This weekend people across the country responded to An Invitation To Be A Part Of A Bold Plan To End The Nightmare issued by Refuse Fascism.
Threats of nuclear war; reassertion of white supremacy; putrid abuse and hatred of women; attacks on immigrants and Muslims; attacking the rights of LGBTQ people; gleeful destruction of the environment in pursuit of profit – millions of people recognize this as a living nightmare. This weekend, coast to coast, people went to green markets, to football games, to zombie festivals; people went on trains and public transportation, through middle class neighborhoods and into ghettos and barrios, bringing the message that: “THIS NIGHTMARE MUST END: THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME MUST GO!
-Voices Calling on YOU to Come Out Starting Nov 4 to Drive Out the Trump/Pence Regime
-Thoughts on the Value of Saturiation- Someone Has a Plan to Stop this Nightmare!
-Organizing New People to be Organizers
-Getting up Posters – Enlisting People As We Go
This weekend was a stride towards letting some of those millions know there is a way out. In the days before November 4 they must themselves organize and get the word out to millions more. The future of humanity, the future of the planet really is at stake. There is no one else – the nightmare must end, and only the people can, and must help end it.
Some of the sights and sounds are below. Send your videos, photos & reports to [email protected].
Chicago
Thursday, October 19, at Kenwood Academy High School, Chicago police swarmed Kenwood students after school, using force and intimidation tactics to attempt to stop the students from talking with organizers about the November 4 protests to drive out the Trump/Pence regime.
The Revolution Club went right back out to Kenwood High School the day after the police tried to literally drown out their interactions with the students. This time the police stayed away while the school security messed with the organizers and students, but they couldn’t stop the students from signing the banner and getting organized for November 4th…
You’re not the only one that feels like this! If we stick together we can change things. This is our world… pic.twitter.com/LlCrdm35m5
— #NoFascistUSA (@RefuseFascism) October 22, 2017
Detroit: Organizing New People to be Organizers
There were only two of us yesterday from the Detroit chapter. We went to the Eastern Market, and went over that advice before we started. We were getting on the same tip, but this made us bolder. We told everyone who was interested that we are using this weekend to blast out and asked them to be a part of it, to take palm cards and the pamphlets, and to make donations. We got out hundreds of palm cards and almost all the pamphlets we had. Unfortunately, I didn’t count the pamphlets beforehand, but at least 150 and probably more.
Some street vendors put cards on their tables. A tour guide with a bus of people from Europe took a bunch. We ran into him later and he said he needed more materials – he had gotten all his out. A woman and her 16 year old daughter took some to get out into their neighborhood, as did a number of other people. One woman was attracted by our t-shirts and thanked us for being out there. She started crying when she talked about the effects of Trump and immediately pulled out $20 when we told her that donations are an important way of contributing. She took cards and pamphlets for her and her husband to get out. Read more …
NYC High School Students
At a Zombie Street Party
We went to a zombie festival street party. One person dressed up as a zombie, carrying a sign that read, this nightmare must end, the trump/pence regime must go. Nov 4th it begins. Ppl came up and said, yes this nightmare must end, and we told them, then you need to be part of making this happen-nov 4th. As others got out cards and pamphlets, once again challenging people to get actively organize for going to austin for nov 4th. Where will you be nov 4th?
At one point, a Trump supporter complained about ‘protestors’ at the festival. A festival organizer and 3 police tried to get us to stop getting out materials. After a brief confrontation, we called on ppl to take pictures with our zombie and sign and post on social media. Throughout the evening ppl were posing and taking pictures to post. A short time later, the head organizer came up to us and asked ‘what do you need from me’. We responded, get the cops to back off, which he did. This guy said that he remembers RF from the Warped tour and appreciate what we’re doing.
All day, over a thousand palmcards were distributed, along with 40 pamphlets. And we raused some money with the papertowel game. Several ppl took materials to organize their friends for Nov 4, including from nearby cities.
Posters Up in 90 Stores – Enlisting People As We Went
Our team of 2, plus another friend who joined midway, just finished a trip down a couple miles of a major street in our city. We got almost 90 posters for November 4 out, mostly up, in stores, restaurants and street vendor carts. It was probably the most positive and heartfelt response we’ve gotten in a long time or ever. This area is a fast-gentrifying stretch that runs thru a large college campus, many small smoke shops, bodegas, wine shops, nail salons, laundries and restaurants which are being encroached on by chain stores in past 5-10 years. Read more…
Los Angeles
Refuse Fascism Booth outside the Taste Of Soul. Organizing the thousands of people at the Festival. People took “Organizers Kit” and took up the call to bring this message to their Churches, One person said “I Don’t go to church on Sundays, I go to the Casino” He took stacks of the Call for Nov 4, to his Casino.
New York City
Challenging people in New York City at Union Square on why people need to throw in for #Nov4ItBegins pic.twitter.com/v7JPbglUnp
— #NoFascistUSA (@RefuseFascism) October 21, 2017
Challenging people in New York City at Union Square on why people need to throw in for #Nov4ItBegins
A military veteran with Refuse Fascism
A military veteran with Refuse Fascism responds to John Kelly
“There’s nothing ‘sacred’ about World War III”#Nov4ItBegins #JohnKelly pic.twitter.com/LCQ7Uh0geU— #NoFascistUSA (@RefuseFascism) October 21, 2017
Oakland, CA
Seattle, October 21
The Comet. Capitol Hill. #Nov4ItBegins This nightmare must end! #Seattle pic.twitter.com/Ob1s6isT1E
— Susan (@RadRevSusan) October 21, 2017