Resistance SF was asked to post this call out under our umbrella and we are happy to oblige!

This is a call for a contingent of anti-racist, anti-fascist clowns to descend upon Crissy Field August 26th, 2017. We will mercilessly ridicule any neo-nazis, white supremacists, or alt right trolls who dare show their face in San Francisco.

We have no leader here but we encourage you to join with your biting wit, your absurdity, your balloons, your signs, your red noses, wigs, and other clowning accoutrements.

Our goals:

* To provide safety through distraction and disguise. We can be a buffer to draw attention and shield those most vulnerable and likely to be targetted by right wing extremists.

* To provide a counter-point to the hatred of fascists, neo-nazi, white nationalist “alt-right” by exposing them for the fools that they are through humor.

* To confront and mock fragile egos, garbage ideas, and the toxic, delicate form of masculinity endemic to the far right.

* To encourage new people to join action with creative resistance.

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Has humor and mockery been used effectively when facing off against white supremacists and fascists? Yes!

https://www.colorlines.com/articles/clowns-attack-kkk-rally-charlotte-nc-humor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZdj_7dTfCs

More generally “laughtivism” has proven an enduring and effective tactic in social movements.

Read more:

http://beautifultrouble.org/case/clandestine-insurgent-rebel-clown-army/

http://www.everydayrebellion.net/methods/humor-and-laughtivism/