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Ceres: Workshop Attacked for Holding White Power Music Fest

by antifa
Workshop attacked for hosting Nazi concert.
Last night, a group of people attacked The Workshop, a small music venue in Ceres CA (near Modesto) owned by Ishmael of 'The Meat Shits,' (a band with such gems as 'Sniper at the Fag Parade' and songs and album covers depicting the raping of 'feminist cunts'), was attacked.

Several weeks ago, members of Golden State Skinheads (oh wait, it's Golden State Solidarity now, you all are trying to clean up your image) held a show at the venue called 'Golden State Awake.' Bands featured there included heavy hitters in the white power music scene.

In front of the venue in huge letters it was painted 'WKSHP <3's NAZIS." Paint bombs were thrown at the front entrance, gloriously destroying the graffiti piece in front.

The fact that the Nazis had to organize and play the show in secret shows that they are scared. Let this be a clear warning to those that run the workshop and take money from these filth: you work with them and you're our enemies as well. There is no safe space for fascists and racists. We will find you. Get out of our towns. Get out of our youth scenes.

We dedicate this action to CeCe McDonald, a black transwoman imprisoned by the state for defending themselves against a Nazi at a bar. This ones for you!

GOING HARD WITH DA PAINT
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by shame
i read this and had to say how stupid are people these days bragging online about vandalizing another mans property come on i know the people who run that and they been doing show and helping people out for years and bands that come on tour so for young or older people who don't support what their doing or go out to support a show out their shouldn't have no reason to talk or destroy their property everybody's gotta make their money one way or another to make it in the time now but i think you guys should have gone spoken with them before you guys go over their and destroy a mans stuff you guys don't know or support on what hes done for the scene for over a decade but Im not here to argue just state my opinion either way i still support on what they do out there and still gonna go check out shows whether anybody says cause i know the guys and how they are.Don't preach against hate when you guys are just being apart of it by doing bad to another!
by punk rocker
Keep nazis out of the scene. If Ishmael and the Meat Shits are down with nazis so one should be down with them! Mad support for those willing to stand up to the racists!
by indybay editor
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by so many reasons
Not sure why anyone would suggest that it was just good business sense why Ishmael gave neo-Nazis a platform to spout their hatred from.

With his band glorifying violence against women and queers, I'm amazed it took a visit from white supremacists to finally target his venue.
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