Urging Millions to Rise Up, Trump Foes Issue Call to 'Resist Fascism'
Published on
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
by
Common Dreams
Urging Millions to Rise Up, Trump Foes Issue Call to 'Resist Fascism'
'Millions must rise up in a resistance [to] stop the Trump/Pence regime
before it starts!'
by
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
"No! In the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America!" the ad
states. (Image: RefuseFascism.org)
Thousands of activists, journalists, scientists, entertainers, and other
prominent voices took out a full-page call to action in the New York Times
on Wednesday making clear their rejection of President-elect Donald Trump
and Vice President-elect Mike Pence with the simple message: "No!"
"Stop the Trump/Pence regime before it starts! In the name of humanity we
refuse to accept a fascist America!" the ad states, followed by a list of
signatories that includes scholar Cornel West; author Alice Walker; Chase
Iron Eyes of the Standing Rock Sioux; educator Bill Ayers; poet Saul
Williams; CNN's Marc Lamont Hill; Carl Dix of the Communist Party USA; and
numerous others.
Trump is "assembling a regime of grave danger" that is an "immoral peril to
the future of humanity and the earth itself," the call to action continues.
"Millions must rise up in a resistance with a deep determination such that
we create a political crisis that prevents the Trump/Pence fascist regime
from consolidating its hold on the governance of society."
Countering Trump and Pence's "regime" will require a month of resistance
leading up to the president-elect's inauguration on January 20, the ad
states. That means refusing to accommodate or work with the administration,
as well as taking part in "protests that don't stop-where people refuse to
leave, occupying public space, and more and more people stand up with
conviction and courage."
(Image: RefuseFascism.org)
Such movements are taking shape elsewhere, as the Women's March on
Washington is now poised to be the biggest inauguration demonstration
despite a shaky start and bureaucratic roadblocks.
The Times ad calls for concerned citizens to support the call to action-or
commit to it themselves. More than 2,000 people have already signed the
declaration.
"Our only recourse now is to act together outside normal channels," the ad
states. "Every faction within the established power structure must be forced
to respond to what we do-creating a situation where the Trump/Pence regime
is prevented from ruling."
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Urging Millions to Rise Up, Trump Foes Issue Call to 'Resist Fascism'
Published on
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
by
Common Dreams
Urging Millions to Rise Up, Trump Foes Issue Call to 'Resist Fascism'
'Millions must rise up in a resistance [to] stop the Trump/Pence regime
before it starts!'
by
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
. 44 Comments
.
. "No! In the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America!"
the ad states. (Image: RefuseFascism.org)
. Thousands of activists, journalists, scientists, entertainers, and
other prominent voices took out a full-page call to action in the New York
Times on Wednesday making clear their rejection of President-elect Donald
Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence with the simple message: "No!"
. "Stop the Trump/Pence regime before it starts! In the name of
humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America!" the ad states, followed by
a list of signatories that includes scholar Cornel West; author Alice
Walker; Chase Iron Eyes of the Standing Rock Sioux; educator Bill Ayers;
poet Saul Williams; CNN's Marc Lamont Hill; Carl Dix of the Communist Party
USA; and numerous others.
. Trump is "assembling a regime of grave danger" that is an "immoral
peril to the future of humanity and the earth itself," the call to action
continues. "Millions must rise up in a resistance with a deep determination
such that we create a political crisis that prevents the Trump/Pence fascist
regime from consolidating its hold on the governance of society."
. Countering Trump and Pence's "regime" will require a month of
resistance leading up to the president-elect's inauguration on January 20,
the ad states. That means refusing to accommodate or work with the
administration, as well as taking part in "protests that don't stop-where
people refuse to leave, occupying public space, and more and more people
stand up with conviction and courage."
(Image: RefuseFascism.org)
Such movements are taking shape elsewhere, as the Women's March on
Washington is now poised to be the biggest inauguration demonstration
despite a shaky start and bureaucratic roadblocks.
The Times ad calls for concerned citizens to support the call to action-or
commit to it themselves. More than 2,000 people have already signed the
declaration.
"Our only recourse now is to act together outside normal channels," the ad
states. "Every faction within the established power structure must be forced
to respond to what we do-creating a situation where the Trump/Pence regime
is prevented from ruling."
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License
