October 16, 2007 Announcing VDARE.COM’s Minutemen Map!By Kevin Carter [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
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Northern Alabama
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Southern Alabama
Director: Gary Buie Phone: (205) 515-1924 Email: grbuie@earthlink.net Alaska Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Alaska
State Membership Director: Sera Baxter Arizona Minuteman Project § Maricopa Patriots 1st Division Minuteman Project Contact: Eric Hosclaw Email: e.holsclaw@att.net Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Arizona State
Director: Gene Cafarelli § Tucson Chapter Director: Lance Altherr
Phone: (520) 481-3672
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Phoenix Chapter
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Lake
Havasu Chapter
Phone: (928) 486-6552
Phone: (928) 210-1899
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Prescott
Chapter Contact: Luca Zanna Email: mohavem@yahoo.com California Campo Minuteman Project Email: borderwatch@campominutemen.com Minuteman Project § Goldengate Minutemen
Contact: Mike
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Ontario Minuteman Project Email: waynelindebaum@msn.com § San Clemente Minuteman Project Support Chapter
Contact: Bonnie Robb § Southern California Minuteman Project
Contact: Robin Hvidston Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of California
State Office Phone:
(619) 567-4110
Field Headquarters
State Membership Director:
Steve H
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Northern California Chapter (Napa) Email: MCDC_NORCAL@yahoo.com
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East Bay Minutemen (Walnut Creek)
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Desert Cities Minutemen
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LA Minutemen
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Sacramento Region Chapter Contact: Robert Email: casamigrand@yahoo.com Contact: Jeff Schwilk Email: info@UnitedStates.fm
Colorado Minuteman Project
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Colorado
Minuteman Project Email: coloradominutemen@juno.com 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 Florida Contact: Not Listed Email: swflamm@swflaminutemen.com Minuteman Project
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Central Florida Patriots Minuteman Project Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Florida § North Florida Chapters
Coordinator:
Bill Landes § South Florida Chapters
Coordinator:
Julius Morreal Georgia Minuteman Project
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Georgia-Atlanta Minuteman Project
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Georgia
Media Director:
Ben Burroughs
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Northwest Georgia Chapter
Co-Director: Paul Cash
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Southwest Georgia Chapter
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North Atlanta Chapter
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Augusta Area Chapter
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Athens Area Chapter
Media Director:
Bill Mayberry
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Gainesville Chapter
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Cherokee Chapter Illinois
Illinois Minuteman (Skokie)
Minuteman Project
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Chicago Minuteman Project Email: chicagominutemanproject@yahoo.com
Minutemen Midwest (Harvard) Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Iowa Additional Website: http://minutemaniowa.com/
State Director:
Craig Halverson
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Des Moines Chapter
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Woodbury
County Chapter
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Harrison
County Chapter § Crawford County Chapter
Director: Mark Ryan
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Pottawattamie
County Chapter
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Jasper-Marshall County Chapters
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Shelby
County Chapter
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County Chapter Kansas
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Kansas
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The Heart of America Chapter
Media Director:
Richard W.
Fatherley § Wichita Chapter
Director:
Allen Oakleaf § Emporia Chapter
Director: Lex Price § Topeka Chapter
Director:
Paul Porubsky Kentucky Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Kentucky
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Lexington Area Chapter
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Louisville Area Chapter Maine
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Maine Maryland
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Maryland Massachusetts Minuteman Project
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Greater Boston
Minuteman Project
The New England Minuteman Association Minnesota Minuteman Project
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Minnesota Minuteman Project Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Minnesota
Chapter Director:
Ryan Pettit
Mississippi Minuteman Project
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Minuteman Project of Mississippi Missouri Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Missouri
State Director:
Brian Wilburn § The Heart of America Chapter
Director: Ed
Hayes
Chaplain:
William L. Cain
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Springfield Chapter
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Joplin Chapter
Director: Erik Van Dusen Nebraska Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Nebraska Additional Website: http://www.nebraskaminuteman.com/
State Director:
Dennis Murphy
Membership Director:
Gary Delancey
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Lincoln
Chapter
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Omaha Chapter
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Grand Island Chapter Nevada Minuteman Project
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Las Vegas Minuteman Email: info@Americans4America.net
Las Vegas Minutemen Email: dnance@m.mlv.us
New Jersey Minuteman Project § Bergen County Minuteman Project Email EUROVANLINES@MAC.com
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New Jersey
Minuteman Project Email: NJStatesman@optonline.net Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of New Jersey
State Director: Frank Shallis
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of New Mexico State Director: Bob Wright Phone: (520) 559-5811
Operations Director: Ray Thompson
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Northern Chapter
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Southern Chapter
New York Minuteman Project
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New York
Minuteman Project Email: ron@cutlipgolfdesign.com Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of New York State Director: Pete Lanteri Phone: (631) 839-1861 Email: mcdcny@hotmail.com
North Carolina Minuteman Civil Defense Corp of North Carolina
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Charlotte Chapter Phone: (252) 639-6126 Email: larry@ncminuteman.com
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Ohio § Cleveland Area Chapter
Director:
Ken Smith § Columbus Area Chapter
Director:
David Ray Minuteman Project Contact: Wendell Neal Email: wneal@tulsaminutemanproject.org
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Oklahoma Minuteman Project
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Brigade Minuteman Project Minuteman Project
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Pennsylvania
Minuteman Project Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh Chapter Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of South Carolina
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Charleston
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