❓WHAT HAPPENED: Antifa activists are conducting a three-day training conference in Philadelphia, despite claims by Democrats that Antifa is not an organization.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Antifa activists and organizers, with information shared by the Philly Anti-Capitalist blog.
📍WHEN & WHERE: A secret location in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, over October 3-5.
🎯IMPACT: The event highlights Antifa’s organized nature, challenging the narrative that it is merely an “idea.”
Antifa activists are hosting a three-day training event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this weekend, as the Trump administration designates the movement as a domestic terrorist threat. The event, known as the Philly Skillshare Convergence, is taking place from Friday through Sunday at a secret location. Advertised within Antifa circles, the convergence offers a series of workshops on street-level tactics, digital anonymity, and operational coordination.
One session, titled “Don’t turn yourself in. Be fugitive,” focuses on resisting state coercion and avoiding arrest. Other workshops include lessons on radio communications, encrypted online organizing, and “cyberpunk invisibility.” Promotional graphics feature a hammer, balaclava, and walkie-talkies, symbols commonly associated with “Black Bloc” militants.
The organizers say the event is designed to “strengthen collective capacities” for “organizing [and] attacking.” Attendees are required to request access via the encrypted email service Proton Mail.
The flyer was first posted on the Philly Anti-Capitalist blog, a site that regularly publishes announcements and post-event reports from left-wing activists. The site, which refers to Philadelphia as “occupied Lenapehoking,” hosts materials aimed at Antifa and anarchist groups. It includes a map of all Philadelphia Police Department stations and printable posters that declare, “The time to attack is always now.” The blog encourages anonymous submissions using Tor browser and encryption tools, but warns contributors not to share information that could aid investigations.
This year’s event comes amid heightened scrutiny of Antifa activities. In June, a self-described Antifa sharpshooter was charged with making assassination threats against President Donald J. Trump. In September, investigators linked ammunition used in the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk to slogans supporting Antifa and transgender ideology, scrawled directly onto the shell casings. Around the same time, Antifa-aligned demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, besieged a local ICE facility, prompting federal intervention.
In response to escalating incidents, President Trump officially designated Antifa as a “major domestic terrorist organization” in mid-September. The administration cited the movement’s decentralized yet coordinated actions, arguing that antifa represents a clear threat to national security and public order. The order directs federal agencies to dismantle Antifa-affiliated operations and scrutinize individuals and networks supporting the movement.
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