansas State University Football Players Stand Up Against “Groyper” ActivismThe Kansas State University football team is taking a strong stand against racism in the wake of an incendiary racist…Three Percenters, Patriot Prayer Protest Clark County Sheriff, City ProsecutorFollowing a weekend rally on the Clark County Courthouse steps, about thirty-five Far-Right protesters mobilized in Clark County, Washington on…Far-Right, Militia to Press Clark County Sheriff to Join Reopen CauseFar-Right activists in southwestern Washington are mimicking the efforts of Michigan militia groups who helped turn a small-town barber into…Mapping Paramilitary and Far-Right Threats to Racial JusticeAbout this Resource Working with Political Research Associates, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights has been tracking reports…Three Percenters Pose with Olympia Police Officer, Sparks Need for Thorough InvestigationFollowing IREHR’s reporting on troubling relationships between Far-Right paramilitaries and law enforcement, this article opens a series looking at militia…Dangerous Liaisons: Some in law enforcement look to militia groupsThe protests demanding justice for George Floyd, and an end to police racism, have mobilized people across the country. As…Far-Right Militias and the COVID-19 InsurrectionKarl Manke is a seventy-seven year-old small town Michigander with a full head of silver hair, dark glasses, often wearing…Reopen Colorado and the “Groyper Mommy”As IREHR continues to track the nature of the ongoing “reopen” mobilization, it becomes ever more clear that the phenomenon…Proud Boys and the COVID-19 InsurrectionSince early April, protests aimed at rapidly reopening the economy have exploded across the country. Images of armed protesters screaming…New Far-Right Groups Protesting COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Directives (Updated 05/06)Latest Count 513 GROUPS 1,972,727 MEMBERS New Far-Right groups (“Liberate”, “ReOpen”, “Against Excessive Quarantine”, “Operation Gridlock”, “Lockdown”, etc.) formed on…New Effort to Inject White Nationalist Immigration Stance into College RepublicansIn late March, the first signs of a Groyper-linked national campus expansion emerged when the University of Maine College Republicans…Groyper Leader Nick Fuentes Calls for Trump “Rule by Decree”This week white nationalist and “Groyper” leader Nick Fuentes let out his inner fascist. In a series of tweets on…Forty-three years Later: The Legacy of the Oklahoma City BombingForty-three years ago today Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder rental truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in…Idaho Far-Rightists defy COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwtOQOoBk9cCoronavirus Pandemic, White Nationalist PlagueIn this article, IREHR takes a look at how white nationalists are framing the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in…Anti-Fascism in the Time of CoronavirusIn mid-14th century Europe a plague enveloped the continent. Named the Bubonic Plague or the Black Death, it was a bacterial…Coronavirus and the Militia-Sphere“This is what we train for boys and girls! Be ready!” declared a member of the online hub of The…Far-Right Calls for Violence Against Wet’suwet’en Defenders and Anti-FascistsThe outburst of protest across Canada and beyond that followed the RCMP invasion of Wet’suwet’en territory has inspired all who…An Affinity for Bigotry: Jaden McNeil of America First StudentsIn the wake of the IREHR special report, From Alt-Right to Groyper: White Nationalists Rebrand for 2020 and Beyond, and subsequent…Makah Whaling and the Anti-Treaty MobilizationIn mid-November 2019, administrative hearings in Seattle, Washington wrapped up in the latest stage of the Makah Tribe’s nearly 25…White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Booted from YouTubeNick Fuentes has been banned from YouTube, the white nationalist and “Groyper” leader tweeting today that his account had “been…IREHR Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en NationThe Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR) stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation and the inherent…“Groypers” Planning College Campus TourYesterday, IREHR released the report From Alt-Right to Groyper, detailing efforts by white nationalists to rebrand their cause and support…Freedom Foundation Expands to Pennsylvania, State Outreach Director a Fan of Family Research CouncilIn October 2019, IREHR reported that the Olympia, Washington-based Freedom Foundation had expanded its efforts to undermine union democracy to…Kitsap Patriots Tea Party Rebrands, Continues Same Old PoliticsThe Kitsap Patriots Tea Party (KPTP) is rebranding itself and looking to expand its geographic scope in 2020. On December…KC Forum on Today’s White Nationalist Movement Meeting SummaryOver 200 members of Kansas City area faith and community justice groups gathered on November 7, 2019 to learn about…Far Right “Constitutionalist” Krisanne Hall Back at the White HouseKrisanne Hall was back at the White House this week. This time, the far right activist reported attending a briefing…IREHR at Kitsap Human Rights ConferenceIREHR’s Chuck Tanner took part in a panel with members of Kitsap Showing Up for Racial Justice (Kitsap SURJ) on…Maryland Sheriff Speaks at Social Contract Press EventIn the period of the Donald Trump presidency, it is disturbingly clear that anti-immigrant politics are a conduit for white…Threats to a Welcoming KitsapADDENDUM: Just a few week after this report was issued, the Kitsap Patriots Tea Party re-branded itself as the Puget…ProEnglish Promoting Rep. Steve King’s English Only BillDemonstrating once again the link between racism and English Only politics, the group ProEnglish is promoting U.S. Representative Steve King’s…Canadian Anti-Fascists Targeted by “John Southern”Known as “doxing,” the practice of circulating photos and personal information of human rights and environmental activists has been used…Far Right Speaker at Washington State Farm Bureau Annual ConferenceFar right “constitutionalist” Krisanne Hall is scheduled to speak at the Washington Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting & Trade Show in…Kansas City event a huge successOn November 7, 2019, more than 200 people attended a 2-hour event in Kansas City entitled “Today’s White Nationalist Movement:…IREHR at Salt Lake City NAACPLeonard Zeskind gave the keynote address at the Salt Lake City’s NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet on October 25, 2019. Over…IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind in Kansas CityWhite (Nationalists) Whine Over Financial WoesTwo prominent Northwest white nationalists are complaining about recent financial woes. Shortly before being arrested in Norway en route to…Thwarted Anti-Semitic Bomb Plot Inspired by COTC’s Call for “Racial Holy War”FBI agents arrested Richard Holzer, 27, on November 1 in connection to an alleged plot to blow up the Temple…Greg Johnson Arrested in Norway, Falsely Claims to Have “Always” Condemned ViolenceSeattle, Washington-based white nationalist Greg Johnson, founder of Counter-Currents Publishing, was arrested this weekend by Norwegian authorities while en route…Freedom Foundation to Host Anti-LGBTQ Bigot Mike HuckabeeYesterday IREHR reported that the Olympia, Washington-based Freedom Foundation was expanding its operations to the State of Ohio amidst a…Freedom Foundation Expands to Ohio Amidst Anti-Union CampaignThe Olympia, Washington-based Freedom Foundation is expanding to the State of Ohio. At an October 23 press conference that included…Negative Population Growth Launches Campaign Against 14th AmendmentThe Alexandria, Virginia-based group Negative Population Growth (NPG) has announced a national campaign against the birthright citizenship provision of the…Citizen Journalism at Its Best: Noisy Waters Northwest and The Searchlight ReviewFor readers and activists looking for quality, well-documented research on far right and nationalist efforts to undermine democracy and advance…Krisanne Hall Confers with Trump Official on Immigration PolicyYesterday IREHR reported that far right “constitutionalist” Krisanne Hall had met with Trump administration officials in the White House on…Far Right “Constitutionalist” Krisanne Hall Headed to the White House, AgainWellborn, Florida-based “constitutionalist” KrisAnne Hall appears headed to the White House for the second time in recent weeks. On the…Sons of Vanguardism: American White Nationalists at the Scandza ForumOn November 2 U.S.-based white nationalists Greg Johnson and Kevin MacDonald are slated to speak at a gathering of the…Who is Greg Johnson?Gregory R. Johnson is a Seattle, Washington-based white nationalist vanguardist, author and activist. Johnson runs the white nationalist publishing outfit…A Call to InternationalismYesterday’s murder of two people near a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Yom Kippur fills our hearts with sadness and…IREHR in Mid-MissouriOn August 17, Leonard Zeskind led a two-hour workshop for 75 folks attending the MOVE Movement Power Building Summit in…Support Red Line Salish Sea Community Service ProjectRed Line Salish Sea (RLSS) is an Indigenous led organization focused on the protection of water, land, and air in…KrisAnne Hall Touts Her Anti-Racism, Calls for Gutting the 14th AmendmentTo hear “constitutionalist” KrisAnne Hall tell it, her appearance at an August 10 meeting of the Florida chapter of the…“Constitutionalist” KrisAnne Hall to Speak at White Nationalist EventFar right activist KrisAnne Hall appears to be venturing into new territory. The Florida-based, self-proclaimed “constitutionalist” is slated to appear…Holocaust Remembrance Day Speech: Courage and Resistance in the Face of EvilSpeech delivered on May 3, 2019, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at Congregation Kol Ami in Kansas City, Missouri. Many…UMKC YAF Brings Transphobic Far-Right Activist to Kansas CityOn April 4, 2019, Far-Right commenter, Michael Knowles, spoke on the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) campus. Invited by…In San Diego, Another “Lone Wolf” KillerJohn Earnest, 19, had graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, where his father was a teacher and the Anti-Defamation League’s…After Christchurch Massacre, WA State Secessionist Leader Lashes Out Against MuslimsFollowing the gunning down of fifty people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, by a white nationalist gunman, an…IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind Speaks at Unitarian Forum in Kansas CityOn March 10, Leonard Zeskind gave a speech entitled “From There to Here” at a forum at the Unitarian Universalist…Yellow Vests of a Different StripeIs a racist nationalist movement taking root in Western Canada? The Yellow Vests protests, gilets jaunes, originated across France…International Call to Action for Gidimt’en CheckpointIREHR is posting this Action Alert, an “International Call to Action for Gidimt’en Checkpoint,” in solidarity with the Gidimt’en and…Pierce County (Washington) Men Linked to Olympic College Patriot Front ActivitySince late 2017 the Patriot Front has menaced Olympic College (OC) in Bremerton, Washington (Kitsap County), posting racist and anti-immigrant…IREHR’s Zeskind on Tampa RadioOn October 30, 2018, IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind did a 30 minute interview with Rob Lorei of WMNF radio in the…Harold Covington DiesThis recap of the role of national socialist Harold Covington in the white nationalist movement was originally published in Searchlight…IREHR at Evergreen College ClassOn October 25 IREHR Board Member Leah Henry-Tanner and Advisory Board member Chuck Tanner spoke about issues facing Indian country,…Internationally Active Holocaust Denier DeadRobert Faurisson was born in 1929 of a French father and Scottish mother in the suburban village on Shepperton, about…Patriot Prayer Rallyhttps://youtu.be/VSJDz3fnTVoAnti-Racists Swamp White Nationalists in D.C., Racists Draw Mixed LessonsOn Sunday in Washington D.C. a crowd of thousands opposed to white supremacy and fascism overwhelmed in numbers some two…Evergreen Professor Zoltan Grossman on Unlikely AlliancesOn Thursday, September 13 (7:00-8:30 pm), Evergreen Professor Zoltán Grossman will be reading from his University of Washington Press book…Reverend William Barber II, IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind at Washington D.C. Teach-In to Counter White NationalismThe Reverend William J. Barber II, President of Repairers of the Breach, and IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind will speak August 10…Kitsap Patriots Tea Party to Host Anti-Tribal Property Rights ActivistIn March the Kitsap Patriots Tea Party (KPTP) hosted an appearance by Heidi Mund, a German citizen known internationally for…Harold Covington Dies.<br />Which Way the Northwest Front?Harold Covington, the leader of the national socialist Northwest Front, died in his apartment in Bremerton, Washington on July 21.…Who is Jason Kessler? <br /> White Nationalist “Unite the Right” Organizer Calls Himself a “Civil Rights” Activist and Charles Manson a “Misunderstood Genius”Jason Eric Kessler is a 34 year-old white nationalist from Charlottesville, Virginia, most widely known for his efforts to organize…Unite the Right 2 Approaches as White Nationalists Disunite on StrategyJason Kessler is at again. This time the lead organizer behind the August 2017 white nationalist/militia “Unite the Right” rally…Strategic Shifts for League of the South as National Conference ApproachesOn June 29-30 the League of the South will holds its annual conference in Wetumpka, Alabama. As the date approaches,…A look at the American Freedom Party / Council of Conservative Citizens Conference SpeakersThe list of speakers at American Freedom Party and Council of Conservative Citizens joint conference scheduled for June 15-17 in…What is the American Freedom Party?The American Freedom Party began in the bowels of the white power skinhead scene nearly a decade ago and has…Tribes Win Victory for Treaty Rights, Salmon Restoration. Time for a New Direction from the Attorney General of Washington State.On Monday, tribes in Washington State won a victory for treaty rights, salmon restoration, and those in the region who…IREHR at Pacific Lutheran UniversityOn May 2 IREHR Advisory Board member and researcher Chuck Tanner presented at the inaugural Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide…IREHR at Olympic CollegeOn April 25 IREHR Advisory Board member and researcher Chuck Tanner gave two presentations to audiences of students, instructors and…Kobach Held in ContemptOn April 18, federal district Judge Julie Robinson ruled Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court. The decision…Jury Finds Kansas Militiamen GuiltyOn April 18, three members of a Liberal, Kansas militia group that called itself the “Crusaders” were convicted of conspiracy…IREHR at Kansas City’s Black Agenda GroupOn Monday, April 16, Leonard Zeskind spoke about the Fourteenth Amendment at a meeting of the Black Agenda group. He…IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind Speaks to Community College StudentsOn Thursday, April 12, Leonard Zeskind spoke for 35 minutes in Kansas City, Missouri to several classes of Penn Valley…The (not so) Strange Bedfellows of Anti-Indianism: Bob Ferguson, the Citizens Equal Rights Alliance and Settler Colonialism. Part 1.This article opens a three-part examination of Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s appeal of a treaty-rights affirming decision by…Tohono O’odham Nation Rejects National Guard Deployment to their LandsTohono O’odham Nation – On April 9th, 2018 the Tohono O’odham Nation issued a statement to its Tribal citizens ensuring…Far Right Pro-Gun Rallies Target State CapitolsThe National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans (NCCPA) is promoting April 14 “Americans for America” pro-gun rallies at state capitols…Student Group to Host White Nationalist Jared Taylor at University of AlabamaAmerican Renaissance leader Jared Taylor is slated to speak at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on April 19. Taylor’s…Despite Setbacks White Nationalists Continue to Target CampusesIn the wake of March 4-5 confrontations between white nationalists and anti-fascists at Michigan State University, National Policy Institute leader…John Brown Statue DesecratedA statue of John Brown, standing in the Kansas City, Kansas black community near the remains of the Township of…IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind Speaks in OmahaOn March 23, 2018, Leonard Zeskind spoke about “White Supremacy and the Fourteenth Amendment” at the First Unitarian Church in…Guns and Racism: From the National Rifle Association to Far Right Militias and the Tea PartyThis weekend inspired us all. Young people around the country organized the March 24 “March for Our Lives” in response…Importing Bigotry: Heidi Mund and the Kitsap Patriots Tea PartyOn Monday, March 19, the Kitsap Patriots Tea Party (KPTP) hosted an internationally-known speaker who promotes anti-Muslim misinformation and bigotry.…Kobach Contempt Hearing HighlightsSecretary of State Kris Kobach was in a contempt of court hearing today. He is alleged to have violated parts…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day 7The Fish v Kobach trial closed today, but Judge Julie Robinson will hear arguments tomorrow morning on contempt of court…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day 6Jesse Richman, a professor at Old Dominion, retook the stand to begin day six of Fish v. Kobach. Richman and…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day 5Fish v. Kobach resumed this morning with a debate over the issue of Secretary of State Kris Kobach calling another…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day FourThe fourth day of Fish v. Kobach began with Elections Director, Brian Caskey, taking the stand. Once again, Secretary of…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day ThreeDay three began with the admission of a spreadsheet containing a list of 38 alleged noncitizens attempting to register to…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day TwoThe second day of the trial began with an administrative ruling in favor of the Plaintiffs that allowed Secretary of…Fish v. Kobach Trial – Day OneKansas Trial with National Implications for Accessing the Ballot Begins Today in Kansas, the federal bench trial began with a…Kyle Bristow Resigns from Foundation for the Marketplace of Ideas. What About Ryan Sorba?In the lead up to a March 4-5 gathering of white nationalists and national socialists at Michigan State University, the…IREHR’s Leonard Zeskind at Kansas City NAACP “African Americans and the Fourteenth Amendment” EventOn March 3, IREHR Board Member Leonard Zeskind spoke at a Kansas City, Missouri NAACP Black History event entitled “African…Access to the Ballot to be Tested in KansasOn Tuesday, March 6, in Kansas City, Kansas, a federal trial will begin that has critical implications for accessing the…The Foundation for the Marketplace of Ideas Brings National Socialism to Michigan State UniversityOn March 4-5, the Clinton Township, Michigan-based Foundation for the Marketplace of Ideas (FMI), will hold events in Michigan, near…What is the Foundation for the Marketplace of Ideas?The name, Foundation for the Marketplace of Ideas (FMI), suggests a gathering of libertarians or free-marketeers. According to the group,…Knoxville, Tennessee Rejects White NationalismIn February 2018, the Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP) kicked off a multi-state campus tour, entitled “National Socialism or Death,” at…Washington State Attorney General Attacks Tribal Sovereignty, Again: Challenges Skokomish Tribe’s Ownership of a RiverOn February 21st 2018, Washington State Assistant Attorney General Mike Grossmann announced that their office will be seeking to challenge the Skokomish…Vanguard America: National Socialism American StyleVanguard America is a white nationalist organization, of the national socialist variety, which promotes the creation of a whites-only nation-state…Please Donate to Red Line Salish Sea – Defend the Defenders Legal Support FundPlease make a donation to the Red Line Salish Sea – Defend the Defenders Legal Support Fund. Red Line Salish…What is the Republic of Florida?On February 15 the name “Republic of Florida” flew across news feeds around the country. The white nationalist group’s Tallahassee-based…Two bullets and murderous misfiresThe shooting death of Colten Boushie, a young Cree man, and the subsequent acquittal by an all-white jury has drawn…Armed Standoff Redux? Washington State Three Percenters Support Rancher in Conflict with Federal GovernmentIn the wake of the December 2017 mistrial in the case of Cliven Bundy – the racist Nevada rancher charged…Trump’s Promotion of Far-Right Islamophobic Video Raises AlarmsOn November 7, in Bromley—a district in the southeastern quarter of London, England—the Far-Right group, Britain First, attempted to hold…Racist, Anti-Semitic, and Militia Materials on Display at Kansas City Gun ExpoOn the weekend of September 30, RK Shows, Inc. held a survivalist and gun expo in Kansas City, Missouri. RK…Three Percenter Group Shows Force in Wichita, KansasOn September 9, in Wichita, Kansas, a “constitutional rights rally” was organized by Wichita for Trump and co-sponsored by III%…British Far-Right Leader to Speak in SpokaneUKIP Leader Nigel Farage to Speak at Washington Policy Center Conference On September 27, the Olympia-based Washington Policy Center (WPC)…Standing at the Crossroads: An Analysis of Events in Charlottesville, VirginiaOn Friday night, August 11, in Charlottesville, multiple hundreds of white supremacists from a mélange of organizations marched virtually undisturbed…Michael Hill from League of the South to Speak in CharlottesvilleStrong Connection to David Duke Among the speakers at a pro-Confederate rally to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia on August…Charlottesville 11, Loyal White Knights KKK 0 – Next Battle in AugustOn Saturday, July 8, 50 members of the North Carolina-based Loyal White Knights KKK rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, ostensibly in…Seattle “March Against Sharia” Features Anti-Muslim Bigotry, Emerging Paramilitary CoalitionsOn Saturday, some 120 people attended an anti-Muslim “March Against Sharia” at city hall in downtown Seattle. One of more…Kansas City Anti-Muslim Rally Sputters Before ProtestsOn Saturday, June 10, a small group gathered in Kansas City’s Washington Square Park for the March Against Sharia Law.…[VIDEO] Portland AltRight Rally Highlights New Far-Right Paramilitary CoalitionsIn his opening remarks at the June 4, 2017 AltRight Pro-Trump “Free Speech” rally in Portland, OR, Kyle Chapman (AKA “Based Stickman”)…Portland “March Against Sharia” Cancelled, Seattle Event OnIn response to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s call for the federal government to refuse permits for a far right “Free…Confronting Anti-Indianism in Skagit CountyA special report by Red Line Salish Sea and IREHR goes inside an effort to confront anti-Indian bigotry in Skagit…Anti-Indian to the Core: Elaine Willman, the Citizens Equal Rights Alliance and the Citizens Alliance for Property RightsOn May 20th the Skagit County Citizens Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR) is hosting Elaine Willman in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Titled…Anti-Indian Leader Comes to Skagit County, Rally Called to Support Tribal RightsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anti-Indian Leader Comes to Skagit County, Rally Called to Support Tribal Rights A leading national anti-Indian activist…The Battle at Three Corners: Is Nationalism A Response to Globalism?The following was written in 2001 for Searchlight, an anti-racist, anti-fascist magazine published in London. IREHR is posting it on…Outdoor Life on the Cartography of the American Lands CouncilThe hunting and fishing magazine, Outdoor Life, offers an interesting critique of the American Lands Council’s use of maps to…Steve Bannon Lambasted by Libertarians and Morning Joe in Wake of Health Care FailureIn the wake of the failure of the Trump administration to push through the American Health Care Act (AHCA), several…The Fight for Justice in the Coming YearsOn April 19, 1980, three members of the Justice Knights in Chattanooga burned two crosses in the middle of the…IREHR Speaks To Christian ClergyOn February 14, 2017, Leonard Zeskind was invited to speak to a group of 45 Christian ministers gathered in Johnson…New Documentary “Oklahoma City” Features IREHRA new documentary film entitled “Oklahoma City” retells the story of the bombing and the events that produced it. It…Searchlight magazine’s Gerry Gable turns 80. Happy BirthdayThe Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR), and anti-fascist comrades across the United States join in congratulating…Women’s March on RaleighTens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in 12 separate Women’s March events across North Carolina on Saturday, January 21st. Protest…
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