Antifascist: A Memoir of the Portland Uprising 2016-2020

When Donald Trump was elected, the streets of Portland ignited — and Luis Enrique Marquez was there. Antifascist is a gripping, firsthand account of one of the most turbulent chapters in modern American protest history. From confrontations with far-right extremists and militarized police to organizing mass actions like Occupy ICE, Marquez delivers an unflinching, deeply personal narrative of what it means to resist authoritarianism in the streets — and what that resistance costs. This is not a theoretical treatise or a detached analysis; it is a memoir written in the smoke of flashbangs and under the weight of surveillance, from someone who risked reputation, safety, and stability in the fight against fascism. Inside are raw reflections on Portlands protest movement beyond media headlines, eyewitness accounts of violence and repression, the inside story of actions like May Day and Occupy ICE, and candid reckonings with betrayal, burnout, and public smears. For anyone who has marched, questioned, feared, or wondered what it feels like on the ground during a historic uprising, Antifascist offers a powerful, complicated, and human account of resistance in modern America.