Reposted from Twin Cities IndyMedia:

In the 1980s the Twin Cities were a hotbed of Neo-Nazis and racist skinhead gangs, some of which were violent and others which were openly organizing working class white young people to further an agenda of hate and intolerance. Many folks in Twin Cities communities began organizing a response and eventually drove most of the nazis and racist skinheads out and underground through a multi-decade struggle. Among the first groups to organize a response were young punks who formed street crews that eventually founded Anti-Racist Action (ARA). ARA chapters quickly spread to other cities and still exists in other states today. Kieran, Molly and Katrina spoke at Macalester College on April 1 about the history of ARA in Minneapolis, copwatching, sexual assault within the movement and the ongoing struggle against overt and covert white supremacy.
Rose City Antifa would like to note that there are a couple factual errors in the beginning of Kieran's speech regarding the shooting of Luke Querner. Shortly after the attack on Luke, when this speech at Macalester occurred, it was believed that Luke what shot multiple times. We now know that only one bullet hit him. Although this bullet nearly killed him, we do not yet know the degree of permanent damage.
 


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