14 September For Immediate Release Mass Protest Tuesday at Philly Trump Townhall to Demand Trump/Pence Out NOWWhat: Protest rally/photo op As we hurtle towards an election that Trump continues to undermine and delegitimize, and his deadly lies become even more sharply exposed, Refuse Fascism calls people to protest Trump Tuesday September 15 demanding that Trump & Pence leave office now. Trump will appear at an ABC News town hall at Constitution Center. Sam Goldman, an organizer of the protest, says, “Trump has lied thousands of times, and does not care about the outrageous, preventable loss of life he caused. We call his regime fascist because of his use of federal agents to ‘dominate’ and suppress peaceful protesters; his stoking and approval of white supremacist violence; and the escalating abuse of immigrants, including children who remain locked in cages. He aims to impose a fascist form of rule with basic rights stripped away. The rule of law = what Trump says it is.” “Trump has blood on his hands. His lies are genocidal but this latest lie will be just another crime normalized, unless we stop him with mass sustained protest, preventing the disruption of the election through legal or extra-legal means. We are uniting, we are organizing, we are determined, we are preparing to struggle with all we’ve got, starting now and not stopping until the Trump/Pence regime is driven from power and its fascist program brought to a halt. Now is the time for everyone to choose: Which side are you on?” Coco Das of RefuseFascism.org says, “The months of Black Lives Matter protests show how dread can be transformed into a force for hope. Our power is sustained, mass, non-violent protest in the streets. Our strength is our diversity. Our demand is for justice. These are the ingredients that have driven out hated regimes and corrupt leaders around the world, from South Korea in 2017 to Armenia in 2018 to Puerto Rico in 2019.” The protest is co-sponsored by The Black & Brown Coalition, Defund TUPD, Delco Resists, Drexel Community for Justice, Socialist Alternative Philadelphia, Torah Trumps Hate and UDTJ. — 30 — |