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You've answered a question on fitness 3 days ago, and I am interested, since you implied you knew about it in a self defense capacity, as well; do you know any sources or have any advice for self defense? would you be willing to go more in depth on it? if no, thank you anyways, but if so, it would be greatly appreciated! (p.s., bit tired so sorry for any poor wording)

Yeah, we've been actually asked about self defense a number of times. Here are some general thoughts from us about self-defense for anti-fascists. Our opinion on some of the most practical martial arts for anti-fascists. Even more of our opinions on this topic. And while we're at here, here's another post we did about physical fitness and one more for good measure!

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Breaking Amazon Union leader Chris Smalls released after being kidnapped and abused by Israeli military for five days.

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Time for the Antifa Action of the Month for August! Declare an antifa zone!

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ALERTA! ALERTA! LONDON ANTIFASCISTA! TOMORROW (August 1st)!

ALERTA! ALERTA! LONDON ANTIFASCISTA! Absolute banger of a lineup for this show on Friday August 1st, benefitting The International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund. Oi! legends The Oppressed + The Bois + Clobber + Jawless + Rabies Babies? Forest Gate is going to be bringing in August LOUD! Tickets will surely sell out, so get yours here while you can! Shoutout to our mates Clapton Punks for organising the event!

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He's the CEO of My Faith Votes, which drives conservative Christians to the polls. As CEO, he's also a sponsor of Charlie Kirk's odious Turning Point USA. Now Jason Yates is also a convicted child pornography collector, after being caught with a hard drive full of kiddie porn and pleading guilty! Making him far-right pedophile #122 on our list of far-right extremists who are also documented child sex predators. (BTW if you think that Jason is surely the only child pornography fan Charlie Kirk knows, look up former Turning Point USA event coordinator Adam Hageman!)

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Pour one out for a real one. Original antifa Octavio Alberola has passed away at the age of 97. Via Marcolino Jeremais:

Born into a deeply anarchist and rationalist family — his father was a teacher at the Ferrer i Guardia Modern School — Octavio experienced the horrors of the Civil War and exile, traveling through France and Mexico since the age of ten. It was in this exile that he absorbed liberal ideas, forged his character, and decided to devote his entire life to human emancipation.

He was associated with Juventude Libertária and CNT; participated in the July 26 Movement in Cuba. His struggle led him to found — as a representative of FIJL — the clandestine group Home Defense (1961-1965), which organized actions against Franco's regime and symbolic attacks with deep social and political content. In the mid-1960s, he founded the Group 1o de May (1966-1974), an internationalist anarchist alternative that denounced Franco oppression and terror with courage and determination. He was arrested in Belgium (1968) and in France (1974) he was arrested with 10 other companions for participating in the kidnapping of the director of the Bank of Bilbao in Paris, Baltasar Suárez, in protest against the execution of Salvador Puig Antich. He spent almost a year and a half behind bars for his steadfast commitment.

After Franco's death, he continued the democratic resistance: collaborated with CGT in Spain, COJRA in France, Radio Libertaire and various memory rescue initiatives, such as the review of Franco trials and support for libertarians in Cuba. He was an essayist, lecturer and a polyglot of critical thinking, able to debate quantum physics and art with the same passion with which he denounced social injustice. His life was a testimony of thought in action, of conscious rebellion, of an armed struggle contextualized by oppression, but always permeated by the ethical imperative of not harm innocent people.

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On this day in 1962, Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists got the Manchester welcome they so richly deserved.

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Well well well, turns out ICE are willing to lie on the stand to justify locking people up.

Hope you're sitting down to receive the SHOCKING NEWS that ICE Gestapo lied through their teeth about protestors they arrested in LA in June!

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The International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund has made a contribution to the legal defense of eleven anti-ICE protestors facing serious charges after a July 4th protest at the Alvarado, Texas ICE detention center. Full story in the link above. Help defend the Alvarado 11 by contributing to their defense fund here. Keep the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund in the fight by topping it off here.

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Hey, do you have any recs for functional/battle readiness fitness resources that aren’t paramilitary fash bullshit? I hit the gym pretty regularly, but I want to find a fitness program that will have me ready to carry an injured comrade, or navigate obstacles and barriers, or fight back if it comes to it. The gym will help with that, but it’s not gonna get me there. A lot of shit militia types or Internet grifters have programs like that but I’m looking for something that isn’t trying to prep me for the race war or sell me their anal repository testosterone booster supplements or whatever the fuck.

Thanks for all of your good work.

So we are talking strictly physical fitness & not self-defense, correct? FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT THING: ANY physical training someone does > NO physical training, no matter what that training is. Heck, just getting out your door and going for a walk for 30min. counts (in fact, do two 30min. walks per day and you'll see physical/health improvements within a month!) So the kinds of things you're looking to train for fall under a category called "functional fitness." This is a training philosophy that emphasizes improving the kinds of everyday movements and tasks you might ask your body to do, to make them easier for you and less likely to result in injury. The five categories that functional fitness programs emphasize are body composition, muscular endurance, muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. Functional fitness training can incorporate a variety of training techniques, including bodyweight exercises, weights, bands, circuit training, and even High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T.). The kinds of exercises you do for functional fitness tend to be compound exercises, emphasizing using large and multiple muscle groups at the same time, as opposed to exercises that isolate muscle groups (like bodybuilders tend to train). We think building a training program around the Big Three is a good idea! Squats, Deadlifts and (to a lesser extent) Bench Press are fantastic at engaging and training multiple muscle groups that you use in everyday life, performing everyday tasks. One of our crew trains this way: -2-3 warmup exercises with light weights and 10-15 reps -A Big Three variation (e.g. one day could be back squats or heel elevated squats or front squats or Zercher squats - varying the exercise keeps it challenging for your body and improves outcomes!) for 4-6 sets (incl. initial warmup set). -3-4 more focused sets covering other muscle groups -10-15min. cardio to end the session. FOR EXAMPLE, tonight's workout is: 1 set of 10 reps of goblet squats 30sec. of pogo hops 1 set of 8 reps of Lu raises 5 sets of 3 reps of broad/long jumping 4 sets of sumo deadlifts (10 reps/8 reps/6 reps/10 reps), with weight progressing to the 3rd set and then dropping 20% on the 4th set 4 sets of 9 reps of kneeling one-arm dumbbell presses 3 sets of 7 reps of tall plank dumbbell rows 15 mins jumping rope or assault bike (or both!) (For beginners reading this, it's a real good idea to work with a qualified trainer for a few sessions to get your movements right, especially on the Big Three, to make sure you're lifting safely!). A web search for "functional fitness program" will find out all sorts of training you can try and maybe even some local trainings that specialize in this. Final note: training in a martial art 2-3 times a week will really improve your cardio + give you the skills you might need to fight your way out of a bad situation. We like Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu jitsu for this, but like we said any training > no training!

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Some excellent, UK-specific tips for staying safe when taking anti-fascist action. Please note we're not lawyers and we're not offering legal advice + you should do your own legal research + several of these tips do not apply outside of the UK.

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do you or any of your followers know if there are any protests being organised against the Online Safety Act in the UK? my usual channels have been failing me...

We haven't come across any and tbh most UK anti-fascists we know of are quite focused on responding to the growing wave of anti-migrant hate/violence at the moment.

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Not only is today The International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners, in Italy it's also the anniversary & celebration of the end of Mussolini's fascist reign. July 25, 1943 was the day when news spread across Italy of Mussolini's arrest and his regime's downfall. That day, many Italians made enormous pasta meals to share with friends and neighbours, as a cheeky final defiant act against a dictator who, among a whole list of terrible things, tried to ban pasta! IN ITALY! The article above goes into fascinating detail about this point in history and the efforts to rekindle the tradition of pastasciutta antifascista! Please raise your forks tonight in antifascist solidarity!

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In the wake of attacks on a fascist-run bookstore and a police station in Florence, Italy, authorities rounded up 40 people. After a lengthy court process, three people – Giovanni “Giova” Ghezzi, Salvatore “Ghespe” Vespertino, and Pierloreto “Paska” Fallanca – were convicted. Salvatore and Pierloreto are presently serving their sentences. Giovanni was released in January 2020 after serving 15 months in prison + 8 months of house arrest.

Their support group is providing updates here. You can find information about how to send contributions to Ghespe and Paska here.

Write to Paska: Pierloreto Fallanca Via camporgnago 40 20141 Milan Italy

Write to Ghespe: Salvatore Vespertino Casa di Reclusione Spoleto Località Maiano, 10 06049 Spoleto (PG) Italy

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In 2017, Russian FSB agents arrested six anti-fascists as they played airsoft in the woods. After several documented torture sessions that included protracted beatings and electrocution, FSB agents arrested four more anti-fascists and fabricated a terror cell called “the Network” to prosecute the ten anti-fascists.

Two of the arrestees cooperated with the state, signed confessions, and provided information to implicate the other arrestees. Of the remaining arrestees, six have been convicted and received very severe prison sentences while two await trial.

Details about the arrestees are available in English, German, Polish, and Russian on their support group’s website. Donations to help with their legal costs and to support their families can be made here. We have addresses for six of the eight remaining arrestees, who are accepting mail in Russian only (letters that are not in Russian will not be accepted)

Andrey Chernov Adress: SIZO-1, 440039 Russia, Penzenskaya obl., Penza, ulitsa Karakozova 30, Chernov Andrey Sergeevich, 1989 Ilya Shakurskiy Adress: SIZO-1, 440039 Russia, Penzenskaya obl., Penza, ulitsa Karakozova 30, Shakurskiy Ilya Alexandrovich, 1996

Viktor Filinkov Adress: SIZO-3 FSIN, 191123 Russia, St. Petersburg, ul. Shpalernaya 25, Filinkov Victor Sergeevich, 1994

Vasiliy Kuksov Adress: SIZO-1, 440039 Russia, Penzenskaya obl., Penza, ulitsa Karakozova 30, Vasiliy Alekseevich Kuksov, 1988

Dmitriy Pchelintsev Adress: 440042, Penza, ul. Molodogvardeyskaya, 9, PKU IK No. 4, PFRSI, Pchelintsev Dmitriy Dmitrievich, 1992

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In February 2023, European anti-fascists coordinated efforts to disrupt an annual gathering of neo-nazis held in Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian police coordinated with police agencies in other countries to track down and arrested anti-fascists they accuse of participating in the disruptions. Currently, 17 anti-fascists are being held in prisons in Hungary and elsewhere. Donations to support the Budapest arrestees can be made here. Budapest case prisoners that you can write directly to: Paul Müntnich; Leipzig Prison; Leinestraße 111; 04279 Leipzig (please note: do not send any newspaper articles – copies or originals – as Paul is not currently allowed to receive them!)

Nele Aschoff; Chemnitz Prison; Thalheimerstraße 29; 09125 Chemnitz

Luca Amelie Schaller; Bielefeld-Brackwede Prison; PO Box 14 04 40; 33625 Bielefeld

Emilie Dieckmann; Luckau-Duben Prison; Lehmkietenweg 1; 15926 Luckau OT Duben You can write to Maja , Zaid, Moritz, Clara, Paula, Nele, Paul, Luca, Emmi and Johann via email to: solibriefe-budapest@systemli.org. Please include the name you’d like to use + how you would like your message to be sent to the prisoner you’re writing to (email/physical mail/in-person).

You can write to Hanna via this address: Rote Hilfe Local Group Nuremberg c/o HANNA Eberhardshoferstraße 11 90429 Nuremberg You can write to Tobi via this address: Schwarzer Risse c/o Prisoner’s Post Tobias E. Gneisenaustr. 2a 10961 Berlin The support team for the Budapest arrestees have the following tips for writing directly to the prisoners: -No comments on the ongoing proceedings. -The investigation is ongoing, possibly also for criminal organization under Section 129 of the German Criminal Code. This means that the mail will be read and may end up in the investigation files, including certain contents and names. Decide consciously how much you want to reveal about yourself. You can also write to the prison under a different name (see above). -Otherwise, don’t be too hung up on what exactly you should write. The gesture alone will lift the spirits. Typed and scanned letters are acceptable. Prisoners also appreciate pictures/photos and recipes. -Please enclose stamps (€0.95) which we will forward to the prisoners and indicate in your letter to them how many stamps you have enclosed.

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Vladyslav "Iskra" Zhuravlev left his law studies to volunteer in the Ukrainian military and was stationed on the Russian-Ukrainian border from 2017 until Russia crossed that border in February 2022. Vladyslav was captured by Russian forces in April 2022 and has been held in captivity ever since. Reports have surfaced indicating that Vladyslav has been subjected to severe torture while being held as a prisoner of war.

You can sign this petition to ask Ukrainian authorities to prioritize the negotiation of Vladyslav's release.