1/ 🚨We're proud to announce that our full Guide for Pride Defenders is published and available for download!🚨
— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) June 6, 2023
Pride defence is the act of going to any Pride event to protect the 2SLGBTQ+community from far-right activists who show up.https://t.co/FUt9ARd93G
Pride defence is the act of going to any Pride event to protect the 2SLGBTQ+community from far-right activists who show up.Pride Defenders are the brave people who show up to counter the far-right, using many different tactics. Some have used spectacle and created a party-like atmosphere with dancing and music to keep the far-right out, while others have blocked them from accessing events using their bodies.If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s better to take one action than freeze up because doing everything feels impossible. With that in mind, we’ve organized this guide into three parts—Before Pride, During Pride, and After Pride—and within each section, we’ve highlighted the one or two points we would suggest prioritizing. We recognize not everyone will be able to participate in the on-the-ground action on the day of the event, so we have taken care to include points that folks can participate in from home.While this guide specifically refers to Pride events and defences, the information can be used to prepare you for many kinds of defences or counters against the far-right.
The guide is just in time, because violence and right-wing rage appear to be increasing:And incredibly important read is
— Pride Was A Riot (@trannyfagdyke) June 6, 2023
The Guide for Pride Defenders from @antihateca
Both the 20 page full guide and the 2 page abridged handout are available to download for freehttps://t.co/wJAxH4jTYB https://t.co/uHJ7F1bqF2 pic.twitter.com/pHDMiihSIl
This is what RWNJ rage-farming leads to. Stop supporting it.
— Tapestry - Trying to Make Sense of the Insanity (@Tapestry236) June 7, 2023
We already saw the early stages of this at the York Region Catholic School Board meeting over flying the Pride flag right here.