Statement from Refuse Fascism
May 24 “Alt-right” fascists are mobilizing in NYC to shut down well-known Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour. They are calling out a mob on May 25 at CUNY (City University of New York) administrative offices to demand that the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy cancel its invitation to Linda Sarsour to speak at its graduation on June 1. Sarsour is a Palestinian-American Muslim, civil rights activist, and National Co-Chair of @womensmarch. The fascists are spreading “alternative fact” lies that Sarsour is anti-Semitic and pro-terrorism.
This is a fascist attack is aimed at intimidating, silencing and even unleashing harm against those who have the courage to stand up and say NO!
Linda Sarsour has criticized the state of Israel and police murder of Black people. This is supposed to be constitutionally protected speech, yet these fascists, who have been unleashed by the Trump regime, have been attacking anyone who dares criticize the government, threatening them with violence and suppression.
The two things they hate most about Sarsour is that she is a Muslim and a woman — who dares to speak out against Donald Trump.
How dare these fascists accuse Linda of terrorism? It is THEIR regime that dropped the Mother of All Bombs in Afghanistan. It is THEIR regime that is carrying out deportations, terrorizing children and ripping apart families. It is THEIR regime that has unleashed mass incarceration, threats of lynching and police murder against black people. THEY ARE THE ONES TERRORIZING HUMANITY AND THE PLANET and we must make this clear to the whole world.
This is part of a dangerous wave of mobilization of the Trump/Pence base including a KKK-style torchlight rally in Virginia against the removal of a Confederate statue, hundreds of fascist thugs massing in Berkeley to assault anti-Trump protesters, and the online attack against Refuse Fascism by networks of “alt-right” fascists (See RefuseFascism.org Calls for Mass Defiance of Fascist Trolls).
These campaigns directly serve the Trump/Pence fascist regime. They are aimed at intimidating, silencing, and even unleashing harm against those who have the courage to stand up and say NO! From our call to action: “Fascism foments and relies on xenophobic nationalism, racism, misogyny, and the aggressive re-institution of traditional values. In Trump’s election campaign he encouraged and fed on the threat and use of violence to build a movement and come to power. What is crucial to understand is fascism once in power, essentially moves to eliminate traditional democratic rights.”
What you do matters. You, along with millions of others, can stop this.
You are needed, NOW! Everyone has the responsibility to stand up and not let Linda Sarsour be silenced. Anyone harassed by these fascists must be defended by the people. We will not be intimidated. Come out on Thursday to defend Linda’s right to speak.
Hands Off Sanctuary Cities!
On Thursday, May 10, immigration agents of US Citizenship and Immigration Service, a part of the Department of Homeland Security closely associated with ICE, came to the PS 58 elementary school in Queens to “investigate” a 4th Grade student. School officials, following procedures of the NYC’s sanctuary cities program, refused to allow the Federal immigration agents into the school.
Yet this incident achieved its objective – to spread fear among students and their families. The threat is real. The Trump/Pence regime and its Attorney General Sessions are moving to attack and remove the sanctuary cities programs which have provided some protection from Federal immigration agents for immigrants and their families.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department is leading immigration agents to massively increase the number of immigrants arrested and detained – now arresting more than 400 people per day!
All this must stop! Join in protesting these latest attacks on immigrants, these latest moves of the fascist Trump/Pence regime – and support those like this school who slam the door when immigration agents come. Hands Off Sanctuary Cities, Schools and Communities!
Organized by: Refuse Fascism NYC [917-407-1286, [email protected], www.refusefascism.org ], New Sanctuary Coalition NYC – [646-450-2700, [email protected]], SAFEST (South Asian Fund for Education, Scholarship and Training) [646-318-4617, [email protected]]
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