Racist Group Identity Evropa Rebrands but Doesn't Lower Heat From Colorado

Identity Evropa, a racist group whose propaganda war in Colorado last summer ramped up in December with a disturbing call to "DEFEND THE ROCKIES," is dead, at least officially. The organization has rebranded as the American Identity Movement in a transparent attempt to distance itself from communication obtained and leaked last week by Unicorn Riot that firmly established its ties to neo-Nazi activities, including the August 2017 riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, where an anti-fascist demonstrator was killed.

But the shaky and unconvincing March 8 launch of AIM (the attempt to hijack the acronym of the American Indian Movement adds insult to injury) won't lower the heat directed at its members by those fighting against white-supremacist extremism on the Front Range, including an underground collective that worked to remove Identity Evropa messaging — and was instrumental in getting Twitter to suspend the IE account prior to the name change.

"We'll be just as vigilant on the American Identity Movement as we've been on Identity Evropa," says a woman working in the network, who asked to remain anonymous.

Moreover, colleges on Colorado's Front Range, which have been among the primary targets for Identity Evropa placards and stickers, are taking a more aggressive stance against the outfit and others like it. Among them is Front Range Community College, whose Westminster campus was posterized by Identity Evropa on at least three occasions: in June 2017, August 2018 and this past January.

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