ANTIFA Key Figures
Most of the Antifa leadership is hidden within BAMN (By Any Means Necessary).
Although BAMN claims to be civil rights organization it was originally an openly communist group.
BAMN was investigated in 2005 for engaging in terrorist activities. There were reports that they had ties to several terrorist organizations such as the East Lansing Animal Rights Movement (ELARM), Direct Action, and to the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) . BAMN alleged that these allegations were brought by the FBI was to try to crush dissent.
BAMN collects money through United for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund (UEAALDF), which is a 501(c)(3) organization registered to Donna Stern, Organizer of BAMN: By Any Means Necessary, that claims to be nonpartisan. This money is supposed to be used for “civil rights actions.”
1.Yvette Felarca
is the semi-public spokesperson for Antifa through the BAMN front organization. As mentioned earlier in the article Antifa will only have semi-public spokespersons and they will deny being Antifa members.
This is exactly what Yvette Felarca does. It is widely known she speaks for Antifa on the national level.
Shockingly, Felarca is a middle school teacher in Oakland, CA. She has been suspended multiple times for recruiting her students for Antifa and for violent protest such as The Battle of Berkley. She wields a lot of power in the teachers union and keeps being returned to her job where the whole cycle restarts.
2.Shanta Driver
is the top national leader for Antifa although she claims she is just an activist who happens to work with Antifa. Away from violent protest she is a labor lawyer. She was present in the background at the Battle Of Berkeley. She uses the BAMN organization to organize and control Antifa disruption activities. Driver is not only a member of BAMN, but she is also the National Director of UEAALDF. This it the non-profit arm of BAMN.
Shanta Driver of BAMN
3.Mike Wilson
is another national leader of Antifa. He works at UC Berkeley as a researcher. He was also seen at Berkeley giving orders to the Antifa foot soldiers.
Mike Wilson UC Berkeley researcher and Antifa Organizer
4.Mark Airgood
is another national leader in Antifa. Most disturbingly he works as a special education teacher. He is currently running for a leadership position in the Nation Teachers Union. This would give Antifa a lot of power in controlling how our kids are taught in public schools.
Mark Airgood. Antifa Leader And Special Education Teacher
5.Benjamin Lynch
is in charge of organizing protest across the country. He resides in Oakland, CA where he has organized several of the violent Oakland protests of the past few years.
Benjamin Lynch , Antifa Organizer
6.James Anderson
-Furgeson is the editor of the Antifa news website It’s Going Down. This website is the main website which disseminates Antifa’s national message and calls for acts of violence including the murder of President Trump. Like many others of the Antifa’s leadership board Anderson-Furgeson is a professor at UC Berkeley.
Antifa Weaknesses
The biggest weakness that Antifa has is that anonymity to them is paramount. Throughout this series I have tried to make that abundantly clear, it bears repeating. Antifa members live in fear of being exposed. The best way to combat Antifa is not through physical action, but research.
Antifa members have delusions of being targeted by the state. Although this paranoia can be good for them to prevent infiltration it can also be exploited by releasing their information to the public. Antifa members for the most part will back off if their identities are exposed to the public.
Conclusion
Antifa will be around in some form while Donald Trump is still president. While it might be hard to eradicate Antifa entirely they can be marginalized. After their loss at the Battle Of Berkeley they showed up at another free speech rally.
The Oath Keepers were also there. The Oath Keepers were critical in the defeat of Antifa in Berkeley. Once Antifa noticed the Oath Keepers they quickly ended their attempt to disrupt the rally and retreated.