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image by Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
See also:
An English language Anti-Fascist Action flag was seen in Los Angeles. It is
black with logo centered.
Dave Fowler, 27 May 2021
More sightings of the flag:
- Washington, DC on 2017-09-30 [1]
-
Gainesville, Florida on 2017-10-18 [2]
- Portland, Oregon on 2019-08-31 [3]
- Boston, Massachusetts on 2020-06-10 [4, 5]
- Boston, Massachusetts on
2020-07-11 [6, 7]
- Salem, Oregon on 2021-03-2 [8]
- State College,
Pennsylvania on 2021-05-01 [9]
Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
Less frequently, the flag appears with reversed colors of two flags in
the logo. The sightings were:
- Washington, DC on 2017-03-04 [10]
-
Salt Lake City, Utah on 2017-09-27 [11]
- Rochester, New York on 2020-09-06
[12]
- New York City on 2021-04-11 [13]
Tomislav Todorovic, 20
November 2021
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
The least used variant has both flags in the logo in
black. This was seen in New York City on 2017-08-27 [14] and in East Lansing,
Michigan on 2018-03-05 [15].
The logo may also appear on red-black diagonal flag, as used also by the
Anti-Fascist Action of Germany.
Tomislav Todorovic,
20 November 2021
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
Typically, the
variant of logo with the black flag behind the red one is used here, as was
done in Shelbyville, Tennessee on 2017-10-27 [16], in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 2018-01-20 [17] and in New York City on 2020-11-05 [18].
Tomislav Todorovic,
20 November 2021
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
Less frequently, the flags in the
logo have reversed colors, as was seen in Tacoma, Washington on 2021-01-24
[19].
Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
Flag with plain red
field is rarely used, but also appears sometimes. It was seen in Minneapolis,
Minnesota on 2017-08-14 [20] and in Boston, Massachusetts during the March
for Our Lives event, which took place on 2018-03-24 [21, 22, 23].
All attached images are derived
from the SVG drawing of the logo from Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antifasistische_Aktion_logo.svg
Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021
Sources:
[1] Alamy photo archive - Photo from Washington, DC on
2017-09-30:
https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-washington-district-of-columbia-usa-30th-sep-2017-protesters-hold-162180551.html
[2] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Gainesville, Florida on
2017-10-18:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/gainesville-october-18-2017-anti-fascists-carry-a-flag-in-news-photo/863386368
[3] KATU television station website:
https://katu.com/news/local/several-timbers-fans-banned-for-iron-front-displays
(Photo:
https://katu.com/news/local/gallery/several-timbers-fans-banned-for-iron-front-displays?photo=3)
[4] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Boston, Massachusetts on
2020-06-10:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/hundreds-march-with-the-coalition-of-black-youth-in-boston-news-photo/1219308071
[5] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Boston, Massachusetts on
2020-06-10:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/hundreds-march-with-the-coalition-of-black-youth-in-boston-news-photo/1219308061
[6] Alamy photo archive - Photo from Boston, Massachusetts on 2020-07-11:
https://www.alamy.com/a-man-holds-an-antifascist-action-flag-at-a-counter-protest-organized-by-solidarity-against-hate-boston-opposing-a-demonstration-that-never-happened-in-boston-massachusetts-us-july-11-2020-Reutersbrian-snyder-image374807499.html
[7] WUSA television station website:
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/internet-trolls-link-antifa-biden-websites/507-1b758975-8b9c-409c-abf4-6a30a2f988c8
[8] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Salem, Oregon on 2021-03-28:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/protester-waves-an-anti-fascist-flag-at-the-oregon-news-photo/1231995248
[9] Alamy photo archive - Photo from State College, Pennsylvania on
2021-05-01:
https://www.alamy.com/state-college-united-states-01st-may-2021-protesters-marching-with-an-antifascist-action-flag-during-a-may-day-celebration-rallya-coalition-of-more-than-ten-organizations-participated-in-the-rally-called-may-day-for-a-world-without-bosses-landlords-cops-or-prisons-credit-sopa-images-limitedalamy-live-news-image425106955.html
[10] Wikimedia Commons - Photo from Washington, DC on 2017-03-04:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017.03.04_Pro-Trump_Rallies_Washington,_DC_USA_00360_(33211221516).jpg
[11] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Salt Lake City, Utah on
2017-09-27:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/protesters-demonstrate-on-the-university-of-utah-campus-news-photo/854897050
[12] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Rochester, New York on
2020-09-06:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/man-holds-an-anti-fascism-flag-as-hundreds-of-demonstrators-news-photo/1228380320
[13] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from New York City on 2021-04-11:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/people-hold-antifa-flags-at-trump-tower-to-counter-protest-news-photo/1232253389
[14] Alamy photo archive - Photo from New York City on 2017-08-27:
https://www.alamy.com/new-york-city-new-york-usa-27th-aug-2017-antifascist-flag-over-80-image156033408.html
[15] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from East Lansing, Michigan on
2018-03-05:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/demonstrators-clash-with-police-before-the-start-of-a-news-photo/927773112
[16] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Shelbyville, Tennessee on
2017-10-27:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/shelbyville-october-27-2017-antifascists-place-a-flag-on-news-photo/867684912
[17] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
2018-01-20:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/an-anti-fascist-group-known-as-philly-rebellion-marked-the-news-photo/908191360
[18] Getty Images photo archive - Photo from New York City on 2020-11-05:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/demonstrator-holds-an-anti-fascist-banner-at-a-protest-news-photo/1229483872
[19] Oregon Public Broadcasting website:
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/01/25/tacoma-washington-police-car-hits-pedestrians-protest/
[20] Snopes website:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hennepin-county-flag/
[21] Pond5
media archive - Video from the March for Our Lives in
Boston, Massachusetts:
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/87639081-masked-antifa-members-boston-anti-gun-rally
[22] Pond5 media archive - Video from the March for Our Lives in
Boston,
Massachusetts:
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/87632039-antifa-members-holding-flag-rally
[23] March for Our Lives at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_for_Our_Lives
Tomislav Todorovic, 20 November 2021