Redneck Revolt
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"….Redneck Revolt is a national activist organisation that advocates for the downfall of capitalism through the elimination of racism. Its founders believe strongly that working-class liberation can only occur when workers unite, regardless of race. So in 38 different locations around the country, Redneck Revolt mobilises poor, rural white people to stand up for people of colour. And yes, they carry guns…Members participate in everything from community gardens to counter-protests at right-wing marches. Some even try to recruit new members at those marches, in a process known as “counter-recruiting”. Redneck Revolt counter-recruits in many traditionally white spaces, such as NASCAR races and gun shows…“We are willing to take on personal risk to defend those in our community who live under the risk of reactionary violence because of their skin colour, gender identity, sexuality, religion, or birth country,” the group’s mission statement reads. “For us, that means that we meet our neighbours face-to-face, and stand alongside them to face threats whenever possible.”…The Redneck Revolt pitch is surprisingly simple: Both poor white people and poor people of colour are actually fighting against the same enemy – the rich… “What we want to do is help people organise themselves – reorganise the conditions of their lives.."…Under the “strategies” section of the mission statement, they agreed to focus on holding town halls, reading groups, and skill shares – events where people trained in one trade teach others how to perform it. They set a goal of working with the disabled population, the homeless population, and opioid crisis victims…At times, the gathering seemed to be as much a support group as it was a planning meeting. The members revelled in talking about their radical ideas, bouncing them off of the few like-minded people who lived on the island. Before he joined Redneck Revolt, Kevin told me, “I felt isolated before because I didn’t know any other real leftists.”“None of us did,” Mae added…."
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