{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#89: The Battle of York, January 2002\u2014Anti-Fascism, Then and Now","description":"In this episode, we share an audio version of a recently published account from the history of anarchist struggles against fascism. On January 12, 2002, hundreds of neo-Nazis gathered in York, Pennsylvania to promote white supremacy. Anarchists and other opponents of fascism throughout the region mobilized to oppose them, making common cause with locals and sending the fascists packing in a clash that came to be known as \u201cthe Battle of York.\u201d Twenty-one years later, a participant in the day\u2019s events recounts the clashes and reflects on what has changed since then, comparing the events in York with those in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017. This account is adapted from a memoir forthcoming on PM Press, entitled The Anarchist International. {February 6, 2023} -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Ex-Worker Introduction {0:01} January 2022: The Battle of York\u2014Anti-Fascism Then and Now {0:38} The Gathering Storm {1:52} On the Prowl: Saturday, January 12, 2002 {7:29} The Battle of York {17:44} Conclusion {44:36} This episode is an audio version of January 2002: The Battle of York: Anti-Fascism, Then and Now. Want to learn more about anarchist struggles against fascism in the past and today? Start with The Ex-Worker\u2019s two episodes on the subject, [#11, \u201cNever Forgive and Never Forget\u201d](https:\/\/crimethinc.com\/podcasts\/the-ex-worker\/episodes\/11) and [#12. \u201cRemembering Means Fighting\u201d](https:\/\/crimethinc.com\/podcasts\/the-ex-worker\/episodes\/12). We\u2019d also recommend CrimethInc.\u2019s previous articles, which include \u201cHow Anti-Fascists Won the Battle of Berkeley\u201d (2018) \u2013 don\u2019t miss the audio version here \u2013 as well as \u201cThe Long Struggle Against Fascism in DC\u201d (2018), our poster on the two faces of fascism and flyer on Anti-Fascism as Self-Defense (2017), \u201cNot Your Grandmother\u2019s Anti-Fascism\u201d (2017), \u201cAntifa Sisters\u201d (2017), the point-counterpoint analyses \u201cDoes Trump Represent White Supremacy or Fascism?\u201d and \u201cYes, Trump Represents Fascism\u201d (2016), and more. The author in this episode makes reference to the 2017 fascist rally in Charlottesville which resulted in the death of Heather Heyer. To learn more, check out Ex-Worker Epsiode #56: Triumph and Tragedy in the Struggle Against Fascism, as well as the articles One Dead in Charlottesville: Why the Right Can Kill Us Now, Charlottesville and the Rise of Fascism in the USA: What We Need to Do, From J20 to Charlottesville: Repressing Dissent From Above and Below, Why We Fought in Charlottesville, and The Lessons of Charlottesville a Year Later: How the Terrain Has Changed. We\u2019d recommend the books Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook by Mark Bray and Fascism Today: What It Is and How To End It and Why We Fight by Shane Burley. There\u2019s also a new history of Anti-Racist Action called We Go Where They Go. ","author_name":"The Ex-Worker","author_url":"http:\/\/crimethinc.com\/podcast","html":"