Sights & Sounds from Nov 11

November 11, 2017

November 11: No “Fire & Fury” Against North Korea or Iran, No U.S. Aggression in the Middle East! This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!

Saturday, November 11 RefuseFascism.org led protests around the country demanding No “Fire & Fury” Against North Korea or Iran, No U.S. Aggression in the Middle East! This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! Refuse Fascism is building a movement that aims to take to the streets everyday in non violent protest in cities and towns across the country, growing from thousands to hundreds of thousands, and ultimately millions, demanding This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go. Join Refuse Fascism protest actions taking place every single day around the country, and be sure to come out – and bring everyone you know – to even larger and more determined nonviolent political protests nationwide on Saturday, November 18 to demand: This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!

Carl Dix in NYC: “It is very real that Trump is threatening war with North Korea.”

LA

LA: Humanity First, Not America First

On November 11^th, 2017 Refuse Fascism Los Angeles held a march and rally on Veterans Day on Hollywood and Highland beginning at Trump’s star. We gathered under the slogan, “Say NO! To nuclear war! NO! To America 1^st!” The rally and march started out with around 50 or so people. The makeup of the crowd at the rally at the beginning was middle-aged people, older people, and some young people. The speakers included veterans; students, revolutionaries and members of the steering committee of refuse fascism. An organizer with the national student task force of refuse fascism spoke on the importance of students and called for walkouts on the 15^th, like some Mendez students did on the 8^thin response to the 1 year anniversary of Trump’s election. A veteran spoke about how was part of bringing death and destruction on innocent people in Iraq, but now is against wars for empire and stands with the people of the world. A woman from “Military families speak out” spoke against wars and the responsibility for people to act right now. A person on the steering committee read the refuse fascism speech, and a member of the revolution club spoke about the new talk by Bob Avakian and the role revolutionaries are playing in driving out the regime. The march took off with Aztec dancers performing and uniting with everyone there. It was contentious at the beginning with a small number of fascists yelling at us with bullhorns and saying vile shit. They were very rabid and vicious, one of them saying “nuke them all!” when the speakers were doing agitation around the threat of nuclear war and killing 25 million people in North Korea. An organizer got emotional because the fascists said to another organizer who is trans that “were gonna hang you and rape you!” when she was speaking. There was a heavy police presence and they created a line around us that was blocking and preventing people from coming into the rally. However most people were ignoring the fascists and paying attention to the speakers on the stage. The march grew because a good amount of people joined in on the spot from the sidewalks as we went down the Hollywood blvd., a lot of them were black, young and a part of the masses. We called on people to join us from the stage, and when they did we gave them placards, and some of them took up carrying the banners. A lot of people came into it in a joyful way. People not only put their fists up when we were marching, but came in dancing. There was a contagious joy in the march; Young skateboarders and couples joining us while marching. They left with materials and signed up at the table we had. There were some middle strata people, and Latino families were really into the Spanish chants. There were women that we met who joined in the march spontaneously and told us that they are part of the San Francisco chapter. We plan to organize these people in a telescoped way and to have the energy that was out there be the energy we have on the 18^th.

Chicago

#TrumpPenceMustGo #NoNukes #Chicago pic.twitter.com/9TDrpIB7eK

— revolution club chi (@revclubchi) November 11, 2017

NYC

“We have a responsibility to stop a genocide that is on the road” – @TotalRevolucion #VeteransDayWeekend2017 #TrumpPenceMustGo pic.twitter.com/Y55tpAkIut

— #TrumpPenceMustGo (@RefuseFascism) November 11, 2017

Cleveland

Austin

Texas Refuse Fascism activists rallied briefly at the Capitol, to protest the regime’s threats and moves toward war against N. Korea and the Middle East. We regrouped at a busy touristy intersection. Channeling Ray Charles, we sang our message, challenging people to break out of complacency and complicity–the “normalizing” of fascism. Some passersby joined in, and our stand, and our flyers, got spread to near and far-flung parts of Texas.

Seattle

In Seattle, 30 people rallied and took to the streets against the threats of nuclear war and genocide from the Trump/Pence regime and demanded they be ousted from power now. They marched through the downtown core and stopped traffic with a “die-in” in the middle of the busiest shopping area. The street theatre featured a giant, gesticulating Trump “bobble head” (donated for use by the Backbone Campaign) and another activist reading the terrifying but real quotes by Trump threatening the use of nukes and the total destruction of North Korea. An air raid siren went off, and protestors layed down in the street, with a banner of a mushroom cloud as the backdrop. Two protestors wearing hazmat suits and gas masks drew chalk outlines around the bodies. All of this was watched by crowds of people on every corner, most of them supportive, and many of them taking photos and video on their phone–and nodding when we said to tag @refusefascism to be a part of spreading this movement. An agitator called on everyone who feels in their bones that the Trump/Pence regime is a nightmare for humanity, to join with the plans to drive them from power, describing the South Korean model that relied on millions protesting night after night for months.

Atlanta

San Francisco

Crowds in San Francisco right now at @RefuseFascism rally.

“In the Name of Humanity, No World War 3!”#TheResistance #TrumpPenceMustGo #VeteransDayWeekend pic.twitter.com/2ja0zq1fYT

— #TrumpPenceMustGo (@RefuseFascism) November 12, 2017

Hawai’i

15 people held signs in front of the U.S. Army Museum at Waikiki’s Fort DeRussy today. Signs opposed the Trump/Pence Regime and attacks on North Korea. Hundreds of pedestrians, people on tour trolleys, and in cars passed by. Most thanked us, took leaflets, or otherwise showed their support. Only a few opposed us. Several who joined us were U.S. war veterans. the author of “Brothers Under the Same Sky”, an historical novel based on the U.S. war on Korea along with a Korean-American activist for the reunification of North & South Korea made statements at the short rally after the protest.

Video of Statements in Support of Nov 11 Protest

IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA!

NOW IS the TIME WHEN WE MUST RISE UP and ACT to STOP the CONSOLIDATION of TRUMP MAGA FASCISM. For the lives of people here and around the world we must refuse unlawful and inhumane orders… we must fill the streets and town squares in non-violent protest—not stopping until we become millions — not relenting until this regime is no longer able to implement its program or maintain its hold on power.

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