Rise Above Movement

Rise Above Movement
AbbreviationRAM
Formation2017
FounderRobert Rundo
Founded atSouthern California
TypeAlt-Right Fight Club
Purpose
Key people
  • Robert Rundo
  • Benjamin D. Daley
  • Thomas W. Gillen
Formerly called
DIY Division

The Rise Above Movement (RAM) is a militant alt-right Southern California-based street fighting group which has variously been described as "a loose collective of violent neo-Nazis and fascists", white nationalists,[1] white supremacists,[2][3] and far-right persons.[4][5] According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), it "is inspired by identitarian movements in Europe and it is trying to bring their philosophies and violent tactics to the United States."[1] Its members are primarily located in the areas of Orange County and San Diego,[2] and as of 2018, have been variously numbered at 20 to 50.[4][6][7]

History

The group was started by Robert Rundo[3] as DIY Division (DIY standing for Do It Yourself) before changing its name in early 2017. It is described as a "militant racist and anti-Semitic group"[8] and sees itself as defending Western civilization, which they claim is being undermined by "Muslims, immigrants and Jews",[5] as well as liberals.[2] Heidi Beirich, Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, said that members of the Rise Above Movement "think they're holding onto the old California, which was white, which was conservative, which was male-run, which was connected to the military ... and now that culture is being lost and they're fighting to bring it back. In other words, it's reactive."[4]

Purpose

According to ProPublica, RAM has "...a singular purpose: physically attacking its ideological foes. RAM's members spend weekends training in boxing and other martial arts, and they have publicly boasted about the acts of violence which they have committed during protests in Huntington Beach,[7] San Bernardino and Berkeley. Many of the altercations have been captured on video ..."[6] Because of its focus on street fighting, it has been described as "less like the Klan and more like a fight club".[5] According to NoCARA:

[It is] a loose collective of violent neo-Nazis and fascists from Southern California that's organized and trains primarily to engage in fighting and violence at political rallies. They have been a central participant in the wave of far-Right protest movements in California during the first half of 2017 which have attempted to mobilize a broad range of right-wing constituents under the banners of protecting so-called "free speech,: unyielding support for Donald Trump, and antipathy towards Muslims, immigrants, and other oppressed groups.[9]

Organization, funding

The group uses social media to recruit members, emphasizing the "fight club" aspect by posting videos of their training sessions,[1] and refers to itself as the "premier MMA [mixed martial arts] club of the Alt-Right."[2] According to the Anti-Defamation League, "While they consider themselves a part of the alt right, R.A.M.'s membership has deep roots in California's racist skinhead movement,[7] and it includes individuals who have faced serious criminal charges, including assault, robbery and weapons offenses."[2]

By January 2021, an Active Club Network largely inspired by RAM had been formed, later developing an active presence in at least 25 states with multiple international chapters.[10]

One way in which the group funds its activities is through the sale of online merchandise.[11]

Arrests

On August 27, 2018, charges were filed by the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, against four members of the group in connection to their actions at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. They were arrested by the FBI, and the charges were unsealed and announced on October 2, 2018. The four California men — Benjamin D. Daley, 25, and Thomas W. Gillen, 34, both of Redondo Beach; Michael P. Miselis, 29, of Lawndale; and Cole E. White, 34, of Clayton — were charged with a single count each of violating the federal rioting statute as well as with conspiring to violate it. They were said to have come to the rally "with the intent to . . . commit violent acts in furtherance of a riot." According to an affidavit, the four men who were charged were "among the most violent individuals present in Charlottesville" for the rally. The charges were not related to the death of Heather Heyer.[8][12]

On May 3, 2019, Daley and Miselis pled guilty to conspiring to riot, joining the other Rise Above members who had done so earlier.[13][14] Three of the four were sentenced on July 19: Daley to 37 months, Gillen to 33 months, and Miselis to 27 months. Cole White was to be sentenced at a later date.[15][16] In August 2020, the unanimous United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the convictions of Daley and Miselis because, it found, any unconstitutionally overbroad elements of the Anti-Riot Act were fully severable.[17][18]

When Miselis was arrested, a search of his house found assault weapon ammunition, smoke bombs and flares, as well as a poster which read "88", code for "Heil Hitler" — "H" being the eighth letter of the alphabet. Miselis had recently met members of violent white supremacist groups in Europe, according to prosecutors.[4]

In October 2018, four other members of the group — Robert Rundo, Robert Boman, Tyler Laube and Aaron Eason — were charged with conspiracy to incite political riots in relation to multiple incidents which occurred in southern California and incidents which occurred during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.[3][19] Rundo, described as the founder of the group, fled to Mexico and then to Central America, where he was arrested and extradited back to the US. He was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. A search of his home found a large framed portrait of Adolf Hitler.[3] Boman and Laube were arrested on October 24 in Southern California.[20] Eason surrendered himself on October 29.[21] Beside the Unite the Right rally, the incidents cited took place in Huntington Beach in March 2017 and in UC Berkeley in April 2017.[3] While Laube pled guilty in November 2018, the others were indicted by a grand jury of one count each of violating the Anti-Riot Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

In June 2019, U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney dismissed the indictment because, he held, the Anti-Riot Act is "unconstitutionally overbred in violation of the First Amendment".[22][23] In March 2021, that judgment was reversed by a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the indictments were reinstated.[24][25]

Robert Rundo, Robert Boman, and Tyler Laube were re-indicted in January 2023.[26][27]

In early August 2023, Robert Rundo was extradited to the United States from Romania. Rundo had left the U.S. in the time between the dismissal of the charges against him in June 2019, and their reinstatement in January 2023. Rundo pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy and rioting.[28][29][30]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rise Above Movement". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Rise Above Movement (R.A.M.)". adl.org. Anti-Defamation League. January 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Fearnow, Benjamin (October 24, 2018) "What Is the Rise Above Movement? FBI Arrests White Supremacists Tied to Violent Riots", Newsweek.
  4. ^ a b c d Jarvie, Jenny; Mejia, Brittny; Cosgrove, Jacklyn; and Tchekmedyian, Alene (October 3, 2018) "Trained in California, a white supremacist fight club is accused of bringing violence to Charlottesville" Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ a b c McLaughlin, Eliot C. (October 9, 2018). "The Rise Above Movement is less like the Klan and more like a fight club". CNN.com.
  6. ^ a b Coaston, Joan (October 2, 2018) "4 members of an alt-right "fight club" charged with inciting a riot in Charlottesville" Vox.
  7. ^ a b c Vega, Priscella; Sclafani, Julia (October 26, 2018). "Arrests of white power leaders are a reminder of Huntington Beach's painful past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Duggan, Paul (October 2, 2018) "Four members of militant group charged in 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville", The Washington Post.
  9. ^ Staff (July 6, 2017). "DIY Division: The Violent neo-Nazi Group Central to the California Alt-Right and Alt-Light". nocara.blackblogs.org. Northern California Anti-Racist Action.
  10. ^ "Active Club Network". Anti-Defamation League.
  11. ^ "Funding Hate: How White Supremacists Raise Their Money". adl.org. Anti-Defamation League. December 1, 2017.
  12. ^ Reilly, Ryan J.; Campbell, Andy; Mathias, Christopher (October 2, 2018) "4 White Supremacists Hit With Federal Charges Over Charlottesville Unite The Right Weekend", Huffington Post.
  13. ^ Tchekmedyian, Alene (May 3, 2019) "Founder of California white power group, another member plead guilty in Charlottesville riot", Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ Thompson, A. C. (May 6, 2019) "Once Defiant, All Four White Supremacists Charged in Charlottesville Violence Plead Guilty", ProPublica.
  15. ^ Helsel, Phil (July 20, 2019) "3 members of white supremacist group sentenced for violence at rallies", NBC News.
  16. ^ United States v. Daley, 378 F. Supp. 3d 539 (W.D. Va. 2019).
  17. ^ Note, Recent Case: Fourth Circuit Finds the Anti-Riot Act Partially Unconstitutional, 134 Harv. L. Rev. 2614 (2021).
  18. ^ United States v. Miselis, 972 F.3d 518 (4th Cir. 2020).
  19. ^ Staff (October 2018) "Robert Rundo, Other Neo-Nazi Gang Members Indicted for Conspiracy, Rioting", Daily Beast.
  20. ^ Goldman, Adam and Winston, Ali (October 24, 2018) "The FBI arrests a white-supremacist leader who fled the country for Central America", The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  21. ^ Weber, Christopher (October 29, 2018) "Aaron Eason Arrested For Allegedly Inciting Violence In California, Charlottesville", Huffington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2018
  22. ^ Sclafani, Julia (June 4, 2019). "Judge dismisses federal charges against 3 members of H.B.-based white power group". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  23. ^ United States v. Rundo, 497 F. Supp. 3d 872 (C.D. Cal. 2019).
  24. ^ Associated Press (March 5, 2021). "Riot charges reinstated against leader of Huntington Beach white supremacist group". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  25. ^ United States v. Rundo, 990 F.3d 709 (9th Cir. 2021).
  26. ^ "A Neo-Nazi Street Fighting Gang Leader Was Just Indicted in LA". Vice Magazine. January 6, 2023.
  27. ^ "Founder of violent white supremacist group RAM re-indicted on rioting charges". Raw Story. January 5, 2023.
  28. ^ Associated Press (August 2, 2023) "US man alleged to be white supremacist leader extradited from Romania on riot, conspiracy charges" Associated Press News
  29. ^ Winston, Ali (August 2, 2023). "White supremacist Robert Rundo extradited from Romania to US to face charges". The Guardian.
  30. ^ "Co-founder of U.S. white supremacist group arrested in Romania". WCAV. April 4, 2023.

Read other articles:

Tridimensionalità

Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento geometria non cita le fonti necessarie o quelle presenti sono insufficienti. Puoi migliorare questa voce aggiungendo citazioni da fonti attendibili secondo le linee guida sull'uso delle fonti. Segui i suggerimenti del progetto di riferimento. Questa voce sull'argomento geometria è solo un abbozzo. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Segui i suggerimenti del progetto di riferimento. Sistema di riferimento cartesiano i...

 

 

Edmontonia

Edmontonia Periode Kapur Akhir, 76.5–69 jtyl PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Kerangk E. rugosidens, spesimen AMNH 5665TaksonomiKerajaanAnimaliaFilumChordataKelasReptiliaOrdoOrnithischiaFamiliNodosauridaeGenusEdmontonia Charles Mortram Sternberg, 1928 Tata namaSinonim takson Chassternbergia Bakker, 1988 Spesies †E. longiceps Sternberg, 1928 (type) †E. rugosidens (Gilmore, 1930 [originally Palaeoscincus rugosidens]) lbs Edmontonia adalah sebuah genus dinosaurus nodosauridae panoplosau...

 

 

Fanny Kaplan

Fanya KaplanLahirFeiga Haimovna Roytblat(1890-02-10)10 Februari 1890Kegubernuran Volhynian, Kekaisaran Rusia (sekarang Ukraina)Meninggal3 September 1918(1918-09-03) (umur 28)Moskwa, RSFS Rusia Fanya Yefimovna Kaplan (Rusia: Фа́нни Ефи́мовна Капла́нcode: ru is deprecated ; nama sebenarnya Feiga Haimovna Roytblat, Фейга Хаимовна Ройтблат; 10 Februari 1890 – 3 September 1918) adalah seorang revolusioner Rusia yang berupaya untuk me...

Lembah Grime Nawa

Lembah Grime Nawa (sering hanya disebut Lembah Grime) adalah wilayah lembah berpenduduk yang secara administratif berlokasi di daerah Pobaim di Kabupaten Jayapura, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia. Kependudukan Suku yang berada di lembah ini berupa suku Kemtuk, suku Gresi, suku Namblong, suku Uria, suku Elseng, suku Aotaba, dan suku Tecuari. Mereka tinggal dan berpencar di lembah yang mengalir dua sungai besar, Sungai Grime dan Sungai Nawa di Distrik Yapsi dan Unurum Guay.[1] Suku Kemtuk, su...

 

 

Hermann Obrecht

Hermann Obrecht Anggota Dewan Federal SwissMasa jabatan4 April 1935 – 31 Juli 1940 PendahuluEdmund SchulthessPenggantiWalther Stampfli Informasi pribadiLahir(1874-11-27)27 November 1874Meninggal8 September 1953(1953-09-08) (umur 78)KebangsaanSwissSunting kotak info • L • B Hermann Obrecht (26 Maret 1882 - 21 Agustus 1940) adalah politikus Swiss dan Anggota Dewan Federal Swiss (1935-1940). Ia terpilih di Dewan Federal Swiss pada 4 April 1935 hingga meletakkan jaba...

 

 

Virasana

Artikel ini sebatang kara, artinya tidak ada artikel lain yang memiliki pranala balik ke halaman ini.Bantulah menambah pranala ke artikel ini dari artikel yang berhubungan atau coba peralatan pencari pranala.Tag ini diberikan pada Februari 2023. Virasana Virasana (Sanskerta: वीरासन  ; IAST : vīrāsana) atau Pose Pahlawan[1] adalah sikap duduk berlutut dalam yoga modern sebagai latihan. Teks hatha yoga abad pertengahan menggambarkan sikap duduk meditasi bersi...

Агриппа Менений Ланат (консул 503 года до н. э.)

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Агриппа (значения). Агриппа Менений Ланатлат. Agrippa Menenius Lanatus Консул Римской республики 503 до н. э. Рождение VI век до н. э.Древний Рим Смерть 493 до н. э.(-493)неизвестно Род Менении Отец Гай Менений Ланат Мать неизвестно Супруга н...

 

 

Phil Dunster

Phil DunsterDunster tahun 2023LahirPhilip James Dunster31 Maret 1992 (umur 32)Northampton, InggrisPekerjaanAktorTahun aktif2012–sekarangSitus webwww.phildunster.com Philip James Dunster (lahir 31 Maret 1992)[1] adalah aktor asal Inggris. Ia dikenal karena perannya dalam drama Sky One, Strike Back (2017–2018), serial fiksi ilmiah Channel 4, Humans (2018), drama komedi ITV, The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), serial olahraga Apple TV+, Ted Lasso (2020–2023), dan thrill...

 

 

DSC1

DSC1 التراكيب المتوفرة بنك بيانات البروتينOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB قائمة رموز معرفات بنك بيانات البروتين 5IRY المعرفات الأسماء المستعارة DSC1, CDHF1, DG2/DG3, desmocollin 1 معرفات خارجية الوراثة المندلية البشرية عبر الإنترنت 125643 MGI: MGI:109173 HomoloGene: 22761 GeneCards: 1823 علم الوجود الجيني الوظيفة الجزيئية • ربط أ...

Torneo di Wimbledon 1884 - Singolare maschile

Torneo di Wimbledon 1884Singolare maschile Sport Tennis Vincitore William Renshaw[1] Finalista Herbert Lawford[1] Punteggio 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 Tornei Singolare uomini donne   Doppio uomini 1883 1885 Voce principale: Torneo di Wimbledon 1884. Herbert Lawford ha battuto nella finale del torneo preliminare Charles Walder Grinstead per 7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7. Nel Challenge Round il detentore del titolo William Renshaw ha sconfitto Herbert Lawford per 6–0, 6–4, 9–7...

 

 

USS Bennett (DD-473)

USS Bennett DD-473 di lepas pantai Galangan Kapal Angkatan Laut Boston 1943 Sejarah Amerika Serikat Asal nama Floyd BennettPembangun Galangan Kapal Angkatan Laut BostonPasang lunas 10 Desember 1941Diluncurkan 16 April 1942Mulai berlayar 9 Februari 1943Dipensiunkan 18 April 1946Dicoret 1 Agustus 1973Nasib Ditransfer ke Brasil, 15 Desember 1959 Sejarah Brasil Nama ParaíbaDiperoleh 15 Desember 1959Dicoret 1978Nasib Diskrap pada 1978 USS Bennett (DD-473), sebuah kapal perusak kelas Fletcher, ad...

 

 

Kimba Wood

American judge (born 1944) Kimba WoodWood in 1991Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIncumbentAssumed office June 1, 2009Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIn officeAugust 1, 2006 – June 1, 2009Preceded byMichael MukaseySucceeded byLoretta A. PreskaJudge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIn officeApril 20, 1988 – June 1, 2009Appo...

Totem

Emblem of a group of people For other uses, see Totem (disambiguation). Part of a series onAnthropology of religionA totem pole in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Basic concepts Afterlife Animism Augury Communitas Comparative religion Divination Divine language Evolutionary origin of religion Fetishism Great Spirit Henotheism Initiation Laying on of hands Liminality Magic (supernatural) Mana Monotheism Nympholepsy Oracle Pilgrimage Polytheism Rite of passage Ritual Sacred language Sacred–profane di...

 

 

News leak

Unsanctioned release of confidential information to news media This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A news leak is the unsanctioned release of confidential information to news media. It can also be the premature publication of information by a news outlet, of information that it has agreed not ...

 

 

أدوبي ساوندبوث

أدوبي ساوندبوثالشعارمعلومات عامةنوع برامج تحرير الصوت المنصة مايكروسوفت ويندوز توقف الدعم 2011 المطورون أدوبي موقع الويب adobe.com… تعديل - تعديل مصدري - تعديل ويكي بيانات ادوبي ساوند بوث هو محرر صوتي رقمي أصدرته شركة أدوبي لأنظمة تشغيل ويندوز إكس بي، ويندوز فيستا، ويندوز 7، ما...

دولار جامايكي

هذه المقالة تحتاج للمزيد من الوصلات للمقالات الأخرى للمساعدة في ترابط مقالات الموسوعة. فضلًا ساعد في تحسين هذه المقالة بإضافة وصلات إلى المقالات المتعلقة بها الموجودة في النص الحالي. (يناير 2018) دولار جامايكيJamaican dollarمعلومات عامةالبلد  جامايكاتاريخ الإصدار 1969رمز العملة ...

 

 

Enkyū

Period of Japanese history (1069–1074 CE) Part of a series on theHistory of Japan ListPaleolithicbefore 14,000 BCJōmon14,000 – 1000 BCYayoi 1000 BC – 300 ADKofun 300 AD – 538 ADAsuka 538 – 710Nara 710 – 794HeianFormer Nine Years' WarLater Three-Year WarGenpei War 794–1185KamakuraJōkyū WarMongol invasionsGenkō WarKenmu Restoration 1185–1333MuromachiNanboku-chō periodSengoku period 1336–1573Azuchi–Momoyama Nanban tradeImjin WarBattle of S...

 

 

Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan

Old Beaupre Castle Llanfair is a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located immediately south of the town of Cowbridge and includes the settlements of St Hilary, Llandough, St Mary Church (Welsh: Llan-fair) and The Herberts. The population in 2011 was 611.[1] Llanfair has a community council comprising eight councillors, who meet regularly at St Hilary Village Hall.[2] For elections to the Vale of Glamorgan Council the community is part of the Cowbridge electora...

Internazionali d'Italia 2014 - Singolare femminile

Internazionali d'Italia 2014Singolare femminileSport Tennis Vincitrice Serena Williams Finalista Sara Errani Punteggio6-3, 6-0 Tornei Singolare uomini (q) donne (q)   Doppio uomini donne 2013 2015 Voce principale: Internazionali d'Italia 2014. Serena Williams è la detentrice del titolo e si è riconfermata anche in questa edizione superando in finale la tennista italiana Sara Errani con il punteggio di 6-3, 6-0. Indice 1 Teste di serie 2 Qualificate 2.1 Lucky Loser 3 Wild card 4 Calenda...

 

 

Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy

Show attraction in Sunset Boulevard at Disney's Hollywood Studios Lightning McQueen's Racing AcademyDisney's Hollywood StudiosAreaSunset BoulevardStatusOperatingOpening dateMarch 31, 2019ReplacedClub Villain Ride statisticsAttraction typeLive showDesignerWalt Disney ImagineeringThemeCarsDuration10:00HostLightning McQueen Wheelchair accessible Assistive listening available Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy is a show attraction based on the Cars franchise in Sunset Boulevard at Disney's Hollyw...