Active Club Network

Active Club Network
Active Club Network
Founder	Robert Rundo
Foundation	2021
Country	United States, Europe, Canada, Australia
Headquarters	California; Ontario
Ideology	Accelerationism; Neo-Nazism; White supremacy;
Allies	Atomwaffen Division; Karelian National Movement; Russian Volunteer Corps; Patriot Front;
	Preceded by; Atomwaffen Division, Rise Above Movement

The Active Club Network are decentralized cells of white supremacy and neo-Nazi groups active in many U.S. states, with multiple chapters in other nations. Largely inspired by the defunct street-fighting Rise Above Movement and hooliganism, the network was created in January 2021 and it promotes mixed martial arts to fight against what it asserts is a system that is targeting the white race, as well as a "warrior spirit" to prepare for a forthcoming race war. Some extremism researchers have characterized the network as a "shadow or stand-by army" which is awaiting activation as the need for it arises.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

^ "This 'Violence-Ready' Militia Is Hiding in Plain Sight". Rolling Stone. 8 October 2023.
^ "UNDERGROUND NEO-NAZI STREET GANG QUIETLY RUNNING WHITES-ONLY WORKOUT CLUBS FROM COAST TO COAST". Canadian Anti-Hate Network. 8 October 2023.
^ "Dangerous Organizations and Bad Actors: The Patriot Front". Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. 9 December 2023. Given the Active Club network's overt accelerationism and likely desire to engage in violence, it is concerning that PF has aligned itself and trained alongside these Active Clubs.
^ "The Right Fit: How Active Club Propaganda Attracts Women to the Far-Right". Global Network on Extremism and Technology. 9 December 2023. Individual far-right Active Clubs exist as part of a decentralised network of groups that conduct mental and physical combat training while promoting white supremacist, neofascist, and accelerationist ideologies.
^ Cite error: The named reference Karelian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "RUSSIAN MILITIA HAS LINKS TO AMERICAN NEO-NAZI AND ANTI-TRANS FIGURES". The Intercept. 8 October 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference ADL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference AWD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Yousef, Odette (July 19, 2023). "'Active club' hate groups are growing in the U.S. — and making themselves seen". National Public Radio.
^ "Active Club Network". Anti-Defamation League.
^ Morgan Moon; Jon Lewis (September 1, 2023). "Amid Robert Rundo's Extradition, the White Supremacist Active Clubs Network Remains a Threat". Just Security.
^ "Hiding in Plain Sight – The Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Active Club Network". Counter Extremism Project. September 22, 2023.

[1] "This 'Violence-Ready' Militia Is Hiding in Plain Sight". Rolling Stone. 8 October 2023.

[2] "UNDERGROUND NEO-NAZI STREET GANG QUIETLY RUNNING WHITES-ONLY WORKOUT CLUBS FROM COAST TO COAST". Canadian Anti-Hate Network. 8 October 2023.

[3] "Dangerous Organizations and Bad Actors: The Patriot Front". Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. 9 December 2023. Given the Active Club network's overt accelerationism and likely desire to engage in violence, it is concerning that PF has aligned itself and trained alongside these Active Clubs.

[4] "The Right Fit: How Active Club Propaganda Attracts Women to the Far-Right". Global Network on Extremism and Technology. 9 December 2023. Individual far-right Active Clubs exist as part of a decentralised network of groups that conduct mental and physical combat training while promoting white supremacist, neofascist, and accelerationist ideologies.

[Karelian-5] Cite error: The named reference Karelian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "RUSSIAN MILITIA HAS LINKS TO AMERICAN NEO-NAZI AND ANTI-TRANS FIGURES". The Intercept. 8 October 2023.

[ADL-7] Cite error: The named reference ADL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[AWD-8] Cite error: The named reference AWD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[9] Yousef, Odette (July 19, 2023). "'Active club' hate groups are growing in the U.S. — and making themselves seen". National Public Radio.

[10] "Active Club Network". Anti-Defamation League.

[11] Morgan Moon; Jon Lewis (September 1, 2023). "Amid Robert Rundo's Extradition, the White Supremacist Active Clubs Network Remains a Threat". Just Security.

[12] "Hiding in Plain Sight – The Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Active Club Network". Counter Extremism Project. September 22, 2023.

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