Armeanio Lewis

In Memory: Clips of Interviews With Sean Kealiher and his Comrades and Family

from AMW

Sean Kealiher rarely missed a protest, and he would have been front and center last summer when the insurrectionary activity he had long advocated for became a staple on Portland streets. But he wasn’t. In October 2019, at 23, he was killed in front of the state Democratic Party building, which protesters vandalized on Inauguration Day this year. Kealiher’s death, which was ruled a homicide, shocked Portland’s activist community. These clips of interviews pay tribute to him and his spirit, and revisit the incident that occurred.

Life and Death of an Anti-fascist

Life and Death of an Anti-fascist

From The Intercept

On the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, dozens of protesters in Portland, Oregon, marched to the state Democratic Party’s headquarters, carrying signs against police and the incoming administration. “We don’t want Biden, we want revenge,” one of them read, “for police murders, imperialist wars, and fascist massacres.” A few protesters, dressed all in black and with their faces covered, smashed windows, scrawled graffiti, and set a trash canister on fire.

Attack in Remembrance of Sean Kealiher

via Puget Sound Anarchists

PORTLAND: Citywide Attack in Remembrance of Sean Kealiher

In the earliest hours of this morning, 161 windows were broken all across so-called Portland in memory of Sean Kealiher AKA Armeanio Lewis. Banks, luxury cars, new condos, school buildings, businesses and more were joyfully smashed in by individuals acting in a coordinated attack. We moved purposefully, acted quickly, and no one could stop us.

Subversive Anarchy

Individualists, Iconoclasts, and Nihilists against Fascism Against Black Fascism: Part 1
By Renzo Connors

“And this is where the anarchist reaction diverges from the simple reaction. As anarchist, we take things further. We are radical, rebellious, iconoclastic, nihilistic individuals who’s only goal is the destruction of which destroys us. Capitalism, White Supremacy, Patriarchy, all of these apparatuses of domination that aim to control us, that expect us to submit. They are not met by a simple proclamation of againstness but a swift and decisive action that not only proclaims but shocks those in power. From the simple smashing of windows to the placement of a bomb or the robbing of the bank our actions are heard and felt rather than ignored and treated as everyday life.” - Armeanio Lewis, Why Break Windows

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