Dresden Symphony Orchestra (Dresdner Sinfoniker) Stages “Tear Down This Wall!” Concert on the U.S.-Mexico Border
June 6 We received this report from Refuse Fascism, Southern California On June 3 at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Dresden Symphony Orchestra (Dresdner Sinfoniker) held “Tear Down This Wall!”—an open air concert in Tijuana, Mexico, right up against the border fence separating the two countries.
We Call on NY City Council: Declare June 10 a Day of Honor for Portland Heroes
Statement from NYC Refuse Fascism: On May 26 in Portland, Oregon, Jeremy Christian, a white supremacist, stabbed three men on a commuter train. He killed two of them – Taliesin Namkai Myrddin Meche and Ricky John Best. He severely wounded the other, Micah Fletcher. These three men defended two young women, one wearing a hijab, […]
Portland, Oregon: Trump Fascists Rally After Portland Murders—Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands, Turn Out in Protest
At this writing, it appears from press and social media reports that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people in Portland, Oregon came out today to oppose hate and to protest or confront a rally of reportedly several hundred pro-Trump fascists in downtown Portland. It’s very important that people came out in protest of this outrageous white […]
California: Scholars Protest pro-Zionist Intimidation and Censorship at Cal State Fresno
CALIFORNIA SCHOLARS FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM Dear President Castro: On behalf of California Scholars for Academic Freedom, we are writing to express our strong objection to your administration’s abrupt closure of the Edward W. Said Professorship Search after all aspects of the search were completed by the search committee.
Markus Rindt, Director of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra: “Why Not Take a Stand?”
June 6 The following are excerpts from an interview Markus Rindt, director of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, recently did with the web site Deutsche Welle. Rindt initiated an artistic project called “Tear Down This Wall!”. On June 3 musicians from Mexico, Germany, the U.S. and many other countries gathered for a performance on the border between […]
Trump Escalates U.S. Backing of Saudi Slaughter and Starvation in Yemen
During their trip to Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave the most direct and explicit U.S. backing to Saudi Arabia’s murderous bombing assault and economic blockade on Yemen to date. It is no exaggeration to say this potentially threatens the lives of millions of Yemenis.
Seven Ways to Act Now
Get Organized! Act! What You Can Do Now [1] Spread the RefuseFascism Call to Action (as well as the NO! Signs and banners) to every outbreak of resistance, and to every gathering where people are discussing what to do to stop the horrors of the Trump/Pence Regime. [2] Get together in RefuseFascism chapters or with friends and colleagues […]
White Supremacist Brutally Beats a Muslim Woman Unconscious – On June 10, We Must Drown out anti-Muslim Hatred and Bigotry
June 5 On Sunday June 4 in Columbus, Ohio, a white supremacist brutally assaulted Rahma Warsame, a Muslim woman, for defending another woman whom he was harassing while shouting racist, anti-Muslim epithets. Warsame’s injuries include four missing teeth, a badly swollen face, busted lips and a swollen nose. She has a 12-year-old son who now has to deal with the pain and […]
Philly: Lighting Up the Night with 4-Story NO!
June 4 From the site Streets Dept. Tonight, across from the Roots Picnic at Festival Pier on Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia, a group of activists from Refuse Fascism projected a four-story message to the Trump/Pence administration: “No! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America.”
Trump/Pence Regime Withdraws from Paris Climate Accord: Putting “America First”—Torching Humanity’s Future
June 4 This article first appeared on the site Revolution/revcom.us “The United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.” With those 10 words on Thursday, June 1, Donald Trump escalated the grave, existential threat to the future of humanity and myriad forms of life on earth posed by human-created global warming.