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DESCRIPTION:The ultra-right has had its sights on the Bay Area and we need a 
 community-wide, community-led organization to stop them!\n\nCommunities 
 Against Racism and Fascism (CARF) is committed to building a democratic, 
 direct-action united front to counter the ultra-right. All those targeted 
 by violent bigotry have a stake in this fight. Let’s come together and 
 build large, bold, forceful, loud, yet disciplined and orderly protests 
 that directly confront the white supremacists. Jews, immigrants, unionists 
 and unorganized workers, women, people of color, socialists, Muslims, 
 LGBTQ+, and all those being scapegoated: come together and fight back with 
 a strong, unified voice of resistance!\n\nThe far right wing, emboldened by 
 the Trump presidency, is stirring and staging public events in search of 
 recruits. They are especially targeting the Bay Area, a renowned stronghold 
 of diversity and home of the free speech movement. Incidences of bigotry 
 targeting Muslims, Jews, Blacks, Immigrants, and LGBTQ+ have increased 
 throughout our region this year.\n\nVicious misogynist and "western 
 chauvinist" Milo Yiannopoulos, an agitator formerly with right-wing 
 Breitbart News, has twice riled up protests at the University of California 
 at Berkeley this year. Far-right group Patriot Prayer and their associates 
 threatened to appear in Berkeley and San Francisco in August, but were 
 forced to cancel due to an outpouring of outraged resistance. But the 
 bigots seem intent on returning.\n\nWe cannot allow the ultra-right to win 
 the free speech war, whose epicenter is Berkeley. These bigots argue that 
 our protests are a violation of their free speech rights. Not so. We have 
 the right to exercise our free speech to protest, out-shout, out-organize 
 and outnumber the ultra-right. The Department of Homeland Security has 
 classified Antifa as ‘domestic terrorists.’ This is a state-run 
 witch-hunt, based on gross mischaracterization of our movement and intended 
 to fracture our anti-fascist opposition and silence us.\n\nWe have the 
 right to defend ourselves and our movements from fascist violence. We have 
 to assert that right in large, organized counter-protests where we confront 
 the ultra-bigots when and where they appear.\n\nIt is time to drive the 
 white supremacists back under their rocks! All who strive to defend and 
 enhance civil rights and civil liberties are welcome to help build a united 
 front against the fascists!\n\nJoin Communities Against Racism & Fascism 
 (CARF) for our next community meeting!\n\nFriday, December 8th, 7:00pm\nNew 
 Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., San Francisco, CA\n(at Ellis Street, near 
 Civic Center BART, Muni lines 19, 31, 38, 47, 49)\nWheelchair 
 accessible\n\nFor info: 415-864-1278 • CARFbayarea@gmail.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/07/18805160.php
SUMMARY:Coming Together to Fight Ultra-right Assaults
LOCATION:New Valencia Hall\n747 Polk St. (near Ellis)\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/07/18805160.php
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