Episode 297
On the eve of July 4th, against the backdrop of Independence Hall and the Trump-censored President’s House memorial—where enslaved Africans were held in bondage as the foundations of the American republic were laid—Refuse Fascism convened an urgent outdoor public panel discussion, discussing:
What does it mean to celebrate “America 250” as fascism is consolidating?
Why is rewriting history so important to Trump/MAGA fascists?
Why are Black history and liberation struggles such central targets of fascist repression and suppression?
And what responsibility do people of conscience have in this moment?
Featured speakers included:
Michael Coard, attorney and founder of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition. He helped win the creation of the President’s House slavery memorial and is now leading the fight to stop its dismantling by the Trump Regime and defend the public telling of slavery’s history at Independence Mall.
Rep. Chris Rabb, PA State Representative (PA-200) and Congressional Democratic nominee (PA-03)
Masaru Edmund Nakawatase, Japanese American civil rights organizer, educator, and peace advocate born in the Poston incarceration camp in Arizona during World War II.
Dread Scott, visual artist whose work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennial, the Whitney Museum and has been outlawed by the US Congress.
Read the statement: America at 230: Ruled by An Illegitimate Fascist Regime on Track to Destroy the World
Related:
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’
Michael Coard: Justice delayed is not always justice denied
July 4, America 250: Extreme Heat, Extreme Need to Fight for a Different Future
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown