Directory of White Supremacist Events

White supremacists organize rallies and distribute propaganda in our communities to:

• catch the attention of people they hope to recruit into their movement – both in person and online
• scare and threaten Black and brown people, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and other targets
• increase their physical presence & presence of their ideas in the public sphere, hoping both become increasingly tolerated (and eventually normalized) by mainstream society over time
• connect with each other and practice working together
• feel powerful, excited, and in control

This is why we must confront them at every step.

We document these events to show patterns in recruitment and scale of the problem. Disrupting and preventing white supremacist events and propaganda is a key strategy to stop their growth. Knowing the patterns in your community equips us to act.

About the timeline: (jump to actions or propaganda)

• it is incomplete (we cannot document every single instance)
• we include propaganda (flyering, stickers, graffiti) and real-time actions
• we include some national events that trigger or inform New England events

To inform us of an event/propaganda:

• email newenglandwhitesupremacists@protonmail.com
• please provide date or approximate date, photo or screenshot (if possible), what happened, location

Key Profiled Events

May 13, 2017 – Boston Free Speech Rally
August 19, 2017 – The Second Boston Free Speech Rally
June 2, 2018 – June 2nd for the Second Amendment (Boston)
October 6, 2018 – Providence Freedom Rally
August 31, 2019 – Straight Pride Parade (Boston)
May 4, 2020 – Liberty Rally at the State House (Boston)
June 27, 2020 – Restore Sanity (Boston)
January 6, 2021 – Capitol Riot (Washington, DC)
July 24, 2021 – Refounding Fathers Festival (Auburn, MA)
November 7, 2021 – Rise Against Tyranny (Boston)
July 23, 2022 – Attacks on Drag Queen Story Hour (Boston)