The term 'Antifa' is derived from the German word for Antifascist — and the constellation of resistance movements largely created as a response to Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. Today, Antifa describes a decentralized anti-fascist movement with local groups and unaffiliated activists all over the world.
Many became aware of Antifascist organizing following Antifa's intervention at the white supremacist 'Unite The Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. For the last decade, Antifa has come to symbolize progressive protest and movement building – engaging in doxxing,, property destruction, and street-level physical confrontations.
In late September of this year, U.S. President Donald Trump officially designated Antifa a domestic terror organization.
Mark Bray is an academ