A CALL TO CONSCIENCE . . . A CALL TO ACT
NO!
In The Name of Humanity,
We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America
We Demand: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go!
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Fascism is not just a gross combination of horrific reactionary policies. It is a qualitative change in how society is governed. …What is crucial to understand is that once in power fascism essentially eliminates traditional democratic rights. – READ MORE
TRUMP MUST GO NOW!
Andy Zee, National Leader of RefuseFascism.org speaking on April 19, 2025 on the national day of protest against the fascist Trump regime in Washington, DC. This protest proceeded onto the White House where the demand was brought to the gates of power. You can frequently find Andy as a host of the RNL-Revolution Nothing Less-Show @TheRevcoms
This statement needs to be spread
to every corner of society
Every week, the fascist Trump regime is making huge leaps in tearing up the rule of law and civil and democratic rights. With the criminally ominous arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, fascism has advanced to the stage of Gestapo-like kidnappings of activists. Now is the time to take very seriously the lessons of the poem from Martin Niemöller:
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
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Academics Speak out Against Fascism
The fascist Trump regime has universities in their sights and are moving against students and the institutions themselves. Sam talks with Emily Van Duyne, one of the authors of the open letter issued by academics at Stockton University on April 2, “Silence is Collaboration: Academics Must Speak Out Against Fascism” which reads in part, “there is no appeasing an openly fascist Trump administration, for we know that no one is safe under fascism. When we keep our heads down and stay the course, the fascists continue to lie, extort like the mobsters they are, and humiliate and attack whoever they add to their list of enemies.” Follow Dr. Van Duyne on Twitter and Instagram at @emilyvanduyne and read her on substack.
Then, Sam talks with Heather Squire, who recently announced she’s leaving her doctoral program at the University of Buffalo, issuing an open letter challenging the complicity of her institution in this time of crisis. Read her open letter here and follow her work on instagram and her website.
We’re In It Now: Trump Defies the Courts, Targets Us All
Shout out to everyone in the streets yesterday saying Trump Must Go NOW! After a short recap from Sam of the terrifying events of the past week (Trump is directly flaunting the Supreme Court ruling that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be brought home, and threatening to send “homegrown” to the torture prison / death camp in El Salvador that he’s been disappeared to), we share an interview with Rachel Cohen. Rachel was a lawyer with “Big Law” firm Skadden who publicly resigned over her firm’s collaboration with the regime.
Next weekend: Refuse Fascism Emergency Assemblies Sunday April 27 in NYC, Chicago and LA
Artists Refusing Fascism
This week Sam discusses: deporting students for their ideas, Trump locking away hundreds in a torture prison in El Salvador, SCOTUS rubber-stamping use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, installing concentration camps along the U.S/Mexico border; you know, fascism.
Then she interviews artists who are using their talents in the fight against fascism. First you’ll hear from political cartoonist Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, and then print and billboard artist Karen Fiorito. To connect and see work from Mr. Fish, visit clowncrack.com or @mrfishcartoons on Instagram. To connect and see Karen Fiorito’s work, follow her at karenfiorito.me or @karenfiorito on Instagram.
Save the Date: Refuse Fascism Emergency Assemblies Sunday April 27 in NYC, Chicago and LA
All Out For April 5: Silence = Collaboration
Listen to reports and excerpts from the protests demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil and against the the broader fascist repression of the student movement to free Palestine. Sam and Mark discuss the moment we’re in and the critical need to mobilize intensely for the upcoming protest on April 5 in DC (with additional gatherings in cities around the country).
Then, Sam talks with David Smith, the Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief. Read The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism: From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say and his latest: ‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history and follow his work at theguardian.com.
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What is Refuse Fascism?
RefuseFascism.org was initiated on an emergency basis in the wake of the election of Trump and Pence in 2016. Our founding mission called on all who recognized the catastrophic danger of the Trump/Pence regime to unite and organize to drive the regime out of power through sustained, non-violent mass protest. We pledged to the world that we would not stand aside while there was still a chance to stop a regime that imperiled humanity and the earth itself. With our slogan: In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America! And our single unifying demand: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!
This Pledge to the People of the World, initiated by Refuse Fascism, appeared in the New York Times on November 9, 2020
Co-initiator of Refuse Fascism Cornel West on the impact of the analysis and work of Refuse Fascism over the past years
It was the Refuse Fascism movement … that has put fascism on the map for the past five years. And that needs to be said!
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