ANTIFA HOTSPOTS

Antifa is a loose, decentralized current of anti-fascist activism; local activity rises and falls. With that caveat, here are cities with documented, named groups or repeatedly reported activity (each with a supporting source).

United States

• Portland, OR — Home of Rose City Antifa, often cited as the oldest active U.S. group.  
• New York City, NY — NYC Antifa maintains an active site/blog.  
• Philadelphia, PA — Philly Antifa publishes alerts and has been referenced in mainstream fact-checks.  
• Atlanta, GA — Atlanta Antifascists track far-right organizing locally.  
• Seattle, WA — Anti-fascist community-defense work (e.g., Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club) covered by outlets and researchers.  
• Berkeley, CA — 2017 clashes repeatedly described as involving Antifa activists.  
• Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN — Long anti-fascist lineage (Anti-Racist Action origins) and recurrent organizing.  
• Chicago, IL — Local anti-fascist organizing documented by community media and group sites.  
• Sacramento, CA — Notable 2016 Capitol riot where Antifa-aligned counter-protesters were involved.  

Europe & beyond

• Berlin, Germany — Historic and contemporary anti-fascist organizing (Antifaschistische Aktion; later Berlin networks).  
• Hamburg, Germany — Strong autonomous/anti-fascist scene (e.g., Rote Flora; 2017 G20 unrest).  
• Lyon & Paris, France — Jeune Garde Antifasciste formed in Lyon; later sections in Paris and other cities.  
• Athens, Greece — Active anti-fascist milieu; hosted AntifaCon 2025.  
• Brighton, UK — Long-running Brighton Antifascists; part of the UK Anti-Fascist Network.  
• London, UK — UK Anti-Fascist Network includes London groups.  

Notes & context

• Researchers consistently describe Antifa as decentralized and non-hierarchical, not a single organization. That’s why “presence” generally means local crews/collectives, not branches of a national group.  
• Mentions in news don’t imply a group is large or continuously active; activity is cyclical and often event-driven.