UPDATE: Cornel West joins 4pm Virtual Press Conference w Andy Zee, Lilly Wachowski, et al: No to the Fascist Coup – Trump/Pence Out Now

For Immediate Release – 3:30pm Update
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Contact: Larry Everest 202.556.3906
Follow @RefuseFascism on social media

Virtual Press Conference – YouTube / Zoom – 4pm EST/1pm PST

Now is the Time to Act. No Fascist Coup!

TRUMP/PENCE OUT NOW!

In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America!

RefuseFascism.org is hosting a virtual press conference on YouTube, and Zoom today, Thursday January 7, at 4:00 PM EST/1:00 PM PST that will present a diverse group of people speaking on the attempted coup and its short and longer term consequences. The press conference will also announce protests in several cities at 5:00 PM local times for the above demands. Members of the Refuse Fascism Editorial Board will be available to field questions.

Participants in the Press Conference include:
Dr. Cornel West, author, activist, scholar
Andy Zee, co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org and host of The RNL – Revolution Nothing Less – Show
Lilly Wachowski, filmmaker;
Jodie Sweetin, actress and activist
Arturo O’Farrill, musician
Rosanna Arquette, actress and activist

PRESS: For login information to the press conference contact press@refusefascism.org

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On Wednesday, January 6, we saw President Trump call forth and unleash fascist mobs to storm the U.S. Capitol.

This was an attempt at a coup. It will not likely succeed this time, but the danger from even a failed coup is to be taken seriously, setting the stage for them to come back sooner or later to re-seize power – with or without Trump. It leaves a bloc of elected officials who view and act as if the Biden administration is illegitimate and an armed street-fighting force “on call” to dominate the public square. They will continue to fight for their white supremacist, xenophobic, and patriarchal program. And, they will continue to undermine the very concept of truth – leaving tens of millions to be susceptible to the calls of demagogues and the vilest conspiracy theories.

Trump is still in power. There are 13 days in which he and/or his followers present a real and present danger to humanity.

The question is: will the “decent people” make clear our determination and act to stop this fascist danger? A united, public show of revulsion against Trump and a repudiation of his regime’s fascist program – through non-violent, sustained protest and resistance – has been overdue for years.

Biden won. But the streets and the discourse has been dominated by Trump and his followers. To cede the public square has consequences. We saw this today. That’s why on Thursday January 7th at 5pm in cities across the country, Refuse Fascism is calling for safe social distance non-violent protests. It is time for people to stand up and say No more! No to the fascist coup! Trump/Pence Out Now! They lost. They need to pack their things and go.

To find out more about the protests, go to refusefascism.org

RefuseFascism.org is a movement of people coming from diverse perspectives, united in our recognition that the Trump/Pence Regime poses a catastrophic danger to humanity and the planet, and that it is our responsibility to drive them from power through non-violent protests that grow every day until our demand is met.

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IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA!

NOW IS the TIME WHEN WE MUST RISE UP and ACT to STOP the CONSOLIDATION of TRUMP MAGA FASCISM. For the lives of people here and around the world we must refuse unlawful and inhumane orders… we must fill the streets and town squares in non-violent protest—not stopping until we become millions — not relenting until this regime is no longer able to implement its program or maintain its hold on power.