On the evening of Friday, January 20th, a comrade of ours was shot in the stomach in the most public place on the University of Washington’s campus in Seattle – a place called “Red Square” for the color of its bricks rather than its politics.
This Fellow Worker (what members of the IWW call ourselves) and Defender (for GDC members) is a longtime anti-fascist and dedicated activist, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the General Defense Committee of the IWW. He’s currently in critical condition at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. They have a Level One Trauma center, so it’s likely he is receiving the best quality care available, for which we are deeply grateful.
Coverage in German language at the FAU website:
The fundraiser is to be found here
This fundraiser is now also being shared in Sweden. Good luck to our FW.
Jesus Fuck. Solidarity.
I don't understand why a full 24 hours later, there is still no info on the shooter who was apparently released without charges? Anyone Seattle folks know what's going on?
jesuithitsquad
I don't have any info but it's wild how different the response is to any other school shooting, which pretty much always result in a campus-wide lockdown & manhunt
Yup that or the liberal outrage that * shock! horror! * a literal fascist got punched.
jesuithitsquad
Obviously the IWW doesn't know either. This is there offical press release from tonight. After the initial goal of the fundraiser (USD 30.000) gathered in less than one day with the help of more than 600 people all over the world, it has been raised tonight to USD 40.000.
The shooter apparently told police the anti-fascist he shot was a white supremacist. Clearly false, but fuck knows if they believe that, or if it's some bullshit from a Milo fan trying to make it look like friendly fire.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/police-release-man-arrested-in-uw-shooting/
Italian coverage here! and lots of solidarity
http://www.inventati.org/radiolina/spari-a-manifestazione-di-protesta-gravemente-ferito-compagno-delliww
I saw this on DN. Why do they allow that Milo guy to speak at universities? This is the sort of stuff that happens when you give a far-right bigot a platform to speak.
Joseph Kay
Yup, sounds like fash spinning a lie:
SPLC
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/01/23/alt-right-event-seattle-devolves-chaos-and-violence-outside-truth-twisting-inside
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/uw-shooting/
Well there you fucking go.
Chilli Sauce
yyyup
jfc
Just an update, a Fascist group is attempting to track down those who donated and are donating to the fund.
https://www.crowdrise.com/fundraiser/campaign-updates/1173948#!/status/4
The member has given a 30 minute interview on the protest and his shooting.
https://twincitiesgdc.org/2017/03/04/interview-with-iwwgdc-survivor-of-uw-shooting/