{"id":2493602,"date":"2025-10-02T05:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-to-host-covert-training-conference-in-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T05:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:27:33","slug":"antifa-to-host-covert-training-conference-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-to-host-covert-training-conference-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Antifa to host covert training conference in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fantifa-to-host-covert-training-conference-in-philadelphia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Antifa activists are organizing a secretive three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-us-investigating-raytheon-over-possible-bribes-paid-to-armed-forces-consultant\/\" title=\"REPORT: US Investigating Raytheon Over Possible Bribes Paid To Armed Forces Consultant\">-day training conference<\/a> called the Philly Skillshare Convergence in Philadelphia. Despite claims from some Democrats that Antifa is not a formal organization, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dni-ratcliffe-attends-army-navy-football-game-with-president-trump-we-wonder-what-they-might-have-discussed\/\" title=\"DNI Ratcliffe Attends Army \u2013 Navy Football Game with President Trump \u2013 We Wonder What They Might Have Discussed\">annual event<\/a>, held since 2020, serves as a covert gathering where activists participate in militant-style workshops. The sessions include tactics such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-retail-ceos-call-on-congress-to-curb-online-sale-of-stolen-goods-amid-national-looting-sprees\/\" title=\"Top Retail CEOs Call on Congress to Curb Online Sale of Stolen Goods amid National Looting Sprees\">evading law enforcement<\/a>, using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gab-announces-parallel-economy-fund-to-back-tech-startups-opposed-to-silicon-valley-leftism\/\" title=\"Gab Announces &#039;Parallel Economy Fund&#039; to Back Tech Startups Opposed to Silicon Valley Leftism\">radio technology<\/a>, enhancing anonymity online, and expanding activist networks. Promotional materials feature imagery like balaclavas and walkie-talkies, symbolizing tactics used during protests and confrontations with police. Details about the event location are kept confidential and shared only through secure, encrypted communication methods like Proton Mail. The conference is coordinated by groups such as Philly Anti-Capitalist, which also distributes resources, announcements, and calls for political action within anarchist circles. Similar skillshare events have recently taken place in other U.S. cities like Chicago and Indianapolis,underlining an organized effort to strengthen and expand Antifa&#8217;s militant activism despite public political denial of their structured existence. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Antifa to host covert training conference in Philadelphia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2234547\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antifa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antifa<\/a> activists are hosting a three-day training conference for fellow antifascists in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philadelphia<\/a> this week, despite Democrats insisting that antifa is not an organization.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Philly Skillshare Convergence will occur over the coming Friday through Sunday, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anarchistfederation.net\/annual-philly-skillshare-convergence-workshop-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advertisement<\/a> circulating in antifa circles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3833167\/house-gop-presses-democrats-national-security-shutdown-fight\/\">House GOP presses Democrats over national security in brewing shutdown fight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3833722\/wing-of-plane-detaches-two-jets-collide-laguardia-airport\/\">Wing detaches from aircraft as two planes collide on runway at LaGuardia Airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3833709\/gas-prices-slight-increase-at-the-pumps-to-start-october\/\">Gas prices: Slight increase at the pumps to start October<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>So-called <a href=\"https:\/\/strengthandsolidarity.org\/blog\/intergenerational-conflict-and-skill-sharing-in-activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;skillshares&rdquo;<\/a> are educational sessions where activists gather to learn street-level strategies, often militant in nature.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s skillshare in Philadelphia is slated to offer a series of hourlong workshops, including a lesson on evading law enforcement and eluding capture.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t turn yourself in,&rdquo; the plenary&rsquo;s description says. &ldquo;Be fugitive.&rdquo; That particular course will teach preparedness practices and tactics for &ldquo;resist[ing] state coercion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A poster promoting the annual 2025 Philly Skillshare Convergence | Source:  Philly Anti-Capitalist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Promotional graphics advertising the skillshare show a hammer, a balaclava, and walkie-talkies. Full-face masks, such as balaclavas, are strategically worn by black-clad militants to conceal their identities while rioting. Antifa agitators typically use hand-held radios to coordinate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3442765\/ice-los-angeles-prosecutions-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large-scale standoffs<\/a> with law enforcement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3466426\/meet-the-antifa-cell-terrorism-attempted-murder-ambush-at-texas-ice-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch attacks<\/a> on police property.<\/p>\n<p>Other instructional panels range from a tutorial on &ldquo;Applying Radio Technology&rdquo; to &ldquo;Federated Social Media for Anarchists 101,&rdquo; a crash course in connecting with far-left forums. <a href=\"https:\/\/fossforce.com\/2023\/07\/why-kolektiva-social-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-activists-using-mastodon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kolektiva.social<\/a>, for example, is a server allowing anarchist cohorts, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/kolektiva.social\/@antifaintl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antifa International<\/a>, to convene online.<\/p>\n<p>One of the breakout sessions centers on &ldquo;cyberpunk invisibility,&rdquo; while another focuses on building activist networks and expanding operations.<\/p>\n<p>Held <a href=\"https:\/\/anarchistnews.org\/index.php\/content\/philly-skillshare-convergence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annually<\/a> since 2020, the covert conference is intended to &ldquo;strengthen collective capacities&rdquo; for &ldquo;organizing [and] attacking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Only a trusted few are privy to planning details. The venue is at an undisclosed location. To see the event&rsquo;s address, attendees must contact organizers through Proton Mail, an end-to-end encrypted email service.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the conference&rsquo;s organizers for further logistical information.<\/p>\n<p>A flyer for the secretive seminar was initially posted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250920055809\/https:\/\/phlanticap.noblogs.org\/about-philly-anti-capitalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philly Anti-Capitalist<\/a>, an antifascist blog promoting extreme Left-wing gatherings and facilitating communications among anarchists in Philadelphia, which the collective calls &ldquo;occupied Lenapehoking,&rdquo; or land of the Lenape people, a Native American tribe indigenous to eastern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250920055819\/https:\/\/phlanticap.noblogs.org\/homies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antifa organizers<\/a> submit content to the Philly Anti-Capitalist, and the website will accordingly issue communiqu&eacute;s, announcements about upcoming Philadelphia-based meetups, and &ldquo;reportbacks.&rdquo; For instance, in mid-September, the Philly Anti-Capitalist published <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250920055804\/https:\/\/phlanticap.noblogs.org\/l-a-reportback-resistance-to-i-c-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a reportback<\/a> of &ldquo;comrades coming from Los Angeles&rdquo; to relay &ldquo;tactical observations&rdquo; about the uprisings against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3823266\/trump-executive-order-dismantle-domestic-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP TEASES ORDER TO &lsquo;DISMANTLE&rsquo; DOMESTIC TERRORIST NETWORKS AFTER DALLAS ICE SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The distribution site recommends making submissions anonymously using the built-in entry form, which encrypts messages, and specialized software for private browsing, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1280414\/trump-administration-is-again-losing-the-war-against-dark-web-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tor<\/a>, to prevent authorities from tracing the content&rsquo;s origins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do not share unnecessary details about sensitive actions (ones that&hellip;would assist an investigation into it),&rdquo; the uploading instructions say.<\/p>\n<p>If posts contain pictures, uploaders are told to purge metadata from those file attachments.<\/p>\n<p>Philly Anti-Capitalist also disseminates <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250920055843\/https:\/\/phlanticap.noblogs.org\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Philly-specific resources,&rdquo;<\/a> such as a citywide map of all Philadelphia Police Department stations created by the Antifascist Supersoldiers counter-intelligence team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/10\/localimages\/time-to-attack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Printable posters<\/a> on the same page call for political violence: &ldquo;The time to attack is always now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia&rsquo;s skillshare occurs against a backdrop of Democrats denying that antifa exists beyond an idea. Antifa&rsquo;s forces are, in fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3493802\/antifa-organization-movement-has-metastasized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highly organized<\/a>, operating on &ldquo;federated&rdquo; social media channels and distributing calls-to-action via pass-through sites anonymized by design. As evidenced, efforts can culminate in formal events for strategizing and bolstering membership.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3499558\/antifa-inc-left-wing-movement-ideology-criminal-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ANTIFA INC: HOW AN IDEOLOGY BECAME AN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL NETWORK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other major U.S. cities have hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/anarchistnews.org\/tags\/skillshare-convergence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">similarly styled skillshares<\/a> in recent months. Chicago was the setting for <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250418194437\/https:\/\/anarchistskillshare.noblogs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a fall 2024 skillshare<\/a> intentionally held on the eve of the presidential election. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s take care of each other so we can be dangerous together,&rdquo; anarchist organizers said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anarchistfederation.net\/announcing-the-fall-anarchist-skillshare-november-1st-3rd-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marketing material<\/a>. Indianapolis saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ujamaacommunitybookstore\/p\/DD7pe2qPrkN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one<\/a> too at a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >black-owned bookstore ahead<\/a> of Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antifa to hold secret training event in Philadelphia this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2493603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antifa-flag.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14436,3802,64444,5522,4542],"class_list":["post-2493602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-activism","tag-antifa","tag-covert-training","tag-philadelphia","tag-protest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antifa-flag.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2493602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493606,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493602\/revisions\/2493606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}