A protest in Boston Sunday opposing vaccine and mask mandates turned violent when Antifa groups showed up. The anti-mandate demonstration was organized by A group called \u201cSuper Happy Fun America.\u201d People were gathered at the Boston Commons in protest of vaccine and mask mandates when Antifa groups showed up and confronted the protesters.<\/p>\n

The Antifa group used Twitter to organize. A group known as \u201cSolidarity Against Hate \u2013 Boston\u201d tweeted on Oct. 19 asking people to come out and \u201ctell the Capitol rioters to get out of Boston.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fighting broke out around 11:30 before the protest was scheduled to begin at noon. Antifa protesters breached police barricades and confronted anti-mandate protesters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came here to peacefully protest when we were violently attacked by a mob that pepper-sprayed us, attacked us and refused to allow our van to leave,\u201d said Super Happy Fun America organizer Brandon Navom.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want that in our city: Anti-vaxxers, people who don\u2019t believe that COVID is real, people that put other people in danger, racist transphobes and people that hate other people for the way they are \u2014 that\u2019s not OK,\u201d counter-protester Rifka Handelman, an Emerson College student, said.<\/p>\n

Local media outlets covered the violent confrontation and tweeted about it.<\/p>\n

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Fight just broke out between groups, police broke it up @NBC10Boston<\/a> @NECN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zC4MBnbVLb<\/a><\/p>\n

— Monica Madeja NBC10 Boston (@MonicaNBCBoston) November 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n