The organizers of the upcoming "Minds" event on political violence at the New Jersey Pitman Theater claims it's receiving constant threats by Antifa activists who want to prevent it from happening.
Not only have Antifa sworn to thwart the event, they have also allegedly taken control of the venue's Twitter account and have said control of the Twitter account will not be released until the event is canceled.
One sympathizer with Antifa, named The Red Stripe, wrote to Twitter: "Maybe they're fighting it by locking them in and lighting a fire," which many people interpreted as a direct threat by Antifa to burn down the house unless the event will be canceled.
Portland Mayor Says Protests Were ‘Largely Peaceful’ as Videos Show Antifa Assaulting People
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler claimed that the events on Aug. 17 were “largely peaceful” as video footage showed Antifa and their opponents brawling.In some cases, the far-left extremist group was reported to have committed unprovoked assaults on people who did not fight back.
“I’m grateful that this was largely a peaceful event,” Wheeler said at a press conference Saturday night as groups of black-clad Antifa members still roamed the city with their faces concealed.
Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, who has called for an anti-mask law to help police combat masked extremists, said it was “a peaceful event in our beautiful city.”
No reporters asked officials about Antifa despite the group appearing to commit most of the violence on Saturday and officials did not mention any group by name, though Wheeler railed against Joe Biggs, a Proud Boys member who was said to have organized the event.
The Proud Boys started downtown but did not appear to commit any violence and soon left the area across a bridge as the larger Antifa group milled around, shouting at journalists and yelling at police officers. Antifa later crossed a bridge and began inciting chaos on the other side.