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Christian Picciolini
At the age of 14, Christian Picciolini was recruited into a gang of skinheads. 2 years later, he was leading the group, and facilitating a merger between his and another violent group of white supremacists. He went on to disseminate hate via his bands and his record store. He talks openly about being one of the people that devised the plan to tone down the look and the message for the media that's led to today's so-called "alt-right" movement. But something inside him changed. He began to actually talk to the people he aimed his venom at, and realized they were human beings just like himself. Picciolini renounced the neo-nazi life by the time he was 22. In a remarkable turnaround, he's dedicated himself to peace advocacy through his organization Life After Hate-dedicated to helping communities find long-term solutions to counter racism and violent extremism. Read his story in "Romantic Violence: Memoirs of An American Skinhead"
Christian Picciolini
At the age of 14, Christian Picciolini was recruited into a gang of skinheads. 2 years later, he was leading the group, and facilitating a merger between his and another violent group of white supremacists. He went on to disseminate hate via his bands and his record store. He talks openly about being one of the people that devised the plan to tone down the look and the message for the media that's led to today's so-called "alt-right" movement. But something inside him changed. He began to actually talk to the people he aimed his venom at, and realized they were human beings just like himself. Picciolini renounced the neo-nazi life by the time he was 22. In a remarkable turnaround, he's dedicated himself to peace advocacy through his organization Life After Hate-dedicated to helping communities find long-term solutions to counter racism and violent extremism. Read his story in "Romantic Violence: Memoirs of An American Skinhead"