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Devin Burghart

is vice president of IREHR. He coordinates our Seattle office, directs our research efforts, and manages our online communications. He has researched, written, and organized on virtually all facets of contemporary white nationalism since 1992, and is internationally recognized for this effort. Devin is frequently quoted as an expert by print, broadcast, and online media outlets. In 2007, he was awarded a Petra Foundation fellowship. more...

Northwest Hammerskins Planning Seattle White Power March and Concert Featured
November 25, 2015

Northwest Hammerskins Planning Seattle White Power March and Concert

The white power skinhead group, Northwest Hammerskins, declared an escalation of activities in the Puget Sound region with the announcement of plans to hold a white power concert in the Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and a march through Capitol Hill. The events are scheduled to celebrate what white nationalists have dubbed…
Who is Paul Gottfried? Featured
November 6, 2015

Who is Paul Gottfried?

Dubbed “a Society for the Independent Right,” the H.L. Mencken Club's conference has become a must-attend occasion for discredited conservatives, academic racists, and Beltway suit-and-tie white nationalists to mingle. The eighth-annual conference will be held November 6-8 in the Washington D.C. area. Presenters at this weekend’s conference include British expatriate…
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November 3, 2015

Oath Keepers Roll Out Plan to Infiltrate Local Institutions [Video]

At an August “Appalachian Summit” Oath Keepers founder, Stewart Rhodes, outlined the far-right group’s intention to have members infiltrate local institutions, including volunteer fire departments and churches. The three-day summit, held outside of Gilbert, West Virginia, gathered together around one hundred Oath Keepers, Threepers, Tea Partiers and militia members to…
IREHR Impact in Pennsylvania English-Only Debate IREHR
October 13, 2015

IREHR Impact in Pennsylvania English-Only Debate

When Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) invited the head of the English-only outfit, ProEnglish, to testify before the State Government Committee on September 24, it’s unlikely he anticipated the controversy to follow. Using evidence originally uncovered by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR), Rep. Leslie…
IREHR in Western Washington IREHR
October 13, 2015

IREHR in Western Washington

On September 28, IREHR’s Devin Burghart held a training on researching the far-right with members of the Whatcom Civil Rights Project at the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center in Bellingham, Washington. On October 7, Devin again travelled to Bellingham to deliver a talk on “The Threat of White Nationalism in…