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{{Evil Organization | {{Evil Organization | ||
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|fullname = Traditionalist Worker Party | |fullname = Traditionalist Worker Party | ||
|alias = TWP<br>Traditionalist Youth Network<br>TYN | |alias = TWP<br>Traditionalist Youth Network<br>TYN | ||
|origin = Indiana | |origin = Indiana | ||
|foundation = 2013 | |foundation = 2013 | ||
|headquarters = Paoli, Indiana, United States | |headquarters = Paoli, Indiana, United States | ||
|commanders = [[Matthew Heimbach]]<br>[[Matt Parrott]] | |commanders = [[Matthew Heimbach]]<br>[[Matt Parrott]] | ||
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|goals = Win elections for political office (failed)<br>Create an all-white ethno-state (failed) | |goals = Win elections for political office (failed)<br>Create an all-white ethno-state (failed) | ||
|type of villains = Hate Group}}The '''Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP)''', also known as the '''Traditionalist Youth Network (TYN)''' was a far-right, [[ | |type of villains = Hate Group}}The '''Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP)''', also known as the '''Traditionalist Youth Network (TYN)''' was a far-right, neo-[[Nazi]] group active in the United States between 2013 and 2018. Various sources refer to it as being part of the broader [[Alt-Right]] movement active within the U.S. during the 2010s. | ||
Established by [[Matthew Heimbach]], the group promoted white separatism and a white supremacist view of Christianity. Part of the neo-Nazi Nationalist Front, the TWP held a number of protests and other local events. In 2015 it changed into a political party so as to run in elections for local office. | Established by [[Matthew Heimbach]], the group promoted white separatism and a white supremacist view of Christianity. Part of the neo-Nazi Nationalist Front, the TWP held a number of protests and other local events. In 2015 it changed into a political party so as to run in elections for local office. | ||
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In April 2018, ''The Washington Post'' reported that the TWP had been disbanded the previous month after group leader Matthew Heimbach's arrest for battery and his falling out with co-founder Matt Parrott. | In April 2018, ''The Washington Post'' reported that the TWP had been disbanded the previous month after group leader Matthew Heimbach's arrest for battery and his falling out with co-founder Matt Parrott. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Traditionalist Youth Network was established in May 2013 by Matthew Heimbach and Matt Parrott. Heimbach has been a [[White Power Movement|white supremacist]] activist since fall 2011, when he formed a group at Towson University in Maryland and invited the white supremacist Jared Taylor to speak at Towson's campus. The following year, Heimbach founded a "White Student Union" on campus, adopting racist and [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] views. In spring 2013, upon graduation, Heimbach established the Traditionalist Youth Network in partnership with Parrot, who founded a white supremacist group, Hoosier Nation, in Indiana around 2009. The group eventually became a chapter of American Third Position (later known as the [[American Freedom Party]].) | The Traditionalist Youth Network was established in May 2013 by Matthew Heimbach and Matt Parrott. Heimbach has been a [[White Power Movement|white supremacist]] activist since fall 2011, when he formed a group at Towson University in Maryland and invited the white supremacist [[Jared Taylor]] to speak at Towson's campus. The following year, Heimbach founded a "White Student Union" on campus, adopting racist and [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] views. In spring 2013, upon graduation, Heimbach established the Traditionalist Youth Network in partnership with Parrot, who founded a white supremacist group, Hoosier Nation, in Indiana around 2009. The group eventually became a chapter of American Third Position (later known as the [[American Freedom Party]].) | ||
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks extremist groups, has designated the Traditionalist Worker Party as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] and has written of Heimbach: "Considered by many to be the face of a new generation of white nationalists... Since graduating in the spring of 2013, he has entrenched himself further in the white nationalist movement and become a regular speaker on the radical-right lecture circuit." | The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks extremist groups, has designated the Traditionalist Worker Party as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] and has written of Heimbach: "Considered by many to be the face of a new generation of white nationalists... Since graduating in the spring of 2013, he has entrenched himself further in the white nationalist movement and become a regular speaker on the radical-right lecture circuit." | ||
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On April 22, 2016, the Traditionalist Worker Party formed a coalition with several other organizations called the Aryan Nationalist Alliance. The Aryan Nationalist Alliance later changed its name to Nationalist Front. Its aim was to unite white supremacist, neo-Confederate, and white nationalist groups under a common umbrella. The coalition was joined by the neo-Nazi [[National Socialist Movement]] (NSM), neo-confederate [[League of the South]], the neo-Nazi [[Vanguard America]], and four other groups. | On April 22, 2016, the Traditionalist Worker Party formed a coalition with several other organizations called the Aryan Nationalist Alliance. The Aryan Nationalist Alliance later changed its name to Nationalist Front. Its aim was to unite white supremacist, neo-Confederate, and white nationalist groups under a common umbrella. The coalition was joined by the neo-Nazi [[National Socialist Movement]] (NSM), neo-confederate [[League of the South]], the neo-Nazi [[Vanguard America]], and four other groups. | ||
In April 2017, the group organized the white supremacist rally in Pikeville, Kentucky which attracted 100 to 125 supporters. In August 2017, the affiliated groups participated in | In April 2017, the group organized the white supremacist rally in Pikeville, Kentucky which attracted 100 to 125 supporters. In August 2017, the affiliated groups participated in [[the Unite the Right rally]] in Charlottesville, Virginia. In October 2017, the Nationalist Front was a key organizer of the "White Lives Matter" rally in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Participating groups included: NSM, TWP, League of the South, Vanguard America, ''[[The Right Stuff]]'', and [[Anti-Communist Action]]. | ||
On March 13, 2018, Heimbach was arrested in Paoli, Indiana on charges of [[Domestic Abuse|domestic battery]] arising from an alleged attack against spokesman Parrott and Heimbach's wife, who was also Parrott's stepdaughter. Following this, Parrott shut down the TWP's websites and said he planned to delete membership data, citing privacy concerns. According to Parrott, the TWP no longer existed, as the incident had destroyed the group's credibility. Days later, however, Parrott filed a sworn declaration in court (in an ongoing federal civil lawsuit over the Unite the Right rally in 2017), stating that he had not deleted or destroyed the membership information, as it was relevant to the ongoing litigation. | On March 13, 2018, Heimbach was arrested in Paoli, Indiana on charges of [[Domestic Abuse|domestic battery]] arising from an alleged attack against spokesman Parrott and Heimbach's wife, who was also Parrott's stepdaughter. Following this, Parrott shut down the TWP's websites and said he planned to delete membership data, citing privacy concerns. According to Parrott, the TWP no longer existed, as the incident had destroyed the group's credibility. Days later, however, Parrott filed a sworn declaration in court (in an ongoing federal civil lawsuit over the Unite the Right rally in 2017), stating that he had not deleted or destroyed the membership information, as it was relevant to the ongoing litigation. | ||
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