12 December 2019 Press Advisory
Contact: Larry Everest 202 556 3906
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Join December Disruptions Nationwide – There Is No Santa Claus, and He Won’t Remove Trump and Pence…
NYC Into the Streets – TRUMP/PENCE #OUTNOW!
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WHEN: Saturday, December 14, 2:00 pm
WHERE: 2:00 pm Rally 5th Avenue & 59th St Manhattan, then march through busy shopping areas to disturb the air, disrupt fascism’s normalization
CONFIRMED RALLY SPEAKERS include: Arturo O’Farrill, world renown Afro-Latin jazz artist; Lawrence Hayes, Campaign to End the Death Penalty; Aisha Salaam, sister of Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated 5; Andy Zee, Refuse Fascism, Revolution Books
Other places nationwide HERE
The December Disruptions are a month of flash protests, banner drops, rapidly responding to sharp political events, and other actions to disrupt the advance of fascism, disturb the normalization and complicity of those who oppose Trump/Pence but are passively going along, and build the movement to drive the regime from power.
In New York City, people will gather, then march through busy shopping areas, Columbus Circle, Herald Square, Union Square where we will disrupt the normalization of fascism among those who oppose Trump and call them into the streets with chants, songs and visuals. We aim to challenge ALL who genuinely hate what this fascist regime represents but have so far refused to go into the streets in non-violent determined mass protest, as people have in Puerto Rico, Chile, Hong Kong, and across the globe, to drive it from power.
The Trump/Pence regime poses a catastrophic danger to humanity. Concentration camps on the border… environmental devastation accelerated… war, even nuclear war, casually threatened… white supremacist rule… fascist mobs and racist mass murderers… truth and science erased… the right to abortion near gone… the rule of law and democratic and civil rights stripped away…THIS IS FASCISM UNFOLDING AND IN POWER.
“As the impeachment hearings move towards possible conclusion, sharp political lines are drawn with high stakes,” says Refuse spokesperson Sunsara Taylor. “Trump has declared the entire lawful process illegitimate and worked with Republicans to defy and obstruct it. Yet, to date, the Democratic leadership has all but conceded that Trump will not be removed by the Senate. Further, they refuse to impeach on the basis of Trump’s full fascist program, thereby leaving intact and even legitimating these crimes.”
“What can change all of this?” Taylor continues. “WE CAN – the power of the people taking to the streets in sustained non-violent protest, raising the unifying demand: Trump/Pence #OUTNOW! And then, continuing week after week across the country, growing in numbers and determination until our demand is met. THIS IS THE WAY TO REMOVE THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME.”
“In recent years, Puerto Rico, South Korea and other nations have shown the effectiveness of this method. For this to happen in the U.S., we must together: [1] Disrupt the advance of fascism by standing up against the Trump/Pence regime and its crimes. [2] Disturb the normalization and complicity of those who genuinely hate what Trump/Pence represent, but are passively going along as catastrophe mounts. [3] Build the society-wide influence and numbers of the #OUTNOW Movement, advancing towards the time when we can bring millions into the streets in sustained, nonviolent political protest that does not stop until the regime is removed from power.”
“At this moment of peril, celebrate this holiday season by struggling together, overcoming all that divides us, and transforming dread for the future into hope for humanity. Let this be the joy of the holidays. Don’t bury your hopes and conscience. Come out and make a difference. NOW IS THE TIME,” Taylor concludes.
In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America
For more on the #OUTNOW Movement and Refuse Fascism which initiated this movement, visit RefuseFascism.org
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