How is ARA different from other anti-racist groups?
• ARA is youth oriented. • The vast majority of our members and supporters are young people. We think the time for young people to deal with hate is now, not later. Most other anti-racist groups are hierarchical “top-down” organizations dominated by adult “officials” and “authorities,” who don’t do much to directly involve youth in fighting against hate and don’t pay any attention to the experiences and belief of young people. • ARA doesn’t rely on the cops or the courts. • Most anti-racist groups focus all their efforts on creating new laws or getting the police to respond to racism. But the police are more interested in maintaining the status quo and protecting property than fighting racism. This means that police are not likely to get involved with fighting hate groups until they have hurt or killed someone. We think that that’s too late and that any anti-racist group that doesn’t organize an effective opposition to hate groups before they hurt people is not doing their job. • Anoth
