Cecil Prescod will not be speaking tomorrow evening during the Portland History Panel. M. Treloar is still on to begin presenting at 6:00 PM.
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Rose City Antifa is excited to bring you eight presentations related to antifascist and anti-racist struggle, beginning this Friday, July 23, 2010.

We would like to answer a few common questions here on the site.

All presentations are free of charge! If you are able to make a donation, we would gladly accept it, but there is no fee to hear our speakers.

No cameras, video, or audio recording devices. Out of respect for our audience and presenters, there will be no photos or recording without permission from organizers and speakers.

No weapons. You will be turned away if you bring any illegal weapon or firearm.

We welcome all ARA Network members and allies to the events listed below.  Individuals who have organized with fascists or engage in sexist, racist, homophobic, etc. behavior will not be tolerated.

Workshops and panels will take place at Portland State University's Smith Memorial Union, at 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201. Presentation information and speaker biographies can be found here.
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We frequently update this website, but do not always post the changes here on the front page.

This is just a reminder to keep an eye on the 2010 ARA Conference page and the Resources pages--in particular--for updates. We have added a few downloadable files to our Literature page, including the following short guide to racist symbols. Soon we will be adding speaker bios and presentation information for our conference!

And, as always, give our tip line a call at 971.533.7832 or write us at fight_them_back [at] riseup [dot] net if you see any of the following symbols in the area. It is helpful to include information about "who, what, when, where, why" in your tip.
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Rose City Antifa is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 16th annual Anti-Racist Action (ARA) Network Conference in Portland, Oregon from July 22 to the 25, 2010. The conference will include ARA's annual plenary, caucuses, and discussion on current issues facing antifascists. We are also organizing several workshops and social events that will be open to non-members. We hope all ARA members as well as anti-fascists who agree with our four Points of Unity will join us in July!

Workshops will be on a wide range of subjects including:
  • The Far Right and the Ecology Movement
  • Anti-Semitism and Holocaust-Denial
  • White Supremacy and the Police
  • Anti-Racist Organizing in Rural Communities
  • Left-wing Anti-Semitism and Left/Right Overlap
  • Anti-Fascist History
  • And several more…
Check out our website--rosecityantifa.org--over the next month for updated information regarding location, schedule, and public events.

Please note that only Network-affiliated chapters will be allowed to attend the plenary. If you are a part of a non-affiliated chapter or collective that wants to become affiliated with the ARA Network, please contact the organizers to receive registration materials. All friends of ARA are welcome and encouraged to participate during the rest of the weekend. We hope that you will come and add your voice to the movement!

If you are new to anti-fascism, please come and learn from our experience and help us open our eyes to new possibilities.

If you are a former member of the Anti-Racist Action Network, please come and get back in touch with us.

If you are an unaffiliated chapter, come to the conference, meet other antifascists and take the opportunity to learn more about ARA and the benefits of joining the Network.

Please mark the date on your calendar and plan to join us in Portland for our annual conference!

      In solidarity,
          Rose City Antifa, the Portland chapter of the ARA Network
          contact: fight_them_back [at] riseup [dot] net

Anti-Racist Action Network website: antiracist.org

Rose City Antifa website: rosecityantifa.org

Anti-Racist Action Network's 4 Points of Unity:
  1. We go where they go: Whenever fascists are organizing or active in public, we're there. We don't believe in ignoring them or staying away from them. Never let the Nazis have the street!
  2. We don't rely on the cops or courts to do our work for us: This doesn't mean we never go to court. But we must rely on ourselves to protect ourselves and stop the fascists.
  3. Non-Sectarian defense of other Anti-Fascists: In ARA, we have a lot of different groups and individuals. We don't agree about everything and we have a right to differ openly. But in this movement an attack on one is an attack on us all. We stand behind each other.
  4. We support abortion rights and reproductive freedom. ARA intends to do the hard work necessary to build a broad, strong movement against racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, discrimination against the disabled, the oldest, the youngest and the most oppressed people. We want a classless free society. WE INTEND TO WIN!
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Rose City Antifa is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Anti-Racist Action Network Conference  here in  beautiful Portland, Oregon, from July 22 to the 25, 2010.  The conference will include a variety of events, including lectures, workshops, and shows relating to anti-fascist struggle. Please continue to check back for updates.
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