The following is an urgent call, and an adaptation of a newsletter sent to Refuse Fascism subscribers in the DFW area about protesting the NRA’s national convention in Dallas this weekend, with Pence AND NOW Trump speaking on Friday! Only hours after this was sent out yesterday, more anti-NRA protests were being planned, and there yet may be more.
Especially now, led by their Fuhrer Trump, the NRA’s convening of thousands will manifest a major, ugly rallying and cohering of the racist, xenophobic storm troopers for the fascist regime now in the White House.* Mass opposition to this fascist Trumpfest couldn’t be more timely!
See below for details of Friday and Saturday protests, (as of Wed evening…)
So here is our challenge to you:
This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America!
We are horrified and angered at the shocking damage already done to lives here and around the world by the Trump/Pence regime. We recognize that they are poised to do far worse, including threatening WAR, even nuclear war. Through an unrelenting barrage of daily outrages and twitter outbursts, the Trump/Pence regime is radically remaking society – step by step hammering into place a vicious American fascism. This is not insult or exaggeration, it is what they are doing.
Therefore, WE RESOLVE that nothing short of removing this whole illegitimate regime from power will stop this nightmare.
—From the beginning of Refuse Fascism’s recently-launched 2018 Call to Action (Read the whole statement and add your name here)
This (whole) new Call To Action which goes on to lay out what we can and must (and must not) do to drive out this regime, needs to get into the hands of those who come to protest (and now with Trump’s appearance, it well may be several thousand!). This is an important opportunity to let people know about Refuse Fascism and our plan–that there is a way, and to bring people into this movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime. And to let the demands that this nightmare end, that this regime go, that We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America, be seen and heard by millions, as the international cameras roll.
Will you will volunteer to do this? Here is the pdf for the flyer. Printable English PDF This document is printed on 8.5″ x 14″ paper stock, double-sided in landscape format, with one fold, to make a booklet 8.5″ tall by 7″ wide.) Spanish Posters and stickers can be downloaded and printed as well. Reach out to local churches, professors, teachers, artists, students and others to contribute ideas, time and $, including for printing costs. And send in correspondence and especially photos to[email protected]. Post on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Please get in touch: [email protected]. Let us know if you plan to do this (and/or if you have questions) and we will do everything we can to assist you from Houston.
It is time for all of us to get out of our comfort zones…no one else will do this–it’s on us!
* a highly instructive and pertinent article: The Second Amendment, the NRA, Police in Schools—Gun Violence and White Supremacy April 2, 2018 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
Dallas Standing against the NRA
https://www.facebook.com/events/195690317643317/
Friday, May 4, 6:30 PM – 8:30
City Hall, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas 75201
Dallas United Against Gun Violence:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1868757160121410/
Saturday, May 5, at Noon
City Hall, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas 75201
#NoRA Protest at NRA Convention
https://www.facebook.com/events/2055492834710750/
Saturday, May 5, noon to 3 pm
Belo Garden Park
1014 Main St, Dallas 75202
Notice that this protest is scheduled for the same time as the one at City Hall, which is 5 blocks SW of Belo Park. Maybe they will join forces. Keep checking.