no. NOT EVER.

Exhibition dates: January 18, 2018 — April 15, 2018
Exhibition opening: January 18, 2018, 7-9pm
no. NOT EVER. is a multi-media, interdisciplinary, immersive installation that provides an anti-racist, anti-fascist framework for understanding the rise of white nationalism in the current moment. This video-based “living archive” depicts a wide-range of rural and suburban organizing strategies from the 1980’s and 1990’s that say “no. NOT EVER.” to white nationalism in the Pacific Northwest.
Interference Archive has partnered with the Seattle-based collaborative If You Don’t They Will to host their installation of  no. NOT EVER. alongside a curated selection of  material from Interference Archive’s collection.
In response to the Northwest Territorial Imperative, a late 1970’s call to (re)create a white homeland in the Pacific Northwest, a network of 120 rural and suburban grassroots groups organized to counter white nationalist attacks on their communities. Some of these groups consisted of a few people, some were formalized non-profits with a board of directors, some were only around for five years, and some still exist today. The activists interviewed developed invaluable creative and resourceful ways to differently counter a variety of white nationalist assaults in and on their communities. Their strategies break down isolation, provide networks for resource and research sharing, and challenge urban assumptions and stereotypes about rural and suburban organizing.
no. NOT EVER. is an installation that combines video footage from archival interviews,  interactive research stations and a community resource guide. This dynamic “living archive” functions as a participatory teaching tool and as an intergenerational bridge to support ongoing efforts to say no. NOT EVER. to white nationalism in a wide range of communities and contexts.
If You Don’t They Will is a Seattle-based collaboration that provides concrete and creative strategies to counter white nationalism through a cultural lens.
For the Brooklyn installation of  no. NOT EVER., Interference Archive will draw from its collection of over 30,000 archival items spanning the 20th and 21st centuries to provide exhibition viewers with an additional lens into the history of anti-fascist organizing. The exhibition will present posters, newsletters, buttons, and vinyl albums from campaigns and organizations from the 1960s to the present.
Visit
Interference Archive is open to the public four days a week. Admission to this exhibition and to our open stacks archive is free. Our space is ADA accessible. Please come visit during the following open hours:

Thursday, 1-9pm
Friday, 12-5pm
Saturday, 12-5pm
Sunday, 12-5pm

Public Events and Workshops
In keeping with the work of both Interference Archive and If You Don’t They Will, a series of free public events and workshops at Interference are organized for the duration of the exhibition. Please check our website at interferencearchive.org for further updates on these events.
Group Visits
no. NOT EVER. provides provides concrete and creative tools for countering white nationalism through a cultural lens. Interference Archive and If You Don’t They Will invites school classes, activist groups, and community organizations to make use of this exhibition as a space for conversations about growing visions, hopes, desires, and dreams for the kinds of worlds we actually want to live in.
Group visits are only available during our regular open hours. To schedule a visit for your group, please reach out to us at classes@interferencearchive.org