Digital Activism and Antifa: Panel Discussion and Cryptoparty
Saturday, March 24, 4pm – 6 pm

The resistance movement to fascism and white supremacy is diverse and creative, adapting to increasing threat and propaganda in the digital world. This panel discussion will explore the resistance to fascism and white supremacy, followed by a Cryptoparty for a hands-on workshop to learn more about the projects discussed. Groups joining us have developed tools that challenge white supremacy with projects that identify and remove online propaganda and through skillshares to enable us to protect ourselves.

Our first hour will be a panel discussion and Q&A. This will be followed by the Cryptoparty, where we will split into small groups to work with panelists regarding their projects. Feel free to bring your own laptop! Visit our website for more info.

Film Screening: She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
A Collaboration with Occupy Kensington at Interference Archive
Sunday, March 25, 7pm

Occupy Kensington is putting on a screening of She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry in belated honor of International Women’s Day. We are excited to have as our special guests Jo Freeman, who is featured in the film and is an OK member. Jo is an icon of the feminist movement, and the author of The Bitch Manifesto. Don’t miss this timely film, which runs approximately 90 minutes. Jo will respond to our questions and comments at the end of the screening. Find more info on our website.

On the Art and Activism, Ebb and Flow of Global Brooklyn: A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 27th, 7-9pm

Join us for a panel discussion with Savitri D, Dulcie Canton, Brennan Cavanaugh, Robin Laverne Wilson, Mark Noonan, and Benjamin Heim Shepard on the activism, aesthetics, and changes taking place in Brooklyn along its waterfront and throughout the borough. The speakers will explore the aspirations and struggles of local residents, the work of artists, and the battles to save community in this globalizing space. Visit our website for more info.

Film screening: ANTIFA
Thursday, March 29th, 7pm

Since the election of Donald Trump, acts of racist violence have proliferated across the United States. Racists and misogynists feel emboldened to express and act on their views. White nationalist groups and resurgent traditional white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan have used Trumps victory to gain new recruits. All that stands in their way are the groups of anarchists, communists, and socialists who have taken it upon themselves to prevent fascism from becoming a powerful political force in the United States.

This film tells the story of what “Antifa” is and why people are using these tactics to confront racism and fascism in the US today. Visit our website for more info.

no. NOT EVER. at Interference Archive
Exhibition Dates: January 18 - April 15, 2018

Interference Archive is partnering with the Seattle-based collaborative If You Don’t They Will to host their installation of no. NOT EVER. alongside a curated selection of material from Interference Archive’s collection.

no. NOT EVER. is a multi-media, interdisciplinary, immersive installation that provides an anti-racist, anti-fascist framework for understanding the rise of white nationalism in the current moment. This video-based “living archive” depicts a wide-range of rural and suburban organizing strategies from the 1980’s and 1990’s that say “no. NOT EVER.” to white nationalism in the Pacific Northwest.

In response to the Northwest Territorial Imperative, a late 1970’s call to (re)create a white homeland in the Pacific Northwest, a network of 120 rural and suburban grassroots groups organized to counter white nationalist attacks on their communities. Some of these groups consisted of a few people, some were formalized non-profits with a board of directors, some were only around for five years, and some still exist today. The activists interviewed developed invaluable creative and resourceful ways to differently counter a variety of white nationalist assaults in and on their communities. Their strategies break down isolation, provide networks for resource and research sharing, and challenge urban assumptions and stereotypes about rural and suburban organizing.

no. NOT EVER. is an installation that combines video footage from archival interviews, interactive research stations and a community resource guide. This dynamic “living archive” functions as a participatory teaching tool and as an intergenerational bridge to support ongoing efforts to say no. NOT EVER. to white nationalism in a wide range of communities and contexts.

If You Don’t They Will is a Seattle-based collaboration that provides concrete and creative strategies to counter white nationalism through a cultural lens.

For the Brooklyn installation of no. NOT EVER., Interference Archive will draw from its collection to provide an additional lens into the history of anti-fascist organizing. The exhibition will present posters, newsletters, buttons, and vinyl albums from campaigns and organizations from the 1960s to the present. Visit our website for more information.