Philip Anderson (activist)

Philip Anderson (born 1994/1995^[1]) is an American conservative activist. He is an immigrant from Ethiopia adopted by a family in Texas.^[1]

In October 2020 he organized a "free speech rally" in San Francisco.^[2] The free speech rally was held at the UN Plaza.^[3] The event was attended by members of Team Save America wearing MAGA hats, as well as counterprotesters who heard social media rumors the Proud Boys would attend via ^[3] At the event he was attacked and his two front teeth were knocked out.^[4]

In January 2021 he was present in the crowd in the January 6 United States Capitol attack next to Rosanne Boyland as she died.^[5] Anderson was later interviewed in February 2022 about tech censorship and he raised concerns about racism on Gab where he maintains a presence after Facebook, Twitter and YouTube banned him.^[6]

By October 2020 Anderson had identified himself as a member of the Proud Boys.^[1]^[7]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Noyes, Dan (20 October 2020). "BLM activist accused of punching organizer of SF free speech rally, I-Team confirms". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 9 November 2022. In an interview with the I-Team's Dan Noyes, Anderson tried to distance his rally from the controversial Proud Boys, who have been labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. But in recent social media posts, Anderson identified himself as a Proud Boys member. (Noyes does not clarify which social media website was used, or how recent the Proud Boys self-identification was made)
↑ "Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics". AP News. 20 April 2021. Philip Anderson, the organizer of the event, posted photos to social media of his bloody mouth with a front tooth missing and another hanging loosely.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Moench, Mallory; Williams, Michael (17 October 2020). "Punches thrown as Left Wing Protesters show up at Free Speech Rally". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Tensions quickly escalated at San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza on Saturday, where dozens of anti-fascists gathered to oppose a small of President Trump supporters holding what was billed as a Free Speech rally. The pro-Trump protest, billed as a free speech rally, drew people from Team Save America wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and carrying pro-police “Thin Blue Line” flags. They were eventually outnumbered by hundreds of counterprotesters. Rumors spread on social media that the Proud Boys, a pro-Trump group known for participating in street brawls, would appear at the rally. A short time later, the opposition group confronted Philip Anderson, the organizer of the rally, and another man, arguing about fascism and the police.
↑ https://www.newsweek.com/san-francisco-far-right-rally-philip-anderson-teeth-punched-1540544
↑ Modyeldin, Ayman; Varathan, Preeti (January 5, 2022). "Rosanne Boyland Was Outside the U.S. Capitol Last January 6. How—And Why—Did She Die?". Vanity Fair.
↑ "A year after Trump purge, 'alt-tech' offers far-right refuge". AP NEWS. February 5, 2022.
↑ Moench, Mallory; Williams, Michael (17 October 2020). "Six injured, including three police officers, during clashes in S.F. between pro- and anti-Trump groups". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. The rally’s organizer, Philip Anderson, has identified himself on social media as a member of the Proud Boys. (this article's title was originally "Punches thrown as Left Wing Protesters show up at Free Speech Rally" but was subsequently changed to "Violence breaks out in S.F. as pro-Trump and anti-fascist protest groups clash" and eventually settled on the 3rd title "Six injured, including three police officers, during clashes in S.F. between pro- and anti-Trump groups") The "has identified himself" line was added when "Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 10:09 p.m." and was absent in the initial publication. The article does not clarify which social media website was used or when the self-identification was made.

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[Noyes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Noyes, Dan (20 October 2020). "BLM activist accused of punching organizer of SF free speech rally, I-Team confirms". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 9 November 2022. In an interview with the I-Team's Dan Noyes, Anderson tried to distance his rally from the controversial Proud Boys, who have been labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. But in recent social media posts, Anderson identified himself as a Proud Boys member. (Noyes does not clarify which social media website was used, or how recent the Proud Boys self-identification was made)

[2] "Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics". AP News. 20 April 2021. Philip Anderson, the organizer of the event, posted photos to social media of his bloody mouth with a front tooth missing and another hanging loosely.

[PunchesThrown-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Moench, Mallory; Williams, Michael (17 October 2020). "Punches thrown as Left Wing Protesters show up at Free Speech Rally". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Tensions quickly escalated at San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza on Saturday, where dozens of anti-fascists gathered to oppose a small of President Trump supporters holding what was billed as a Free Speech rally. The pro-Trump protest, billed as a free speech rally, drew people from Team Save America wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and carrying pro-police “Thin Blue Line” flags. They were eventually outnumbered by hundreds of counterprotesters. Rumors spread on social media that the Proud Boys, a pro-Trump group known for participating in street brawls, would appear at the rally. A short time later, the opposition group confronted Philip Anderson, the organizer of the rally, and another man, arguing about fascism and the police.

[4] ttps://www.newsweek.com/san-francisco-far-right-rally-philip-anderson-teeth-punched-1540544

[5] Modyeldin, Ayman; Varathan, Preeti (January 5, 2022). "Rosanne Boyland Was Outside the U.S. Capitol Last January 6. How—And Why—Did She Die?". Vanity Fair.

[6] "A year after Trump purge, 'alt-tech' offers far-right refuge". AP NEWS. February 5, 2022.

[7] Moench, Mallory; Williams, Michael (17 October 2020). "Six injured, including three police officers, during clashes in S.F. between pro- and anti-Trump groups". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. The rally’s organizer, Philip Anderson, has identified himself on social media as a member of the Proud Boys. (this article's title was originally "Punches thrown as Left Wing Protesters show up at Free Speech Rally" but was subsequently changed to "Violence breaks out in S.F. as pro-Trump and anti-fascist protest groups clash" and eventually settled on the 3rd title "Six injured, including three police officers, during clashes in S.F. between pro- and anti-Trump groups") The "has identified himself" line was added when "Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 10:09 p.m." and was absent in the initial publication. The article does not clarify which social media website was used or when the self-identification was made.

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