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	'''Anti-Racist Action''' ('''ARA'''), recently rebranded as ~~tbe~~ '''Torch Network''' or ~~tbe~~ '''Torch Antifa Network''', is an [[antifa]] network in ~~tbe~~ [[United States]] and [[Canada]].		'''Anti-Racist Action''' ('''ARA'''), recently rebranded as the '''Torch Network''' or the '''Torch Antifa Network''', is an [[antifa]] network in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].

	==History==		==History==
	Anti-Racist Action originated from ~~tbe~~ [[skinhead]] and [[Punk \|punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in ~~tbe~~ late 1980s by members of ~~tbe~~ skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Skinheads at Forty\|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/\|work=City Pages\|publisher=City Pages, LLC\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|author=Matt Snyders\|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in ~~tbe~~ United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and ~~tbe~~ ARA Network in ~~tbe~~ 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and ~~tbe~~ group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web\|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"\|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history\|work=Anti-Racist Action\|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|year=2009}}</ref>		Anti-Racist Action originated from the [[skinhead]] and [[Punk \|punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in the late 1980s by members of the skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Skinheads at Forty\|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/\|work=City Pages\|publisher=City Pages, LLC\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|author=Matt Snyders\|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in the United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and the ARA Network in the 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and the group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web\|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"\|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history\|work=Anti-Racist Action\|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|year=2009}}</ref>

	The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holohoax revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>		The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holohoax revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>

	ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in ~~tbe~~ hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>		ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in the hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>

	In 2005, during ~~tbe~~ "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against ~~tbe~~ police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>		In 2005, during the "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against the police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>

	In early 2012, members from ~~tbe~~ [[Indiana]] section of ARA conducted ~~tbe~~ [[Tinley Park attack‎]]. See ~~tbe~~ article on this topic.		In early 2012, members from the [[Indiana]] section of ARA conducted the [[Tinley Park attack‎]]. See the article on this topic.

	== Rebranding ==		== Rebranding ==
	In 2013 ARA was officially dissolved. It was replaced by ~~tbe~~ "Torch Network" or ~~tbe~~ "Torch Antifa Network". This may be related to ~~tbe~~ [[Tinley Park attack‎]] debacle.		In 2013 ARA was officially dissolved. It was replaced by the "Torch Network" or the "Torch Antifa Network". This may be related to the [[Tinley Park attack‎]] debacle.

	==SPLC and B’Nai Brith associations ==		==SPLC and B’Nai Brith associations ==
	[[Image:B'nai B'rith-ARA Toronto connection.png\|thumb\|right\|An article from 1997 in ''The Ottowa Times'' documenting [[B'nai B'rith]] connections to ARA Toronto.<ref name="bb">{{cite news \|title=[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=6251 B’Nai Brith and SPLC Supportive of Radical Leftist Thugs In Chicago]\|author=[[American Freedom Party]]\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref>]]		[[Image:B'nai B'rith-ARA Toronto connection.png\|thumb\|right\|An article from 1997 in ''The Ottowa Times'' documenting [[B'nai B'rith]] connections to ARA Toronto.<ref name="bb">{{cite news \|title=[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=6251 B’Nai Brith and SPLC Supportive of Radical Leftist Thugs In Chicago]\|author=[[American Freedom Party]]\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref>]]
	Various associations and forms of support have been stated between ARA and ~~tbe~~ [[SPLC]] and ~~tbe~~ [[B'nai B'rith]]. The SPLC has described ARA as a "constructive force" and "freedom fighters" and has been criticized for ARA associations in connection, for example, ~~tbe~~ [[Tinley Park attack‎]].<ref name="splc">{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way/cyber-commandos Cyber Commandos]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way A Better Way]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://topconservativenews.com/2013/05/splc-defends-violent-marxist-gang-members-as-flawed-freedom-fighters/ SPLC defends violent Marxist gang members]\|author=Top Conservative News\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="bb"/><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.freedomsite.org/exposed/bnai_brith/index.html B'Nai Brith and Anti-Racist Action! Their Secret Relationship Documented!]\|author=Freedom Site\|date=10 September 2013}}</ref>		Various associations and forms of support have been stated between ARA and the [[SPLC]] and the [[B'nai B'rith]]. The SPLC has described ARA as a "constructive force" and "freedom fighters" and has been criticized for ARA associations in connection, for example, the [[Tinley Park attack‎]].<ref name="splc">{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way/cyber-commandos Cyber Commandos]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way A Better Way]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://topconservativenews.com/2013/05/splc-defends-violent-marxist-gang-members-as-flawed-freedom-fighters/ SPLC defends violent Marxist gang members]\|author=Top Conservative News\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="bb"/><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.freedomsite.org/exposed/bnai_brith/index.html B'Nai Brith and Anti-Racist Action! Their Secret Relationship Documented!]\|author=Freedom Site\|date=10 September 2013}}</ref>

	See also ~~tbe~~ "External links" section		See also the "External links" section

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''Anti-Racist Action''' ('''ARA'''), recently rebranded as ~~the~~ '''Torch Network''' or ~~the~~ '''Torch Antifa Network''', is an [[antifa]] network in ~~the~~ [[United States]] and [[Canada]].		'''Anti-Racist Action''' ('''ARA'''), recently rebranded as tbe '''Torch Network''' or tbe '''Torch Antifa Network''', is an [[antifa]] network in tbe [[United States]] and [[Canada]].

	==History==		==History==
	Anti-Racist Action originated from ~~the~~ [[skinhead]] and [[Punk \|punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in ~~the~~ late 1980s by members of ~~the~~ skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Skinheads at Forty\|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/\|work=City Pages\|publisher=City Pages, LLC\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|author=Matt Snyders\|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in ~~the~~ United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and ~~the~~ ARA Network in ~~the~~ 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and ~~the~~ group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web\|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"\|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history\|work=Anti-Racist Action\|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|year=2009}}</ref>		Anti-Racist Action originated from tbe [[skinhead]] and [[Punk \|punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in tbe late 1980s by members of tbe skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Skinheads at Forty\|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/\|work=City Pages\|publisher=City Pages, LLC\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|author=Matt Snyders\|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in tbe United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and tbe ARA Network in tbe 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and tbe group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web\|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"\|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history\|work=Anti-Racist Action\|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|year=2009}}</ref>

	The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holohoax revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>		The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holohoax revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>

	ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in ~~the~~ hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>		ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in tbe hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>

	In 2005, during ~~the~~ "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against ~~the~~ police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>		In 2005, during tbe "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against tbe police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>

	In early 2012, members from ~~the~~ [[Indiana]] section of ARA conducted ~~the~~ [[Tinley Park attack‎]]. See ~~the~~ article on this topic.		In early 2012, members from tbe [[Indiana]] section of ARA conducted tbe [[Tinley Park attack‎]]. See tbe article on this topic.

	== Rebranding ==		== Rebranding ==
	In 2013 ARA was officially dissolved. It was replaced by ~~the~~ "Torch Network" or ~~the~~ "Torch Antifa Network". This may be related to ~~the~~ [[Tinley Park attack‎]] debacle.		In 2013 ARA was officially dissolved. It was replaced by tbe "Torch Network" or tbe "Torch Antifa Network". This may be related to tbe [[Tinley Park attack‎]] debacle.

	==SPLC and B’Nai Brith associations ==		==SPLC and B’Nai Brith associations ==
	[[Image:B'nai B'rith-ARA Toronto connection.png\|thumb\|right\|An article from 1997 in ''The Ottowa Times'' documenting [[B'nai B'rith]] connections to ARA Toronto.<ref name="bb">{{cite news \|title=[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=6251 B’Nai Brith and SPLC Supportive of Radical Leftist Thugs In Chicago]\|author=[[American Freedom Party]]\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref>]]		[[Image:B'nai B'rith-ARA Toronto connection.png\|thumb\|right\|An article from 1997 in ''The Ottowa Times'' documenting [[B'nai B'rith]] connections to ARA Toronto.<ref name="bb">{{cite news \|title=[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=6251 B’Nai Brith and SPLC Supportive of Radical Leftist Thugs In Chicago]\|author=[[American Freedom Party]]\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref>]]
	Various associations and forms of support have been stated between ARA and ~~the~~ [[SPLC]] and ~~the~~ [[B'nai B'rith]]. The SPLC has described ARA as a "constructive force" and "freedom fighters" and has been criticized for ARA associations in connection, for example, ~~the~~ [[Tinley Park attack‎]].<ref name="splc">{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way/cyber-commandos Cyber Commandos]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way A Better Way]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://topconservativenews.com/2013/05/splc-defends-violent-marxist-gang-members-as-flawed-freedom-fighters/ SPLC defends violent Marxist gang members]\|author=Top Conservative News\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="bb"/><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.freedomsite.org/exposed/bnai_brith/index.html B'Nai Brith and Anti-Racist Action! Their Secret Relationship Documented!]\|author=Freedom Site\|date=10 September 2013}}</ref>		Various associations and forms of support have been stated between ARA and tbe [[SPLC]] and tbe [[B'nai B'rith]]. The SPLC has described ARA as a "constructive force" and "freedom fighters" and has been criticized for ARA associations in connection, for example, tbe [[Tinley Park attack‎]].<ref name="splc">{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way/cyber-commandos Cyber Commandos]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way A Better Way]\|author=Southern Poverty Law Center\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://topconservativenews.com/2013/05/splc-defends-violent-marxist-gang-members-as-flawed-freedom-fighters/ SPLC defends violent Marxist gang members]\|author=Top Conservative News\|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="bb"/><ref>{{cite news \|title=[http://www.freedomsite.org/exposed/bnai_brith/index.html B'Nai Brith and Anti-Racist Action! Their Secret Relationship Documented!]\|author=Freedom Site\|date=10 September 2013}}</ref>

	See also ~~the~~ "External links" section		See also tbe "External links" section

	==See also==		==See also==

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	Anti-Racist Action originated from the [[skinhead]] and [[Punk \|punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in the late 1980s by members of the skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Skinheads at Forty\|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/\|work=City Pages\|publisher=City Pages, LLC\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|author=Matt Snyders\|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in the United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and the ARA Network in the 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and the group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web\|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"\|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history\|work=Anti-Racist Action\|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|year=2009}}</ref>		Anti-Racist Action originated from the [[skinhead]] and [[Punk \|punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in the late 1980s by members of the skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Skinheads at Forty\|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/\|work=City Pages\|publisher=City Pages, LLC\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|author=Matt Snyders\|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in the United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and the ARA Network in the 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and the group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web\|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"\|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history\|work=Anti-Racist Action\|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network\|accessdate=29 July 2012\|year=2009}}</ref>

	The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[~~Holocaust~~ revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>		The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holohoax revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>

	ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in the hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>		ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in the hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>

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	The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holocaust revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>		The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holocaust revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>

	ARA tries to "dox" of ~~nationalist~~ activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in the hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>		ARA tries to "dox" of fascist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in the hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>

	In 2005, during the "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against the police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>		In 2005, during the "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against the police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>

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	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Antifa]]		[[Category:Antifa]]

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[[Image:ARA-logo.png|thumb|150px]]
'''Anti-Racist Action''' ('''ARA'''), recently rebranded as the '''Torch Network''' or the '''Torch Antifa Network''', is an [[antifa]] network in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].

==History==
Anti-Racist Action originated from the [[skinhead]] and [[Punk |punk]] subcultures. It was founded in Minneapolis in the late 1980s by members of the skinhead group Minneapolis Baldies and other activists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skinheads at Forty|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-02-20/feature/skinheads-at-forty/|work=City Pages|publisher=City Pages, LLC|accessdate=29 July 2012|author=Matt Snyders|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ARA then expanded to other locations in the United States and Canada. Members of "Love and Rage", a revolutionary [[social anarchist]] organization, played a major role in building ARA groups and the ARA Network in the 1990s,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227061909/http://www.loveandrage.org/?q=taxonomy/term/27/9 Love and Rage Archive, Minneapolis Anti-Racist Action](archive), ''Love and Rage''</ref> and the group's structure was formalized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=A History of "Anti-Racist Action"|url=http://antiracistaction.org/history|work=Anti-Racist Action|publisher=The Anti-Racist Action Network|accessdate=29 July 2012|year=2009}}</ref>

The organization and/or members have been accused of various attacks on [[Holocaust revisionists]] [[Ernst Zündel]]<ref>Ernst Zündel's Affidavit http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html</ref>

ARA tries to "dox" of nationalist activists and groups, where it posts personal information, work information, family information in the hopes of eliciting attacks or harassing them into giving up activism.<ref name="splc"/>

In 2005, during the "2005 Toledo riot" ARA-associated rioting and aggression against the police caused 12 injuries and dozens of arrests.<ref>2005 Toledo riot, 01:24, 11 December 2019 version. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Toledo_riot&oldid=930223014</ref>

In early 2012, members from the [[Indiana]] section of ARA conducted the [[Tinley Park attack‎]]. See the article on this topic.

== Rebranding ==
In 2013 ARA was officially dissolved. It was replaced by the "Torch Network" or the "Torch Antifa Network". This may be related to the [[Tinley Park attack‎]] debacle.

==SPLC and B’Nai Brith associations ==
[[Image:B'nai B'rith-ARA Toronto connection.png|thumb|right|An article from 1997 in ''The Ottowa Times'' documenting [[B'nai B'rith]] connections to ARA Toronto.<ref name="bb">{{cite news |title=[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=6251 B’Nai Brith and SPLC Supportive of Radical Leftist Thugs In Chicago]|author=[[American Freedom Party]]|date=10 September 2010}}</ref>]]
Various associations and forms of support have been stated between ARA and the [[SPLC]] and the [[B'nai B'rith]]. The SPLC has described ARA as a "constructive force" and "freedom fighters" and has been criticized for ARA associations in connection, for example, the [[Tinley Park attack‎]].<ref name="splc">{{cite news |title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way/cyber-commandos Cyber Commandos]|author=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/summer/a-better-way A Better Way]|author=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=[http://topconservativenews.com/2013/05/splc-defends-violent-marxist-gang-members-as-flawed-freedom-fighters/ SPLC defends violent Marxist gang members]|author=Top Conservative News|date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="bb"/><ref>{{cite news |title=[http://www.freedomsite.org/exposed/bnai_brith/index.html B'Nai Brith and Anti-Racist Action! Their Secret Relationship Documented!]|author=Freedom Site|date=10 September 2013}}</ref>

See also the "External links" section

==See also==
*[[Antifa]]
*[[Social anarchism]]
*[[Tinley Park attack‎]]

==External Links==
=== SPLC and B’Nai Brith associations ===
*[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=12617 SPLC's "Flawed Freedom Fighters"] at [[American Freedom Party]]
*[http://american3rdposition.com/?p=6251 B’Nai Brith and SPLC Supportive of Radical Leftist Thugs In Chicago]
*[http://www.zundelsite.org/archive/chrc/affichrc.html Affidavit, Ernst Zündel]

=== Article archives ===
*[https://www.amren.com/tag/antifa/ American Renaissance: Antifa]

==References==
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