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EXCLUSIVE: Far-left B.C. group rebrands to “Democracy Rising” to escape Antifa label

A prominent British Columbian far-left “antifascist” group has strategically rebranded from “Vancouver Against Fascism” to “Democracy Rising.”

Alex Zoltan, True North
Oct 10, 2025
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Just weeks after Donald Trump officially designated Antifa a terrorist organization, a prominent British Columbian far-left “antifascist” group has strategically rebranded from “Vancouver Against Fascism” to “Democracy Rising,” seemingly in an effort to shed their controversial image.

The decision to rebrand as Democracy Rising was announced internally on a Zoom call the day after Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University on September 10.

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