Webinar Recording:The White Power Movement: Its History, Threat and What You Can Do About It

Let's Talk Series by Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation

On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 7-9 pm EDT (UTC-4), Julie Farnam, National Security & Intelligence Expert and Author, presented Lets' Talk Series: The White Power Movement: Its History, Threat and What You Can Do About It as a live webinar.

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Julie Farnam is the author of Domestic Darkness: An Insider's Account of the January 6th Insurrection, and the Future of Right-Wing Extremism (Ig Publishing, 2024)

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Connect with Julie Farnam

• Website: https://www.jfarnam.com

Additional Resources/References

• Sisters in Hate book: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/20/890752575/sisters-in-hate-svrofiles-3-women-who-find-bonds-in-white-nationalist-movement

• Dying of Whiteness: https://www.dyingofwhiteness.com/

• REMVE: Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism

• More about Martin Niemöller: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists

• More on the Great Replacement Theory: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/05/17/racist-great-replacement-conspiracy-theory-explained

• More about Patriot Front from Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/patriot-front

• More on NSC-131: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/nationalist-social-club-nsc-131

• More about Blood Tribe: https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/blood-tribe

• More about Odinists: White supremacists are killing in the name of an ancient Nordic religion https://theworld.org/stories/2017/05/25/ancient-nordic-religion-inspiring-white-supremacist-jihad

• Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket: https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-death-penalty-b6ab8eda541c2c0a0b512a89b0471b91

• Active Club Network: https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/active-club-network

• Asatru Folk Assembly: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/asatru-folk-assembly

• Fear Spreads in Minnesota Town as ‘Extremist Group’ Moves to Open Church: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/minnesota-asatru-folk-assembly.html

• SPLC on The Base: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/base

• White Lives Matter: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/white-lives-matter

• Proud Boys: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/proud-boys

• How ‘The Turner Diaries’ Incites White Supremacists: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/turner-diaries-white-supremacists.html

• From Julie's book:

  "Mason draws inspiration from Hitler and Nazi Germany, as well as Charles Manson, who was a friend of his. Mason continues to advise and motivate a new generation of neo-Nazis. He is very much a leader in the ideological space, and while disrupting his sway would be beneficial, making him lose relevance is more difficult than simply removing a leader from power." --Page 237

• From the book:

  "More recently, Patriot Front has engaged in humanitarian acts such as removing graffiti, collecting litter, and passing out meals to the homeless, making them even more dangerous by engaging in activities that appear legitimate." --Page 55

• A rural Washington school board race shows how far-right extremists are shifting to local power: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/01/08/far-right-school-boards/

• Slide 14: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/politics/threats-us-public-officials-democracy-invs/index.html

• If you want more details on how people become radicalized, Julie covers in Chapter 13 of her book "Domestic Darkness" https://www.jfarnam.com/books

• Slide 15: https://www.dni.gov/files/NCTC/documents/news_documents/Mobilization_Indicators_Booklet_2021.pdf

• You can see where hate groups are located across the U.S. with information gathered by the Southern Poverty Law Center: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map

• Threats to members of Congress, Capitol increased last year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/19/capitol-congress-threats-increase/

• Domestic Radicalization and Deradicalization: Insights from Family and Friends: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/domestic-radicalization-and-deradicalization-insights-family-and-friends

• From Julie's book: "The opposition is denying children the opportunity to empathize with the adversity and struggles others have faced. This is not a "woke takeover of education" as the Heritage Foundation has declared. It is basic humanity." --Page 261

• The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism in the U.S. and Federal Efforts to Combat It: https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it

• UK Prevent: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/what-we-do/prevent/

• Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships at Department of Homeland Security in US: https://www.dhs.gov/CP3

• Why Julie ran for office: https://www.arlnow.com/2024/06/14/julie-farnam-why-you-should-vote-for-me/

• Julie Farnam's website: www.jfarnam.com

• It also lists other speaking engagements https://www.jfarnam.com/speaking-engagements

• Parents and Caregivers Guide to online youth radicalization from SPLC: https://www.splcenter.org/peril-guide-online-youth-radicalization

• Can you ask Julie to address left-wing extremism? Someone asked about Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT)

• USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/, Julie worked there

• Implicit bias: https://perception.org/research/implicit-bias/

• Implicit bias test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

• How to Think about ‘Implicit Bias’ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-think-about-implicit-bias/

• More on election misinformation: https://www.brennancenter.org/election-misinformation

• Presidential election a prime target for foreign disinformation, intelligence officials say: https://apnews.com/article/disinformation-election-interference-russia-china-2925ca62c1ba8c1893454ccb2f76785a

• A guide on evaluating internet resources: https://library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

• Another version: https://www.smu.ca/academics/evaluating-internet-resources.html

• How to spot bots and trolls: https://gijn.org/stories/how-to-identify-bots-trolls-and-botnets/

• Bottom line: Pause and think before you share and post on social media

• More on election misinformation: https://www.brennancenter.org/election-misinformatio

• Presidential election a prime target for foreign disinformation, intelligence officials say: https://apnews.com/article/disinformation-election-interference-russia-china-2925ca62c1ba8c1893454ccb2f76785a

• A guide on evaluating internet resources: https://library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

• Another version: https://www.smu.ca/academics/evaluating-internet-resources.html

• Bottom line: Pause and think before you share and post on social media

• Julie recommends: Sisters in Hate book: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/20/890752575/sisters-in-hate-svrofiles-3-women-who-find-bonds-in-white-nationalist-movement

• Data on banned books from American Library Association: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/book-ban-data

• The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven for White Supremacists: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-hate-store-amazons-self-publishing-arm-is-a-haven-for-white-supremacists

• What does the term "incel" mean? https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/16/us/incel-involuntary-celibate-explained-cec/index.html

• Experts fear rising global ‘incel’ culture could provoke terrorism: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/30/global-incel-culture-terrorism-misogyny-violent-action-forums

• What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack? https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05

• Critical Race Theory: A Brief History https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-critical-race-theory.html

• Why Is It So Hard To Prosecute White Extremists? https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/04/01/why-is-it-so-hard-to-prosecute-white-extremists

• Why are hate crimes so hard to convict in court? https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/addressing-anti-asian-hate/why-are-hate-crimes-so-hard-to-convict-in-court/

• There are some efforts to civilly sue extremist groups as a way to hold people accountable.

• Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville https://www.npr.org/2021/11/23/1058024314/charlottesville-unite-the-right-trial-verdict

• It's detailed in a book, and talked about in this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lady-justice-and-charlottesville-nazis/id928790786?i=1000579713408

• How AI could perpetuate racism, sexism and other biases in society https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188739764/how-ai-could-perpetuate-racism-sexism-and-other-biases-in-society

• Systemic Racism in AI: How Algorithms Replicate White Supremacy and Injustice https://www.teenvogue.com/story/systemic-racism-ai-algorithms

• From a participant: Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany by Mikkel Mack (2023) provides context for the process that was called deNazification: https://assets.cambridge.org/97810092/16333/frontmatter/9781009216333_frontmatter.pdf

• Once more, Julie's website, where you can contact her, find her books, speaking engagements, etc. https://www.jfarnam.com/

• The next event in our Let's Talk series is Oct. 16: Saving Democracy in the Short- and Long-Term with David Pepper https://www.dcbcenter.org/post/saving-democracy-in-the-short-and-long-term

• The Dock C. Bracy Center also has a monthly book club reading anti-racist books. The next one is Sept. 29: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-discussion-of-getting-real-about-race-by-s-mcclure-c-harris-tickets-779037140057?aff=oddtdtcreator

• The Center also has education series about Eradicating Racism. The next cohort starts in October: https://www.dcbcenter.org/post/eradicating-racism-a-path-forward-learning-series-october-2024

• You can find recordings of past Center events at https://www.dcbcenter.org/resources-old

Julie Farnam served as the Assistant and then Acting Director of Intelligence for the United States Capitol Police during one of the most tumultuous periods in this country’s history. During her time there, she oversaw the identification and vetting of nearly 20,000 threats against members of Congress, many of which were made by U.S. citizens who adhered to extremist ideologies. Prior to joining the Capitol Police, Farnam served with the Department of Homeland Security for over fifteen years.

Learning with the Center

• Eradicating Racism series: https://www.dcbcenter.org/eradicating-racism-learning-series 

• More about DCBC monthly book club, Reading for Understanding: https://www.dcbcenter.org/reading-for-understanding 

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