In my words: local communities assaulted by Milo fascists and riot police

Published in Djed Press, 5th December, 2017:

A group of youth chased him down the road and police marched onto them, pepper-sprayed them then escorted the Nazi back.

Despite clashes outside the protest lines, we maintained our presence and worked to continue marshalling the protest to ensure the protection of the community members who had joined us, from the police and from the fascists who were becoming more belligerent. The local residents were beautiful in their hospitality despite the ensuing events. They led protesters out of the streets and into their homes to help them wash off the pepper spray. They brought tea out to injured protesters and stood in circles protecting medics in the garden and offering assistance.

We decided to do a victory march to clear the air for a while. The police blocked off the entire intersection in our absence. Seeing this, the Nazis began to walk through the residential compound to taunt the mostly African residents. These fascists were coming out entering the compound from all directions in groups of three or four, and they were heading to assemble across the venue, not to attend it. They were not there for the event.