By Coco Das and Sarah Roark | We are both novelists. But the situation in which people now find themselves is one difficult for even writers of fiction like ourselves to fully imagine or comprehend: the biggest crisis the fascist Trump/Pence regime has yet faced is also the one that makes it exponentially more challenging,… Read More
Comes a Time: Is the Re-Trial of the Freeway9 Really a Case of Political Persecution?
Comes a Time: Is the Re-Trial of the Freeway9 Really a Case of Selective Prosecution and Political Persecution? | by Coco Das, reprinted from the Pasadena Weekly There are times in history when people must take unequivocal moral action. When we look back on the civil rights movement, how do we judge the bystanders? When the… Read More
New Evidence of Police Plotting vs. Movement Against Fascism: The #Freeway9 Are Back in Court—AGAIN!—Facing Years in Jail for Sounding the Alarm on Trump/Pence Fascist Regime
Reposted from revcom.us | An outrageous case of political persecution is going on right now in Los Angeles, against five of the #Freeway9—members of Refuse Fascism and the Revolution Club who were part of courageous actions in 2017 aimed at sounding the alarm on the Trump/Pence fascist regime. These protesters blocked morning rush hour traffic… Read More
#Freeway9 Trial Update 3/6/2020: LAPD Exposed for Attempting to Entrap Refuse Fascism
On Friday March 6, defendants in the #Freeway9 trial returned to court to argue a “Selective Prosecution” motion. The #Freeway9 are people who acted coming from a deep moral compulsion to stop the crimes of their government and a far-sighted understanding of the danger that the Trump/Pence Fascist Regime posed. In 2017 they shut down… Read More
LA Freeway 9: Prosecution motion to ban words “Trump”, “fascism” and “First Amendment” from courtroom or anywhere in or near courthouse
Freeway9 trial Monday Prosecution motion to ban words “Trump”, “fascism” and “First Amendment” from courtroom or anywhere in or near courthouse 1 March 2020 Press Advisory Contact: Keith James (213) 949-8083 Mari Matsuoka (323) 574-3997 RefuseFascism.org Facebook, Twitter: @RefuseFascismLA When: Monday March 2, 10:30 a.m. Where: Metropolitan Courthouse 6th Floor, Department 62 1945 S Hill St, Los Angeles,… Read More
Second Trial About to Start: Free the Freeway 9
LAPD Spy Attempted Entrapment of Refuse Fascism with Calls for Violence In 2017, RefuseFascism.org supporters blocked the 101 Freeway with a message: Trump/Pence Must GO! 9 people were charged by LAPD. Two of the #Freeway9, Chantelle Hershberger and Alex Rodriguez, were tried in 2019 in a trial that revealed significant spying and lying by police… Read More
We Are Right to Say “In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America.”
Presentation from Coco Das at the Refuse Fascism Webinar February 23, 2020 I wanted to start by welcoming everyone to the webinar, whether you’ve been around since the early days of Refuse Fascism or if you’re brand-new and just finding out about this, you’re right to be here. I’m really happy to be here with… Read More
February 20, 2020 Update: Refuse Fascism Protesters Facing Three Years in Jail for Sounding the Alarm About the Trump/Pence Fascist Regime
20 February 2020 Press Advisory Contact: Keith James (213) 949-8083 Mari Matsuoka (323) 574-3997 RefuseFascism.org Facebook, Twitter: @RefuseFascismLA When: Thursday February 20th, 8:30 AM Where: Metropolitan Courthouse 6th Floor, Department 62 1945 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90007 INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE Defense will argue prosecution of Freeway 9 politically motivated at Feb 20 hearing — secret recordings of LAPD… Read More
A border wall to keep immigrants out because of racist stereotypes was bad enough. But it just got worse.
By Eden | A border wall designed to keep Mexican, Central American, and South American immigrants out because of racist stereotypes was bad enough. But it just got worse. Early in February 2020, the Donald Trump regime began blowing up Native American gravesites, which is also part of a national park, on the border without… Read More
A Big Step Toward Fascism and the Challenge Before Us
Trump and Pence #OUTNOW! The Senate Acquitted Donald Trump, Gutting the Rule of Law and Advancing Fascism in America We Must Organize to Drive the Trump/Pence Regime from Power The acquittal of Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial is a big advance towards fascism in America. With no witnesses, no documents, this trial was… Read More
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