We Face Two Plagues: COVID-19, and the Fascist Trump/Pence Regime – Both Must Be Driven Out
| By Lillian Foreman The other day, I looked out my window, longing to be outside. The sky was blue and the pear trees of Cornelia Street were blooming like crazy. Four young people strolled by. One of them leaped up to touch the blossoms. Two of the four were holding hands. None of them […]
COVID-19 is Deadly, but the Trump/Pence Regime is Making it Deadlier
by Scott Gilbert | As a clinician, it is extremely hard to watch as the Covid-19 pandemic ravages human beings all across the planet. People are suffering and dying needlessly because of poor or no preparation. And the lies and disinformation that goes along with all this is enraging. 47,000 people have died here and […]
Trump’s Response to COVID-19 Is KILLING People, Threatening Millions!
We demand that the government: Provide aid and protection for humanity globally, not just for Americans, based on international co-operation, not competition. Provide ventilators and hospital beds for those needing intensive care; and mass testing to provide information needed to slow the spread of the virus. Provide Personal Protective Equipment for all health workers. Ensure […]
The Importance of Spreading the Essential Statement of Conscience and Call to Act
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]