BAMN
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By Any Means Necessary or BAMN is a left-wing civil rights activist group active in the U.S. states of Michigan and California. The full name is the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigration Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary.
BAMN activism has included legal challenges against the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, rallies, protests, and confrontational activism. BAMN has received considerable media attention in Michigan for its role in exposing instances of racially-targeted voter fraud committed by backers of the initiative. A judge ruled that supporters had misled voters by telling potential petition signers that the proposal would protect affirmative action when in reality, it would end such programs. [1][2] Luke Massie and Shanta Driver are the national co-chairs for BAMN.
BAMN's affiliations include United for Equality and Affirmative Action (UEAA) and the Trotskyist Revolutionary Workers League (RWL).
BAMN has been criticized for tactics used during its rallies which includes verbally assaulting anyone who disagrees with them. In addition water bottles are sometimes thrown at counter-ralliers. The group has also been criticized for busing in students from the Metro Detroit area to BAMN protests.
The American Civil Liberties Union has reported that the FBI has investigated BAMN for potential involvement in unspecified "terrorist activities." However, the FBI has denied that BAMN was ever considered a terrorist organization, calling it a "mischaracterization." According to the FBI, the group's protests were simply discussed in a meeting about terrorist activities.[3][4]
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