By Kevin Carter
10/16/2007
[Previously by Kevin Carter: Jamestown — America’s First Experiment in "Assimilation"]
See also VDARE.com’s articles and blog posts on the Minutemen.
In the spring of 2005, the Minuteman Project burst onto the national scene and decisively altered America’s immigration debate. Led by founders Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox, hundreds of patriotic Americans flocked to the Arizona desert and began staging patrols along the Mexican border.
The efforts of these self-described "Minutemen" to stem the tide of illegal immigration quickly made the headlines. Although President Bush denounced them as "vigilantes," most Americans supported them. Soon thousands more were volunteering.
Yet — typical of nascent political forms — as the Minutemen movement grew, it also splintered. A few months after their first patrol, Gilchrist and Simcox parted ways. Simcox went on to found the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, while Gilchrist remained at the helm of the Minuteman Project.
In the meantime, other "Minuteman" groups began springing up all over the country. Some of these proved short-lived. Many merged with larger groups. Others remained stubbornly independent.
As a result of all of this, it quickly became very difficult to tell the various groups apart. This list is VDARE.COM’s attempt to bring some order to this organizational chaos. Note that we do not take sides in any internecine dispute. As always, our object is to provide a forum to patriotic immigration reformers of all stripes.
I have sorted out the groups by the state in which they operate. Most are affiliated with either the Minuteman Project (Gilchrist) or Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (Simcox). Headings indicate which group is affiliated with which. Unaffiliated groups have no such headings.
For example, California has a heading for the Minuteman Project. Any groups bullet-pointed below that heading are affiliated with the Minuteman Project. California also has a heading for the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of California. Any groups bullet-pointed below that heading are affiliated with the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. There are also various independent groups, such as the Campo Minuteman Project, the San Diego Minutemen, etc. None of these are placed under any organizational heading because they are stand-alone groups.
The only groups listed here are those accessible online. A group is listed as affiliated with MMP or MCDC if it is listed as such on one of these groups' national websites. (In other words, if you lead one of these groups and say that you're not affiliated with MMP or MCDC, call them, not us!) The contact information provided for each of the groups was valid as of October, 2007.
VDARE.COM’s Minutemen Map is an ongoing project. Please email me with any additions, amplifications, corrections etc.
Alabama
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Alabama
§ Northern Alabama
State Co-Director: Marie Gray
Email:
§ Southern Alabama
State Co-Director: Wayne Funk
Email:
Director: Gary Buie
Phone: (205) 515-1924
Alaska
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Alaska
State Membership Director: Sera Baxter
Email:
Arizona
Minuteman Project
§ Maricopa Patriots 1st Division Minuteman Project
Contact: Eric Hosclaw
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Arizona
State Director: Gene Cafarelli
Phone: (520) 455-0100
Email:
§ Tucson Chapter
Director: Lance Altherr
§ Phoenix Chapter
Director: Don Goldwater
Phone: (602) 317-6506
Email:
§ Lake Havasu Chapter
Co-Director: Bill Dyda
Phone: (928) 486-6552
Phone: (928) 764-2083
Email:
Co-Director: Marvin Taylor
§ Prescott Chapter
Director: Mel Oliverson
Phone: (928) 445-1930
Email:
Contact: Luca Zanna
California
Campo Minuteman Project Email:
Minuteman Project
§ Goldengate Minutemen
§ Ontario Minuteman Project
Contact: Wayne Lindebaum
§ San Clemente Minuteman Project Support Chapter
§ Southern California Minuteman Project
Contact: Robin Hvidston
Email:
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of California
State Office Phone: (619) 567-4110
Email:
Field Headquarters
Phone: (619) 766-9094
Email:
State Membership Director: Steve H
Email:
§ Northern California Chapter (Napa)
Director: Steve Giraud
Phone: (707) 769-8633
§ East Bay Minutemen (Walnut Creek)
Director: Steve Russell
Bruce Lessor
Email:
§ Desert Cities Minutemen
Director: Linda Kienle
Email:
§ LA Minutemen
Director: Tony Dolz
Phone: (310) 383-3600
Email:
§ Sacramento Region Chapter
Director: Joni Tofanelli
Phone: 530-367-2189
Email:
Contact: Robert
Contact: Jeff Schwilk
Colorado
Minuteman Project
§ Colorado Minuteman Project
Contact: Bob Copley
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Colorado
§ Denver Chapter
Contact: None Listed
Email: None Listed
§ Colorado Springs Chapter
Contact: None Listed
Email: None Listed
Connecticut
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Connecticut
State Director: Jim Tomlinson
Florida
Contact: Not Listed
Minuteman Project
§ Central Florida Patriots Minuteman Project
Contact: Jeffrey Fabi
Email: ___
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Florida
§ North Florida Chapters
Coordinator: Bill Landes
Email:
§ South Florida Chapters
Coordinator: Julius Morreal
Email:
Georgia
Minuteman Project
§ Georgia-Atlanta Minuteman Project
Contact: Donna L. Walker
Email:
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Georgia
State Director: Todd Walker
Phone: (706) 224-2646
Email:
Media Director: Ben Burroughs
Phone: (404) 783-6577
Email:
Legislative Director: Lee Fleck
Phone: (770) 587-3493
Email:
§ Northwest Georgia Chapter
Co-Director: Lawrence Headrick
Phone: (706) 217-8542
Email:
Co-Director: Paul Cash
Phone: (706) 618-2825
Email:
§ Southwest Georgia Chapter
Director: Lori Cannon
Phone: (229) 809-0954
Email:
§ North Atlanta Chapter
Director: Dr. Mary Bennett Williams
Phone: (678) 492-0788
Email:
§ Augusta Area Chapter
Director: Bill Anderson
Phone: (706) 394-9510
Email:
§ Athens Area Chapter
Director: Todd Walker
Phone: (706) 224-2646
Email:
Media Director: Bill Mayberry
Email:
Phone: (706) 206-7168
§ Gainesville Chapter
Director: Patrick McNaughton
Phone: (404) 731-4728
Email:
§ Cherokee Chapter
Director: Ken Hunt
Phone: (770) 262-4584
Email:
Illinois
Illinois Minuteman (Skokie)
Director: Rosanna Pulido
Phone: (773) 250-3399
Minuteman Project
§ Chicago Minuteman Project
Contact: Rick Biesda
Minutemen Midwest (Harvard)
Contact: None Listed
Phone: (815) 334-7740
Email:
Iowa
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Iowa
Additional Website: https://minutemaniowa.com/
State Director: Craig Halverson
Phone: (712) 767-2621
Email:
§ Des Moines Chapter
Director: Robert Ussery
Phone: (515) 306-6793
Email:
§ Woodbury County Chapter
Director: David S. Nettleton
Email:
§ Harrison County Chapter
Director: Don L. Blackford
Email:
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