We Refuse To Accept A Fascist America - December 19: Emergency Organizing Meeting

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In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America!

Donald Trump, the President-elect, is assembling a regime of grave danger. Millions of people in the US and around the world are filled with deep anxiety, fear, and disgust. Our anguish is right and just. Our anger must now become massive resistance –before Donald Trump is inaugurated and has the full reins of power in his hands.

Should we fail to rise with determination and daring in our millions now to stop this, the consequences for humanity will be disastrous. We, the undersigned, know in the depths of our beings, the catastrophe that will befall the people of the world should the Trump/Pence regime assume full power.

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We therefore CALL FOR A MONTH OF RESISTANCE beginning on December 19th, reaching a crescendo by the January 20th 2017 Inauguration.

Our resistance must spread rapidly to every sphere and every corner of the country. Because we refuse to accept a fascist America, millions must rise up in a resistance with a deep determination such that we create a political crisis that prevents the Trump/Pence fascist regime from consolidating its hold on the governance of society.

The Presidency of Donald Trump is illegitimate.

Donald Trump did not win the popular vote. Not even close, he lost by 2.5 million votes. He won the Electoral College – an institution set up in 1787 to protect slavery. This legacy of the most brutal oppression of Black people has become the means that enabled the election of Trump and Pence.

More fundamentally, it is the fascist character of the Trump/Pence regime and what they are planning to do which renders it illegitimate and an immoral peril to the future of humanity and the earth itself.

Under the slogan “Make America Great Again,” Donald Trump has viciously attacked Mexicans and Muslims, threatening to register and deport millions, closing borders. He incites fear and hate of all who are “different” – nationalities, religions, or gender. He crudely demeans and degrades women, openly boasting about molesting them. He champions white supremacy and whips up a racist lynch-mob mentality. Trump has mocked the disabled. He is a bellicose militarist, who threatens to use nuclear weapons. He openly advocates war crimes — including torture. He vows to pack the Supreme Court with justices who will take away the right to abortion and gay rights. He denies science – calling climate change a hoax and will wreak devastation on the environment. He has attacked and threatened the press and stirred up his supporters to do the same. He has threatened to strip citizenship for constitutionally protected dissent. Trump has utter contempt for facts and the truth, and consistently lies to advance his agenda. As for the rule of law, Trump went so far as to openly threaten his opponent, Hillary Clinton, not only with jail, but even assassination. By any definition, Donald Trump is a fascist. He has put together a regime that will carry out this program, and worse.

This is fascism and it is a very serious thing. It has direction and momentum that must be stopped before it becomes too late.

Fascism foments and relies on xenophobic nationalism, racism, misogyny, and the aggressive re-institution of oppressive “traditional values.” Fascism feeds on and encourages the threat and use of violence to build a movement and come to power. Fascism, once in power, essentially eliminates traditional democratic rights. Fascism attacks, jails, even executes its opponents, and launches violent mob attacks on “minorities.” In Nazi Germany in the 1930s and ’40s, fascism did all these things. This is where this can go. And yes, Hitler himself could “talk graciously” when he felt it would serve his interests and lull his opponents.

In the world today, shockwaves reverberate. Over decades in the U.S. virulent movements of white supremacy and anti-immigrant hysteria have gained momentum. A narrow, intolerant, and political form of Christian fundamentalism has been brought into government and policy at all levels. The Trump/Pence cabinet and judiciary will coalesce all of this and worse at the highest level of power, with horrific consequences. No election, whether fair or fraudulent, should legitimize this. “Reaching across the aisle” only legitimizes that which is illegitimate.

If you work with fascists you normalize the road to horror. You cannot try to “wait things out.” Those who lived through Nazi Germany and sat on the sidelines, looking on as Hitler demonized, criminalized, and eventually rounded up one group after another, became shameful collaborators with monstrous crimes. Don’t Conciliate… Don’t Accommodate… Don’t Collaborate!

The Trump Regime Must and Can Be Stopped Before It Starts!

This is not wishful thinking but could be made a reality if all who hate what is represented by this fascist regime translate our outrage into massive mobilization to create the political conditions which make this possible. We are millions. Our only recourse now is to act together outside normal channels. Every faction within the established power structure must be forced to respond to what we do – creating a situation where the Trump/Pence regime is prevented from ruling.

We call on each and every one who opposes what this regime stands for, and what it will do, to take part in and actively build, this resistance and refusal. Organize. Plan. Act.

The Month of Resistance

Starting 12/19/16, it begins – the day the Electoral College meets to vote in each state: hold a press conference or a protest. Starting now, distribute this Call everywhere and on social media, host house meetings, fundraising events concerts and forums. Everywhere step up the resistance: walkouts from schools and work, protests against attacks and threats on Muslims, women, people of color, LBGT people – all linked to the objective of Stopping the Trump/Pence regime. The struggle must grow.

On MLK weekend, there needs to be massive demonstrations of many thousands in key cities, including Washington. D.C., that grow to millions over the next week, protests that don’t stop . . . where people refuse to leave and more and more people stand up with conviction and courage demanding:

NO! We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America!

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Chris are you a member of an Antifa origination or action?

[Krymz]

I have such pessimism... how will the USA not turn into a 21st century nazi germany all over again?

Intense propaganda, a very good percentage of the population outright supporting and defending it, and insane military/police powers to do whatever they want, including murder.

How will the opposition not just get murdered, imprisoned, etc, like they did back in the 1930's?

I'll be tuning in tonight to the stream. Good luck, humans.

[ckaihatsu]

Chris are you a member of an Antifa origination or action?

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What You Can do now to organize the NO!


Hi Chris

We hope all of you were able to watch the launch event in New York City Monday evening. Thanks to Huff Post Politics streaming on their Facebook Page, more than 250,000 saw part or all of the event.

During solstice, Chanukah, Kwanzaa & Christmas celebrations, at parties and on work and school break, there are important things you can do to spread the NO! to the Trump/Pence regime taking power. What YOU Can Do Now.

Tonight, join organizing meetings in NYC, Los Angeles, or Berkeley CA. Not in those areas? Organize your own, and post them on refusefascism.org here and on Facebook here.

Wednesday December 21 7:00 pm Facebook Event
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar Street Berkeley CA


Los Angeles Emergency Organizing Meeting
Wednesday December 21 6:30 pm
Echo Park United Methodist Church Facebook Event
1226 N. Alvarado St. (near Sunset Blvd.), Los Angeles


NYC Emergency Organizing Meeting
Wednesday December 21 6:30 pm
Theater for the New City Facebook Event
155 1st Avenue (9th & 10th Streets) NYC



We're getting many suggestions, sign-ups, graphic and action ideas from people who have signed up on this list. Please get in touch via [email protected] or call 917 407 1286. An office staff is coming together in NYC to work through the holidays.

Next big thing: No Fascist New Year's Eve. Spread the NO! by organizing protests at Trump properties or public New Year's Eve events across the globe.

#NoFascist2017 #NoFascistUSA #refusefascism








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[criticalrealist]

I understand the concern. Donny Dump and his minions are some pretty frightening characters.

On the other hand, from a revolutionary perspective, a Trump presidency could be the final contradiction of capitalism. If it takes a Donald Trump to inspire worldwide uprisings against capitalism, I am all for it.

The dialectic has some powerful mechanisms. However, those mechanisms require dedicated activism to make them work properly. As Stuart Hall famously wrote, Marxism offers no guarantees.

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28 days to stop Trump & Pence


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On Monday, World Can't Wait helped produce the launch of a month of resistance with an event seen by more than 250,000 on a livestream by Huff Post Politics.

Below are parts of a concrete plan to STOP Trump/Pence before they get into power. We have 28 days.

"Not just thousands, or tens of thousands, but literally millions and millions of people must be mobilized now in determined, defiant, massive political resistance and refusal to allow fascism to come to power.

NOW is the Time to STOP this Before it Starts!

And this must be done before this regime officially takes power, isolates and crushes opposition, and moves forcefully to implement its fascist program.

The aim must be nothing less than to create such a profound political crisis before the intended inauguration (January 20, 2017) that the fascist regime is actually not able to take the reins of government." More at refusefascism.org.

Sunsara Taylor, a member of the World Can't Wait Advisory Board, and writer for Revolution newspaper ended the evening with a powerful call to resist.



RefuseFascism.org initiators include (list in formation):

Bill Ayers activist, educator
Herb Boyd activist, author, journalist and teacher
Isabel Cardenas Salvadoran-American activist, Los Angeles
Carl Dix founding member, Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
Niles Eldredge evolutionary biologist
Charles Gaines visual artist
Chase Iron Eyes Native activist, Standing Rock Sioux
Everett Iron Eyes, Sr. Water Administrator, Standing Rock Sioux
Robin D. G. Kelley Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA*
Fran Luck, Executive Producer of Joy of Resistance, Multicultural Feminist Radio at WBAI
Rebeca Méndez, designer, focusing on “Design as a Social Force”
PZ Myers evolutionary developmental biologist
Milton Saier, PhD Professor of Molecular Biology, UCSD*
Sunsara Taylor writer, Revolution Newspaper
Cornel West writer, professor
Michael A. Wood Jr.
Rev. Frank Wulf United Methodist minister
Andy Zee spokesperson, Revolution Books
David Zeiger filmmaker

We Are Taking Action to Stop the Fascist Trump/Pence Regime Before They Come Into Office.

What You Can do Now:

1. During the holidays next week be sure to bring copies of the call to events with family and friends, distribute at movie theaters and shopping malls. Make the NO! symbol your profile picture and get it out everywhere so that NO becomes synonymous with STOP Trump – We Refuse to Accept a Fascist USA. Talk with people about the Call and raise funds to mobilize resistance.

2. Saturday December 31, New Year's' Eve: Join in or plan your own defiant demonstrations and manifestations at Trump properties across the country. Spread #NoFascist2017 on social media. Post your plans.

3. Sat – Mon Jan 14-16: Martin Luther King Weekend join and help organize actions which highlight & raise determined opposition to the white supremacist, American chauvinist, religiously bigoted character of this fascist movement and regime which draw forward everything thus far built and build further. With the greatly heightened terror that Trump and Pence are threatening against Black people in this country, there needs to be a re-sounding NO! heard and felt in the streets of DC and across the country.

4. Inauguration week Tues-Thurs Jan 17-18-19: fill the streets of DC with millions, millions more demonstrate in every major city and small town all over US and the world, demanding that Trump-Pence be prevented from taking office before January 20.

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Twitter: @RefuseFascism
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917-407-1286



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Frequently Asked Question #1
by Samantha Goldman

Are you saying Hilary should be President? Won't stopping Trump and Pence from taking office just give us Hillary?

The election of Donald Trump was not the will of the people. This election was illegitimate and his ascension to power would be even more illegitimate and so must not be allowed. No!

We aren't saying Hilary should be president. In fact, World Can’t Wait was at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) calling the whole election between a fascist (Trump) and a war criminal (Clinton) illegitimate.

There are many ways the rulers of this empire may choose to resolve Trump being unseated from office by mass opposition. While people have risen up and unseated leaders before, what is being demanded of us is unprecedented in this country. Both how the empire and the people will resolve this is as yet undetermined.

Our focus must be to stop the Trump/Pence regime before it comes into office. Failing to act to stop Trump/Pence before they get into office out of fear of getting Hilary undercuts the real damage a fascist regime does and does very quickly. The people of the world, including our brothers and sisters in this country who are in the crosshairs of the Trump administration (and the fascist movement that has been unleashed), deserve nothing less than uncompromising resistance that does not stop until the fascists are stopped.

All of that said, massive resistance of millions and millions in the streets rejecting this presidency and acting with determination and daring would dramatically transform the whole political landscape, including the people themselves and what the people see as possible and desirable.



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