INERTIA: ANTIFASCISM IN MOTION.

“United Against Fascism” A Week of Autonomous Action Reportback

It was only a week ago when over six cities and sixteen locations agreed to participate in a week of autonomous action. In cities across the so-called U.S., crews everywhere participated in an experiment of country-wide cohesion between spaces of geography and time. The result was something beautiful, and the momentum is only amplified by the gravity of the threat our communities face.

Antifascists were not the only ones getting active, however, and its important to track the actions of far right terror as they place into this national narrative.

Damn, all it took was one Nazi with a Molotov to kick off a week of firebombings?

While this is massively disheartening to watch, it is more difficult to find comfort when you haven’t even gotten over the last attack before the next is reported. The Alt-Reich is expanding their regularly scheduled string of assaults against Trans & Queer venues and events, doctors and hospitals. While only a small number within their ranks appear to have gotten the memo, these highly motivated arsonists are leading the way in a trend that may cause many of us our lives.

Antisemitism is in full swing and it affects us all. West Coast United Against Fascism stands with our Jewish comrades over at Jews Against Fascism – Everywhere. While there is a victim of fascism, we are them. While all of our communities are facing fascist onslaught, its imperative we remember the recent history of the German Holocaust and recognize the importance of addressing antisemitism – even within our ranks from the so-called U.S. Left.

In a moment of optimism, while the assaults increase in brutality & pace, we take revolutionary optimism in seeing our movements grow united and determined. Today, we are exercising a new form of Antifascism where we live in work that means to address fascism outside of the space they mobilize exclusively – but early, proactively, and where they seed their ranks as well.

We encourage you to get started on this work by using the free resources on our linktree:

https://linktr.ee/communityantifascistlinks

We are far past waiting for them to throw the first punch – the shots have been fired, and the warzone follows our impacted communities where ever they go.

You need to be training with others to defend yourself.

Ask us for resources on how we can keep.

Now down to the Week of Action.
A flag pole with an american flag sits in front of a lage building with tall grass. Near the bottom appears to be literature flyered to it.
Solano Community College
In front of a campus bookstore is a bulletin board. Adheared to the front is a white flyer that read "Every campus, every town. Where they go, we shut them down." with the logo for Turning Point USA.
Solano Community College
What appears to be a shelter for a bus stop has a flyer adheared to it. On the left side it has a ski mask thats cut in half, staring ominously. The top right reads "This area monitored by Antifa."
Solano Community College
Infront of the entrence to what appears to be the humanities building of a college, what appears to be a concrete handrail has a flyer adheared to it. The flyer reads "Warning, Queers Bash Back" with the queer front logo. The doorway to the humanities building is large glass doors with glass windows.
Solano Community College
The entrance to a campus building is two glass doors. Near the entry way is a trash can and a bike rack. Against the wall to the entryway is a flyer adheared to the wall. It reads "Warning Queers Bash Back" with a queer front symbol on it.
Solano Community College
A metal post in a campus parkinglot has a flyer adhered to it. The lot has a few cars and buildings in the background. The flyer reads "Every Campus, Every Town, Where They Go We Shut Them Down" with the Turning Point USA symbol on it. Various text is difficult to read below it. The West Cost United Against Fascism symbol sits at the bottom next to a Queer Front symbol and an Antifascist Action symbol.
Solano Community College
A metal fence line has a banner hanging from it that reads "We wont let Tulsa Happen Here." with a queer front painted on.
Sacramento, CA – Vigil for Tulsa, OK and the drag venue that got firebombed.
A row of battery powered candles and fire lit candles sit across a row of strewn pebbles and rocks across the ground. The darkness of the image is contrasted by the light from the candles.
Sacramento, CA – Vigil for Tulsa, OK and the drag venue that got firebombed.
A lamp post sits in the foreground of a city intersection with a setting sun barely glowing in the distance. The metal post is covered in stickers, ranging from a Queer Mahkno, "Trans Queer and Antifascist" with a Transgender Anarchist logo, and flyers issued by West Coast United Against Fascism that has information how to begin antifascist work.
A stickerbomb drop in Sacramento, CA.
What appears to be the corner of a bus stop with a field of grass and trees behind it has three flyers adheared to the corner. From left to right, the first flyer reads "Lavender Angels Have A Posse." The image has a group of people standing, one carrying a bat. The bottom of it has the symbols for the Queer Front, WCUAF, and the Trans Front. The second flyer reads "Warning, Queers Bash Back." with the Queer Front symbol. The third reads "We wont let Tulsa happen here." with a Trans Front symbol across it.
Sacramento, CA
A wall with a light glaring off of three posters. From left to right, they read "We wont let Tulsa happen here." with a queer front symbol at the bottom. The second image reads "Warning, Queers bash back. You are entering an antifa zone. Bigots transphobes and racists beware. Queers known to bash back here." A Queer Front is displayed across the middle. In the distance is a dark flyer with text on it. It is too difficult to read against the glare.
Sacramento, CA
A metal post has four flyers adheared to it. The background appears to be city traffic with tall buildings surrounding it. Flyers are posted two by two. Top left reads "When Nazis March We Stop Them. Antifascist Action Is A Community Defense Model." with various text. Bottom Left reads "Warning, Queers Bash Back." with a Queer Front symbol across it. Top right reads, "We Wont Let Tulsa Happen Here." with a Trans Front symbol on it. Bottom right has two people locking harms which reads "Lavender Angels Bash Back. Against Fascism, Against Racism, Against Cops."
Sacramento, CA
A metal post has three flyers adhered to it top to bottom. The background appears to be an outlet mall with cars. The first flyer reads "Lavender Angels Have A Posse." with the WCUAF logo, a Queer Front, and a Trans Front symbol. The second image reads "We Wont Let Tulsa Happen Here." with a Trans Front symbol. The third reads "Warning, Queers Bash Back" with a Queer Front symbol.
Sacramento, CA
A collage of photos are stacked tother. In the top left is a campaign sign that reads "Jeffrey Perrine." Sections have been painted over and filled it so that it reads "I Saw Jeffrey Perrine sniff dog farts." To the right of that photo is a bridge support beam tagged "1312" up and down in black paint. Another photo shows drawing on walls of trees and the words "Land Back" with anarchist circle a's. Another photo is what appears to be a city utility box with several stickers that read "Black Lives Matter" "Abolish Police" and a Proud Boy logo thats crossed out in red that reads "Proud Boys Fuck Off." An anarchist circle A is drawn between them. Another photo are two Jeffrey Perrine Campaign signs. The first one reads "Fuck Jeffrey Perrine and All Proud Boys." The second one is entirely painted and reads "Antifa 916" The last one is the back of a campaign sign. Its white with a black swastika crossed out in red. Written through it reads "West Coast Solidarity."
Roseville/Folsom
Above a street with heavy traffic is an enourmas bridge of peculiar design. Traffic roars below with trees and city buildings in the background. The bridge has tall, tall fencing and large, dome-like support links. On the fence, a large banner hangs. It reads "Kill Nazis. We Know Where You Live."
Portland, OR
A square sticker is adheared to a metal post. There is a horizon line between black and white where people carrying bags and children are walking from left to right. There is barbed wire going across that is being lifted up by the symol of a "circle a", the common symbol for anarchism. Below the people crossing the barbed wire reads "Freedom to move, Freedom to Stay, Freedom to Return. Abolish borders, stop violence."
Missouri
Two images adhear to a metal post. One reads "FCK NZS" in black and white. The one below it shows a picture of the Patriot Front symbol having legs, running away from a stick figure in all black, carrying a bat and wearing a balaclava with an anarchist "circle a" symbol on it. Below reads, "Better Run Nazi Scum"
Missouri
A square sticker on a variousu object reads "If Humans were naturally good, it wouldn't Make sense to govern over their actions, if Humans were naturally evil, why live in a system where they rule each other? Life without Law is possible." It includes an anarchist "circle a" and a QR code.
Missouri
A lamp post is covered in various styickers. The sticker of focus is circular with a Star of David at the top that reads "Fight Against Antisemitism." The rest of the text reads "You are entering an antifa zone. We are prepared to defend our Jewish Community." A chain ink fence is blurred in the foreground.
Los Angeles County
A lamp post is covered in various styickers. The sticker of focus is circular with a Star of David at the top that reads "Fight Against Antisemitism." The rest of the text is too distant to make out.
Los Angeles County
A lamp post is covered in various styickers. The sticker of focus is circular with a Star of David at the top that reads "Fight Against Antisemitism." The rest of the text is too distant to make out.
Los Angeles County
Three people stand on a bridge overpass with the sky behind them. Their fists are up. Infront of them hangs a sign that reads, "West Coast United Against Fascism!" The "a" in against is a circle A, used commonly to symbolize Anarchism.
Los Angeles County
A sign for directions is posted in front of a grass field. It reads "Land Development. Construction. Deliveries." Each with arrows guiding to the left. Over it are flyers attached to the sign which read "Queers Bash Back" "Stonewall was a fucking riot" on one with a skimask on it. The other reads "Warning Queers Bash Back" with a Queer Front symbol, a triangle with three arrows falling into the bottom left.
East Bay Area, California
A wooden post has a flyer attached to it. It shows a ski-mask on half the page. On the other half, it reads "Queers bash back" with a traingle with three bats going across it. The bats have spikes. Below it reads "Stonewall was a fucking riot!"
East Bay Area, California
A wooden post has a flyer attached to it. It reads "Warning, Queers Bash Back" with a Queer Front symbol on it, a triangle with three arrows.
East Bay Area, California
A grey wall in Downtown LA has red letters painted across it which read "hashtag United Against Fascism" all one word.
Downtown LA, CA
A flyer that reads "Every campus every town, where they go we shut them down" with a logo for TPUSA that reads "its just fascist campus organizing marketed to edgy dweebs." After some text, the bottom has the West Coast United Against Fascism logo, a Queer Antifa logo and an Antifascist Action logo.
Flyers posted in solidarity of the 10/30 day of action.
A rugged lamp pole with a flyer taped to it. Its black with a red arm squeezing a yellow snake with a swastika on the snake. Red letters at the bottom read "No mercy for fascism." A nearly empty rode is to the left of the pole and a nearly empty parking lot to the right.
Flyers posted in solidarity of the 10/30 day of action.
A flyer reads "when Nazis march we stop them. Antifascist action as community defense model." In the distance is a bridge.
Flyers posted in solidarity of the 10/30 day of action.
A green electric box with a white supremacist symbol on it has been covered up with antifascist stickers under a nearby overpass.
Flyers posted in solidarity of the 10/30 day of action.
A banner somewhere in Los Angeles County.
Antifascists in black wave flags and are surrounded by banners on a freeway overpass. One banner turned towards the camera reads "smash fascism!" with three arrows on the left and right of the text.
La Tijera Overpass, Los Angeles, California
A black banner stretched over the side of an overpass atop a busy freeway with cars passing under. The banner reads "iZona Antifascista! #unitedagainstfascism"
Lincoln Heights in Los Angeles
Two antifascists in black clothing drape a white banner with red and black text that reads "Antisemitism will be met with violence." with three arrows down the side.
South Bay Area, California
A group of studded jacket punks drop banners off the side of a freeway that read "SoCal is Antifascist" in black and red. A second banner reads "No room 4 Nazis."
Redlands, California
Banners hang off the 405 Freeway that read "SoCal is Antifascist" "Tikkun Olam!" heal the world with a Star of David on each side. A third canvas is the West Coast United Against Fascism with two hands gripping each others arms. To the side is someone waving a red and black flag from the top to the background of a clear blue sky.
405 Freeway, Los Angeles, California
Two large canvas sheets hang over the side of an active freeway. One reads "Solidarity with the jewish community." The other reads "West coast united against fascism." There are red and black flags waving on the overpass, road flares to the side and barely visible bodies in black clothes behind the fence. The traffic sign reads "Exit 518 Old Sacramento State Historic Park Next Exit."
Downtown Sacramento, CA over the Interstate 5 freeway.
A black banner with white text tied to a freeway overpass that reads "West Coast United Against Fascism" with three arrows in the corner. A canvas is draped next to it with a crossed out swastika. Cars drive underneeth.
Highway 101 in Southern California
Now look at all the things a United Antifascist Front can do in a week. Imagine what we can pull off in a month.

Shout out to all the amazing crews that participated and we look forward to the next week of action. We will be announcing an upcoming date to look out for towards the end of the month for another united call to action.

In the meantime, do your part locally to rage against the machine and stand united to halt the fascist advance. You do not need to be a professional, but you should be educating yourself on how to combat the spread of fascism in your community.

Remember to @joinmastadon before the lights go out at Twitter HQ. You’re invited to join our friends at Kolektiva.Social and stay up to speed on the newest developments in fascist activity & antifascist movements internationally. Special thanks to sub.media for keeping the lights on. We owe you a taco.

Stay tuned, keep the fire alive and remember that we’re strongest when we’re organized – together.

Contact us at WestCoastUnitedAF@riseup.net

A symbol of two hands holding each others arms. Surrounding it reads "West Coast United Against Fascism."