| Abbreviation | RAM |
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| Formation | 2017 |
| Founder | Robert Rundo |
| Founded at | Southern California |
| Type | Alt-Right Fight Club |
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Formerly called | DIY Division |
The Rise Above Movement (RAM) is a militant alt-right Southern California-based street fighting group which has variously been described as "a loose collective of violent neo-Nazis and fascists", white nationalists,[1] white supremacists,[2][3] and far-right persons.[4][5] According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), it "is inspired by identitarian movements in Europe and it is trying to bring their philosophies and violent tactics to the United States."[1] Its members are primarily located in the areas of Orange County and San Diego,[2] and as of 2018, have been variously numbered at 20 to 50.[4][6][7]
- ^ a b "Rise Above Movement". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ^ a b "Rise Above Movement (R.A.M.)". adl.org. Anti-Defamation League. January 22, 2018.
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propublicawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Vega, Priscella; Sclafani, Julia (October 26, 2018). "Arrests of white power leaders are a reminder of Huntington Beach's painful past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2019.