Restore Sanity

Event Date: June 27, 2020

Organized by: Super Happy Fun America

Organizations Present:

• Nationalist Social Club

White Supremacists/Fascists Present:

• Chris Hood
• John Hugo
• Mark Sahady
• Samson Racioppi
• Dan Gilby
• Robert Giarizzo
• Jordan Hourani
• Chris Bartley
• Anthony Petrocelli

Key Takeaways/Facts:

• The event was billed as pro-police and anti-protests in support of Black Lives Matter, deploying fear mongering rhetoric about escalated protests happening around the country.
• The event emphasized “blue lives matter” – a racist position that exists only as a reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement.
• SHFA’s event once again attracted multiple overt Nazis, white supremacists, and so forth. There were scuffles on their side, but ultimately they sided with each other. They were once again vastly outnumbered and protected by the police.

Media Coverage:

• “Protesters gather in demonstrations across Boston Saturday,” Danny MacDonald, Dasia Moore, John Hilliard, Boston Globe, June 27, 2020
• “Out from under their rock: Nazis fly their flag outside the State House,” Adam G, Universal Hub, June 27, 2020
• “‘A fairly devout group of Neo-Nazis.’ Local white supremacist group has been active in recent weeks”, Danny McDonald, Boston Globe, July 14 2020