Chase Iron Eyes: On the Battle at Standing Rock and Resisting Trump – “The whole country is going to have to stand up and take risks”
Seventy seven people were arrested last week in a vicious and unjustified government assault upon the Water Protectors defending the Standing Rock Sioux from the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline (DAPL). Among those arrested was Chase Iron Eyes, who has been charged with “inciting to riot” and faces up to five years in prison. DAPL threatens […]
The ‘Sanctuary Restaurants’ Movement to Protect Immigrants Is Off to a Good Start
by Clint Rainey A grassroots movement where restaurants vow to act as “sanctuaries” for immigrants is really picking up steam now that Donald Trump is sitting in the Oval Office. The campaign — called simply the Sanctuary Restaurants Movement and created by two aid groups with strong labor ties, ROC United and Presente.org — launched […]
Refuse Fascism Leaflet on the Daily Star, Lebanon
An image of a Refuse Fascism leaflet held by a woman in a U.S. protest appeared on the front page of the Daily Star, an English language newspaper in Lebanon.
Outrageous Arrests of Four Revolution Club Members by NYPD
Edward “Noche” Diaz and 3 other members of the NYC Revolution Club were arrested on Saturday at the solidarity rally at the Stonewall Inn in opposition to Trump’s Muslim travel ban and in defense of LGBTQ rights. These young revolutionaries were part of the Refuse Fascism contingent at this rally, bringing to it the message […]
March in South Asian Neighborhood of Chicago: Immigrants are Welcome Here
Chicago, Feb 4: Over 60 people rallied and marched through a community of people from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal and other countries, chanting “No hate, no fear–immigrants are welcome here” and “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA!”
London: Thousands Protest Outside US Embassy
London, February 4: Tens of thousands protested in front of the US Embassy to oppose Trump’s regime and his effort to ban Muslim migrants from 7 predominantly Muslim countries. On Monday, about 30,000 people took over the streets in front of the British Prime Minister’s office.
MoMA Installs Works by Artists from Countries Targeted by Trump’s Travel Ban
by Clare Voon In an unprecedented gesture in response to President Trump’s executive order, the museum has replaced works in its permanent collection galleries with eight by artists from Muslim-majority nations named in Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration. Though it might sound small, the rehang is an unprecedented gesture in the museum’s history, instigated and […]
Houston, Feb 3: No Ban, No Wall
Houston, February 3rd: About 300 people gathered in a spirited protest at the Galleria shopping area under the slogan #NoBanNoWall. This marked the beginning of a weekend of protests leading up to the Super Bowl.
Courageous One Day Strike of Yemeni-owned Bodegas in NYC
More than 1,000 Yemeni-owned grocery and convenience stores in New York City shut down from noon to 8pm Thursday, February 2 to protest Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries. That afternoon, people converged on Brooklyn’s Borough Hall in a powerful demonstration of their opposition to Trump’s measures.
Cleveland: Hundreds March Against Muslim Ban, Border Wall
Cleveland, February 4th: 500 mostly high school and college students, rallied and marched for a couple of miles to condemn Trump’s Muslim ban and the wall along the Mexican border.