Charlottesville

One Year Later: Lessons from Charlottesville

August 16, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, White Supremacy

by Phil Wilayto of the Virginia Defenders, Aug. 13, 2018 This Aug. 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the murderous “alt right” rally in Charlottesville, Va.. The mainstream media have been bursting with commentary, but almost all of it misses the most important lesson from that infamous event: that it was a tremendous victory. On Aug. 12, 2017, some 500[…]

Letter from Charlottesville to Ukraine

January 18, 2018 UNAC Editor Neo-Nazis

by David Swanson, first published on DavidSwanson.org, Jan 15, 2018 Nazi rallies in the news in recent years have most prominently been held here in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, and in Ukraine. I want to send thoughts of solidarity to those in Ukraine resisting fascism. And I want to let you know that some of us are urging our government in[…]

Report From Charlottesville and Richmond

August 23, 2017 Phil Wilayto The War at Home

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 14 — News of the brutal murder of 32-year-old Heather Heyer by a white supremacist in Charlottesville, Va., along with injuries to dozens of other people, has spread around the world. Solidarity statements are being issued from many countries. U.S. politicians of all stripes – with the notable exception of President Donald Trump – are condemning the[…]

‘Cops and Klan, Hand in Hand’: Lessons of Charlottesville

August 19, 2017 Sara Flounders The War at Home

By Sara Flounders posted on August 15, 2017 on Workers World Website Flounders was a participant in the Aug. 12 Charlottesville, Va., anti-racist mobilization. Heather Heyer’s last post: “If you are not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” The racist “Unite the Right” mobilization in Charlottesville on Aug. 12 exposed once again the collusion of the capitalist state, its repressive police agencies and[…]

The Story of Charlottesville was Written in Blood in the Ukraine

August 17, 2017 Ajamu Baraka Connecting the Dots

by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka “While I recognize the danger of the violent right-wing movement, I am more concerned with the right-wing policies that are being enacted into law and policy by both Democrats and Republicans.” https://blackagendareport.com/story-charlottesville-was-written-blood-ukraine What is the character of racist right-wing politics today? Is it the crazed white supremacist who plows into an anti-fascist demonstration[…]