Lauren Southern

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Lauren Southern, 2016.

Lauren Cherie Southern (born June 16, 1995 in Surrey , British Columbia ) is a Canadian political activist , documentary filmmaker and author. It is classified as politically conservative and right-wing, is close to the Alt-Right and maintains close contacts with people of the New Right in Europe.

In 2015 Southern ran for the Libertarian Party of Canada (Parti libertarien du Canada) in the Langley-Aldergrove district , where they received 0.9% of the vote.

Life

Southern studied political science at the University of the Fraser Valley , but dropped out after two years without a degree.

politics

In 2015, Southern ran for the Libertarian Party of Canada for the Langley – Aldergrove district. It was briefly taken off the list, but then put back on the list with support from Breitbart News and The Rebel Media. It received 535 votes, which was 0.9% of all votes. It is included in the alt-right movement.

Media activism

In June 2015, Southern took part in the SlutWalk in Vancouver as a reporter for Rebel Media . She held a sign that read "There is no rape culture in the West," which was torn up by other protesters. In March 2016, LGBTQ protests broke out in Vancouver when she defended her view that there are only two genders. In October 2016, Southern officially changed her gender to male to reflect new gender identity laws on official Canada documents. In 2016, Southern published her book Barbarians: How Baby Boomers, Immigrants, and Islam Screwed My Generation (Barbarians: How Baby Boomers, Immigrants, and Islam Cheated on My Generation) . In March 2017, Southern announced that she was separating from Rebel Media and becoming an independent journalist. In the same month, she received clearance to attend the press briefing at the White House . In 2018, Southern shot the documentary Farmlands , which deals with the situation of white farmers in South Africa who are frequently victims of robberies and murders, for which Southern indicates ethnic motives. In addition, according to Southerns, farmers would be disadvantaged by the Black Economic Empowerment Act. In May 2019, Southern released the documentary Borderless , which critically examined the work of the NGO Advocates Abroad in supporting migrants in Greece , on Youtube .

Political activism

In 2017 Southern supported the “Defend Europe” campaign of the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement , which campaigned against the rescue operations of NGOs in the Mediterranean from refugee ships . Southern was subsequently arrested by the Italian Coast Guard when a ship on its way to a rescue operation was blocked. In March 2018, Lauren Southern was arrested while trying to enter the UK. She was officially forbidden to enter the country until further notice, although she had no previous convictions. A spokesman for the Home Office said that "a stay of Lauren Southern in Great Britain is not conducive to the common good." Southern was photographed with other people at the G20 summit in Hamburg in 2017 by members of the " Störungsmelder " blog, and their photos were also spread on Twitter. Since Southern wore a T-shirt of the Identitarian Movement, she was assigned to this, which led to clashes with protesters. Above all, the volunteer fault reporter blogger Sören Kohlhuber was involved in distributing the photos and information, whereupon Zeit Online stopped working with him.

Withdrawal from the public

On June 2, 2019, Southern announced on her website that from now on she wanted to live her life less publicly and would therefore withdraw from social media . For the time being, she will turn to her studies again. However, she does not rule out a return to political work.

Web links

Commons : Lauren Southern  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lauren Southern: Lauren Southern birthday . July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ A b Sophie Chirgwin: Alt right activist Lauren Southern targeted in Brisbane. The Courier-Mail of July 30, 2018
  3. ^ Matthew Claxton: Langley post-secondary student runs as Libertarian . In: Langley Advance . Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016. 
  4. ^ Marisa Kabas: Meet the Canadian college student who's about to be the next enemy of the feminist movement . In: The Daily Dot . June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Former Langley Libertarian candidate detained in Italy . In: Abbotsford News , May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017. 
  6. ↑ Official Voting Results | British Columbia, Langley-Aldergrove | Forty-second General Election, 2015 ( en-ca ) Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ Matthew Theunissen: Alt-right speakers Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern anger NZ Muslims. Radio New Zealand on July 21, 2018
  8. ↑ Canceled: Alt-right activists Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern in limbo after venue backs out of hosting event. The New Zealand Herald, August 3, 2018
  9. ↑ Jessica Lachenal: Internet Jerks Pledge to Make Internet Even Worse in #TheTriggering . March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  10. ^ Jean-François Cloutier: Lauren Southern troll la SlutWalk. In: TVQC , June 14, 2015 (French).
  11. ↑ Mike Raptis: Activist accused of pouring bottle of urine on Rebel reporter during the 'anti-fascist' rally in Vancouver . March 7, 2016. Accessed May 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ Mike Raptis: Activist pours urine. In: Toronto Sun , March 7, 2016
  13. ↑ Natasha Christian: Protester pours urine on journalist for 'hateful' comments . March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ Southern, Lauren: Lauren Southern Becomes a Man! . In: The Rebel Media . October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved on October 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ Tamara Wernli : Totally crazy. In: Basler Zeitung , December 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ Lauren Southern: Barbarians: How Baby Boomers, Immigrants, and Islam Screwed My Generation . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, December 21, 2016, ISBN 978-1541136946 (accessed December 22, 2016).
  17. ^ Lauren Southern: Going Independent . YouTube. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017.
  18. ↑ Cristina López G .: Meet Lauren Southern. In: Media Matters for America , March 14, 2017.
  19. ↑ Sam Kestenbaum: Trump's White House. In: The Forward , March 15, 2017.
  20. ↑ Caxton Central: Watch: Controversial YouTuber's farm murder documentary - going too far, or not far enough? Alberton Record, January 31, 2018, accessed April 8, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Lauren Southern: Borderless . YouTube. May 25, 2019.
  22. ↑ Matthew Claxton: Former Langley Libertarian candidate detained in Italy ( English ) The Abbotsford News. May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  23. ^ Maya Oppenheim: Lauren Southern: Far-right Canadian activist detained in Calais and banned from entering UK ( English ) The Independent . March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2018: "Ms Southern, who supported a seaborne mission seeking to hamper the rescue of refugees, claimed British authorities had told her she was" officially banned from UK for racism "after being detained."
  24. ↑ Marvin Schade: After "hunted" allegations at the G20: Zeit Online separates from "Störungsmelder" author Sören Kohlhuber. meedia, July 10, 2017, accessed April 7, 2018 .
  25. ^ A b c Amanda Prestigiacomo: Lauren Southern Announces Retirement From Politics, Details New Plans. In: The Daily Wire. June 3, 2019, Retrieved June 7, 2019 (American English).
  26. ^ A b c Lauren Southern: A New Chapter. June 2, 2019, Retrieved June 7, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Southern, Lauren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Southern, Lauren Cherie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian political activist, web video producer, writer and journalist associated with the Alt-Right
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Surry , British Columbia , Canada