Alliance for Responsible Citizenship: The Afterparty That the Left Couldn’t Shut Down

London — Attendees were exhausted after the three-day-long Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference, but they weren’t tired enough to forgo the afterparties. Some festivities were informally organized and advertised as open to all by word of mouth, but one — presented by two right-wing groups and dubbed “D’ARC” — was an exclusive event with a formal approval process. D’ARC clearly wasn’t going to be some juvenile house party with beer pong. Instead, it would “showcase and celebrate the new sounds and styles of an unstoppable subculture,” complete with “special guest DJs,” a “heated cigar terrace,” aged whisky, and two complimentary drinks. The hypnotic registration website alone makes you think it is only for the cool kids. Naturally, progressives tried to shut it down.

At first, the exact location for D’ARC was a secret. Just a little over 24 hours before the event, the registered attendees received an email announcing that the party would be held at the Omeara club in London. Not long after, Fossil Free London (along with some other left-wing groups) posted a series of infographics on social media that urged everyone to “SHUTDOWN THE FAR RIGHT’S PARTY,” an event that supposedly would welcome “the world’s worst climate deniers & far right goons.” Apparently, the ARC conference was a “hateful event” that featured “climate deniers,” “key Zionist thinkers,” “anti-abortion activists,” and “think-tanks criticized by LGBTQ+ groups.” Fossil Free London directed its followers to bombard Omeara with emails and leave nasty reviews online, stating, “LETS STOP THIS TOGETHER.”

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London — Attendees were exhausted after the three-day-long Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference, but they weren’t tired enough to forgo the afterparties. Some festivities were informally organized and advertised as open to all by word of mouth, but one — presented by two right-wing groups and dubbed “D’ARC” — was an exclusive event with a formal approval process. D’ARC clearly wasn’t going to be some juvenile house party with beer pong. Instead, it would “showcase and celebrate the new sounds and styles of an unstoppable subculture,” complete with “special guest DJs,” a “heated cigar terrace,” aged whisky, and two complimentary drinks. The hypnotic registration website alone makes you think it is only for the cool kids. Naturally, progressives tried to shut it down.

At first, the exact location for D’ARC was a secret. Just a little over 24 hours before the event, the registered attendees received an email announcing that the party would be held at the Omeara club in London. Not long after, Fossil Free London (along with some other left-wing groups) posted a series of infographics on social media that urged everyone to “SHUTDOWN THE FAR RIGHT’S PARTY,” an event that supposedly would welcome “the world’s worst climate deniers & far right goons.” Apparently, the ARC conference was a “hateful event” that featured “climate deniers,” “key Zionist thinkers,” “anti-abortion activists,” and “think-tanks criticized by LGBTQ+ groups.” Fossil Free London directed its followers to bombard Omeara with emails and leave nasty reviews online, stating, “LETS STOP THIS TOGETHER.”