#60: 2017 in Review, Part I: Anti-Fascism in the Bay Area and Beyond

In the first of two episodes looking back over 2017, we present an audio version of the recently published CrimethInc. feature “How Anti-Fascists Won the Battles of Berkeley: 2017 in the Bay and Beyond: A Play-by-play Analysis.” The article charts the rise and fall of the alt-right through the lens of the conflicts that erupted in the San Francisco Bay Area, and how anarchists and anti-fascists successfully built coalitions to stop them. We also review the last year’s worth of articles, books, posters, and podcasts from the CrimethInc. Ex-Worker’s Collective. {January 8, 2018}

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• Table of Contents:
  • Introduction {0:01}
  • How Anti-Fascists Won the Battles of Berkeley: 2017 in the Bay and Beyond {2:25}
  • 2016: A New Era Begins {4:45}
  • Starting the Year off with a Bang {12:27}
  • The Real Dangerous Faggots {15:37}
  • A Repulsive Rainbow of Reaction {21:48}
  • The Alt-Right Strikes Back {26:18}
  • The Turning Point {35:41}
  • The Final Battle of Berkeley {47:30}
  • Make Total Decomposition {1:00:16}
  • Solidarity is Our Most Powerful Weapon {1:06:47}
  • CrimethInc’s 2017 Year in Review {1:12:01}
  • The Rebel Girl on the Hotwire’s Year in Review {1:21:38}
  • Conclusion {1:24:28}
• This episode narrates the recent CrimethInc. feature “How Anti-Fascists Won the Battles of Berkeley: 2017 in the Bay and Beyond: A Play-by-play Analysis.”. If you’re interested in reading broader reflections on antifascism within the anarchist movement today, check out our episode Not Your Grandparents’ Antifascism.
• The Hotwire, our weekly anarchist newscast, will return in February, so stay tuned!
• We’re excited to be part of the Channel Zero Network, a collective platform for anarchist audio and radio projects.