From Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair
July 3, 2024
On the afternoon of June 29, two well-known fascists—Monica Buckley and real estate developer David Moritz—attended a bookfair session at the West Asheville Public Library. Their intentions in being at “Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance” were not benign; they were there to provoke a conflict and sell a false narrative that the Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is an antisemitic event. This is a pattern of behavior locally and elsewhere. For instance, David has attempted to force his way into Palestinian solidarity encampments at the University of California in Los Angeles and here in Asheville with the goal of inciting conflict.
Last Saturday, the fight that these two white supremacists instigated resulted in the injury of multiple antifascists and one arrest. Afterward, Monica—who bragged about starting the brawl by tackling a bookfair attendee—stayed in the neighborhood, harassing and threatening community members from a car. This escalatory behavior is no surprise. It was a planned disruption by individuals with extreme, genocidal beliefs who have publicly called for the suppression of solidarity with Palestinians.
The Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is a five-year-old event featuring speakers, books, and art against fascism in all of its forms (check out our session schedule—it speaks for itself!). We stand in solidarity with everyone who was harmed or traumatized by Monica and David. We share our love and concern for those who are now facing harassment as a result of their lies. We extend support to bookfair participants who are, or may in the future, face charges.
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Surveillance Cameras :(
anon (not verified) Thu, 07/04/2024 - 13:14
Can we please, PLEASE, stop using buildings with surveillance cameras to host our events in???? Or atleast disable or cover them??
We need to back camover and
EmmaAintDead Sun, 07/07/2024 - 16:25
In reply to Surveillance Cameras :( by anon (not verified)
We need to back camover and update the rules to include Ring, Nest, and other smart cams
This should have been
Blackbush distro (not verified) Thu, 07/04/2024 - 17:09
This should have been anticipated by the organizers, as many folks we spoke to before were concerned about this happening. Folks were aware of these specific provocateurs, as well. We had a bad taste in our mouths, went home afterwards.
Let us know if you need help preventing this shit bext year.
It would be so weird if their
anon (not verified) Thu, 07/04/2024 - 19:38
It would be so weird if their cars and houses caught on fire
There is literally no good
anon (not verified) Fri, 07/05/2024 - 12:31
In reply to It would be so weird if their by anon (not verified)
There is literally no good reason to post a comment talking about arson, whatever your feelings on the matter. Comments like this not only are gross and pointless and endanger peoples lives, but they add stigma and give the state more ammunition to attempt to make spurious claims between anarchist events and terrorism.
Keep your instigator online troll bs to yourself.
This is nonsense. Do you
Fire Fire (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 13:16
In reply to There is literally no good by anon (not verified)
This is nonsense. Do you think the state needs more ammunition to go after anarchists? A carefully worded anonymous comment on an anarchists website, that also aims to protect privacy, only serves to create community and share good ideas for other anarchists. Stop bad-jacketing anarchists that don't want to hide and sit on their hands.
We believe it is still possible to rebel today, even in the computer era.
It is still possible to penetrate the monster with a pinprick.
Our enemies are vulnerable. All you need is to be decided.
Seems to me like the only
anon (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 13:25
In reply to There is literally no good by anon (not verified)
Seems to me like the only "terrorism" that occurred at this anarchist event was delivered by the fascists Monica Buckley and David Moritz who beat up some anarchists unaware that anarchist events are a combat sport.
"Keep your instigator online
anon (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 14:06
In reply to There is literally no good by anon (not verified)
"Keep your instigator online troll bs to yourself."
Why don't you go tell that to these White supremacists that attempted to violently disrupt the event? They're the first instigating trolls afaik. bootlicker.
Wait are you people against
anon (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 14:27
In reply to There is literally no good by anon (not verified)
Wait are you people against arson? Is this the position from the anarchists in the area? Lmao.
Wrong, they're only against
anon (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 18:15
In reply to Wait are you people against by anon (not verified)
Wrong, they're only against arson when it's against them and their people. They're totally fine with arson on poor and non-White tenants, and that's an old dirty tactic of landlords.
OoOoh if only a disgruntled
Tristram (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 16:23
In reply to It would be so weird if their by anon (not verified)
OoOoh if only a disgruntled beggar had incinerated the decrepit hovel my witless mother inhabited (whilst she was absent of course) on that miserable night 9 months by my ab ovo was conceived I would not be here now in my miserable dysfunctional way having to endure these tortuous discourses concerning fire and welfare of property!
Anti-Palestinian Bigotry & Anti-Jewish Bigotry
Wayne Price (not verified) Sun, 07/07/2024 - 12:37
Apparently this time the white nationalists were attacking pro-Palestinians. At other times they have tried to join anti-Zionist demonstrations. Either way they are fascists and white supremacists and must be opposed.
The right can't decide
EmmaAintDead Sun, 07/07/2024 - 16:35
In reply to Anti-Palestinian Bigotry & Anti-Jewish Bigotry by Wayne Price (not verified)
The right can't decide between following the "alt-right" celebs pressing for a judeo-christian front against the Arab world via a Jewish ethnostate and effectively doing a 180 on their 90s/00s position against the "ZOG" threat or taking an actual outright anti-semetic stance that's consistent with their historical position but tacitly endorsing the strengthening of the Arab world in doing so.
If the political anarchists were worth their weight in shit they would be recognizing things like this and doing all they could to hammer the wedge deeper in the racist world. But it seems the politicians among us are more content wagging their fingers and saying "they're both very bad" and leaving it at that.
So it goes.
help me out emma, "political
lumpy (not verified) Tue, 07/09/2024 - 16:27
In reply to The right can't decide by EmmaAintDead
help me out emma, "political anarchists" as opposed to ... what exactly?
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