Antifa calls for members to embed with ‘No Kings’ protesters to ‘show them what antifascism really looks like’

A flyer read, "Calling all PNW anarchists and antifascists; October 18th; to revive a black bloc contingent and restore a diversity of tactics in PDX." The flyer continued, "The No Kings march is meant to pacify the people. It is organized by feds with an interest in quelling meaningful and effective social uprising."

"F*ck their lib march, let’s show them what antifascism really looks like." At the bottom of the flyer is the anarchist "A" symbol, as well as the Chaos Star.

This comes as Crimethinc, one of the largest Antifa organizing websites, has called for Antifa militants to infiltrate the No Kings demonstrations planned for Saturday. "This is a call for you—yes, you specifically—to organize an anti-authoritarian bloc in your community for the 'No Kings' demonstrations on October 18."

In a section on organizing for the protests, the website states, "Just for practice, you could bring shields or a reinforced banner emblazoned with your message—not with the intention of getting into any sort of confrontation, but simply to normalize such things for other demonstrators so they can learn to feel comfortable around them."

Ideas for post-protest activities included "an educational teaching event teaching people how to resist ICE or practice proper security culture or engage in direct action planning," as well as conducting subsequent protests, a mutual aid event, or a "community assembly about how to organize collective defense."

"The idea is to see them again in an environment that will enable you to build political affinity together—or at least determine the extent to which you share it—without taking any needless risks that could expose you to agents provocateurs."

On October 18, so-called "No Kings" protests are set to take place across the country, from major cities like New York City, Boston, DC, Kansas City, and San Francisco, to smaller cities and towns in between.