Northport Alliance: a selective group of neighbors plan and prepare how to “best navigate and even survive these uncertain times”

Since late summer, signs advertising a new group in town – the Northport Alliance – have been appearing on the windows of vacant storefronts. Taped to the outside of windows in the Village, the blue and white flyers share a list of concerns, from government overreach and medical tyranny to human rights and freedom of choice, with a specific call to action. “If you recognize the importance of joining forces on a local level for safety and security measures as well as a united voice, then we are your community,” the signs read.

Northport Alliance flyers have since been spotted taped to the inside of at least one local and operating business, as well as on social media, and were shared with Northport Journal reporters at a board of education meeting by an audience member who said he was given the flyer outside, found the group interesting and would “check them out.”

Current Northport Alliance members have a relatively broad, yet explanatory mission statement, as shared with the Journal in a recent email: “To grow a community of like-minded individuals to support one another and ensure self-sufficiency during times of need, and do our part to preserve the freedom of Americans for ourselves and future generations.”

Reporters from the Journal initially contacted the Northport Alliance by email in early August after seeing two flyers posted on vacant business windows in Northport Village. At that time, members refrained from sharing information on the record, stating that the group was in its infancy and not looking for press. They preferred people find them through friends, or organically, if the flyers resonated with them, they said.

When contacted again earlier this month about their group, Northport Alliance members were more open to discuss their goals. They shared via email a vision statement and 13 “fundamental tenets” that explain what they, as a group, believe in and work to achieve.

The group’s first tenet is to welcome all races and religions, vaccinated and unvaccinated. They “believe that in these uncertain times, it is important to build closer relationships and familiarity with like-minded neighbors, and to establish emergency contact procedures.” The group also mentions the value of a vibrant “Main Street,” and the desire to interact with business owners to “determine those that might benefit from fundraising efforts.” They encourage that businesses “refrain from unlawful and immoral discrimination of any kind.”

In addition to the open-minded beliefs stated in their tenets, the group hits on several points related to self-sufficiency. A major emphasis of the group is power in numbers; that during uncertain times chances of survival increase when the “wide array of skills, knowledge, and resources within the community” are acknowledged and utilized.

“We recognize the need to share information and teach one another basic survival skills such as preserving food, farming, safety, barter, etc. in the event of supply chain breakdowns,” reads one tenet. The group relies on good will and the cooperation of a close-knit community, reads another, as “government is not always able to respond adequately in times of urgency and crisis.”

The group also shared its belief in the need for schools, but notes that when a school fails to demonstrate the ability to teach children how to be self-confident, creative, happy, ethical, compassionate and independent adults, or to “maintain a safe, yet emotionally healthy environment which does not promote racism,” that it’s “not only the parents’ right, but their responsibility to find alternative means of educating their children.”

They believe in limited government “as originally intended by the founders of our nation” and said that a flourishing free society requires freedom of speech, self expression and candid debate. They believe in freedom of choice as a fundamental right and express the importance of upholding all constitutional amendments and concepts of liberty written in the Declaration of Independence, and maintain that it’s their duty to oppose any unconstitutional coercion or threats from government, but in a nonviolent, peaceful way.

The Alliance currently solicits new members and communicates through a ProtonMail email account that doesn’t expose the names of any group members. According to its website, ProtonMail uses end-to-end encryption and zero access encryption to secure emails. All of its servers are located in Switzerland and all user data “is protected by strict Swiss privacy laws.”

Members emailed responses to the Journal in PDF format, and signed emails with the group name only: “Northport Alliance.” When asked why they choose to stay anonymous, group members described themselves as selective, not secretive, and reiterated that they “are not looking for a lot of publicity, it’s a private group.”

They explained that before a new member can join the group, he or she will communicate with the Northport Alliance via email and if they agree about their concerns, “we invite them to a new member meeting where they can learn more about us, and we can learn more about them.”

Members meet at various homes and businesses periodically, with weekly meetings for new members and a general Town Hall-style meeting for all members once a month. Recently, they met for a class in pressure canning and sprouting, likely as a way to prepare for potential supply chain breakdowns, another top concern as listed on the group’s flyer.

Members hope that through the Alliance, they will gain support from neighbors to “plan and prepare how to best navigate and even survive these uncertain times.”

“We also help members to navigate issues which they may be facing concerning schools, or employment,” and research and advocate for freedom as outlined in their tenets, the Alliance stated in its email. Being part of this kind of network, they said, is “emotionally and physically comforting,” and supports their main vision: to thrive in a free society with a large, close-knit community which works together to build a safe and supported network of neighbors.