Refuse Fascism

Since October 3, daily protests have been ongoing around the country demanding Trump/Pence Out Now. Plus, this week the fascist nominee to the Supreme Court hearings are happening this week (join in protests - details at refusefascism.org). Samantha Goldman (@SamanthaGoldm19) talks with organizer Ejeris Dixon (@ejeris), Director of Vision Change Win, about the threat that the fascist Trump/Pence regime poses to all human beings and the need for solidarity and coalition building to confront and defeat fascism before it is completely consolidated.  Find a protest near you at RefuseFascism.org. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Daily protests continue around the country demanding Trump/Pence Out Now (details at refusefascism.org). Andy Zee, co-initiator of Refuse Fascism talks with philosopher and author of "How Fascism Works" Jason Stanley (@jasonintrator) about where we're at in the development of fascism in the United States, the urgent need for protest and the rolling coup/election month (not day). This discussion was originally streamed by Revolution Books and the Brooklyn Book Festival. Find a protest near you at RefuseFascism.org. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

We face a rolling coup barreling to a showdown on November 3rd. The Trump/Pence regime has said and shown that they will not abide by an election they lose. Now we must act. Beginning Saturday, October 3rd, gather and bring your family, friends, and community into the public squares of cities and towns across the country in non-violent protest unified by the demand: Trump/Pence OUTNOW!  And, come back in waves, day after day.  Read the full call to action and find a protest near you at RefuseFascism.org. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Coco Das talks with Houston teacher and activist Jamilah, and a friend of Anthony Huber (Black Lives Matter protester murdered by a 17 yr old white supremacist in Kenosha, WI) talks to a Chicago activist. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing intensifies the urgent need to get in  the streets to drive out the Trump/Pence regime as we speed toward an  election that is being stolen. RefuseFascism.org is  calling for protests on the day marking the 200,000 death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. on September 21: March Against Death, Lies,  and Fascism and For Humanity, and for the start of daily protests demanding Trump/Pence Out Now starting October 3. Find out more and get  involved at RefuseFascism.org. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism   Cashapp: @RefuseFascism    paypal.me/refusefascism  donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Sam Goldman (@SamanthaGoldm19) talks to Joshua Shanes, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, and Director of the Center of Israel Studies, at the College of Charleston. He has published widely on modern Jewish politics, culture and religion, antisemitism and nationalism, as well as American and Israeli politics in both academic and popular outlets including Slate, Washington Post, Haaretz and Tikkun. He'll have a new article out this week on the popularity of Trump among Orthodox Jews in the online Tablet Magazine. Read his recent piece on Slate.com: This Was the Week American Fascism Reached a Tipping Point. RefuseFascism.org is calling for protests on the day marking the expected 200,000 death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. on September 21: March Against Death, Lies, and Fascism and For Humanity, and this Wednesday September 16 to Indict Trump for Inciting and Defending Murders by Fascist Mobs and Commemorate the Fallen - Drive Out The Trump/Pence Regime. Find out more and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Refuse Fascism called for people to come into the streets on September 5 for a LIVING DECLARATION to the world that we are uniting, we are organizing, we are determined, we are preparing to struggle with all we’ve got, starting now and not stopping until the Trump/Pence regime is driven from power and its fascist program brought to a halt. 25 cities participated in this day of action.  With reports still coming in, follow refusefascism.org and @RefuseFascism on social media for more coverage and upcoming plans. Today we're sharing some of the voices of protesters from Sept 5 around the country along with an interview with an immigrant rights organizer who has been taking up the cause of ousting the Trump/Pence regime. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

“On September 5th we must make a LIVING DECLARATION to the world that we are uniting, we are organizing, we are determined, we are preparing to struggle with all we’ve got, starting now and not stopping until the Trump/Pence regime is driven from power and its fascist program brought to a halt. Driving out this regime is in the interest of humanity. On September 5th under the unifying demand of Trump/Pence Out Now, we should see the diversity of people who don’t want to live in a fascist America.”  - From the vision statement for Sept 5 posted to RefuseFascism.org Activist and writer Corey Hill (@NewsCHill) talks to Sam Goldman (@SamanthaGoldm19) about aligning analysis of the nature of the Trump presidency with the appropriate response (hint: it's not waiting for the fallout from the brewing catastrophe that is the November election). Then, we listen to clips from organizers and activists on the ground: Carl Dix (@carl_dix), Jamel Mims (@JamNoPeanut), Emma Kaplan (@emmancipator) and Luna Hernandez (@beddbuggg). Then Coco Das (@coco_das), one of the editors of RefuseFascism.org reads a poem from an activist in Houston.  Find a protest on Sept 5 near you or get connected with resources to organize in your area at refusefascism.org. Share the day of action using: bit.ly/Sept52020. Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward, writer, theologian and Vice President and Religious Committee Chair of the Transylvania County NAACP talks with Sam Goldman (@SamanthaGoldm19) about activism in rural North Carolina and the recent article she co-wrote, It's Time To Resist The Rising Tide Of Fascism.  Then, actor Jodie Sweetin (Full House, Fuller House) talks with Sunsara Taylor (The RNL Show) about why she's throwing in with the movement to demand Trump/Pence Out Now. Follow Jodie Sweetin on Twitter and Instagram @JodieSweetin and Sunsara Taylor @SunsaraTaylor. Refuse Fascism is calling for a nationwide day of united protests demanding Trump/Pence Out Now. This is a demand that anyone and everyone can take up and bring into the movements you’re already a part of, whether Black Lives Matter, the environmental movement or any other just cause. We all need to confront the existential threat that faces us from the White House and unite to make this demand real.  Find a protest near you or get connected with resources to organize in your area at refusefascism.org.  Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Refuse Fascism is calling for a nationwide day of united protests demanding Trump/Pence Out Now. This is a demand that anyone and everyone can take up and bring into the movements you’re already a part of, whether Black Lives Matter, the environmental movement or any other just cause. We all need to confront the existential threat that faces us from the White House and unite to make this demand real.  Hear from Andy Zee (The RNL Show), Jodie Sweetin, Carl Dix and Paul Street about why and how protests on Sept 5 raising the demand Trump/Pence Out Now are happening. Find a protest near you or get connected with resources to organize in your area at refusefascism.org.  Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

Amid increasingly ominous signs that the Trump/Pence regime is undermining US elections, RefuseFascism.org issues a call for nationwide protest on September 5 demanding Trump/Pence Out Now. Members of the Editorial Board (@CocoDas @Carl_Dix @AfterDaylight) discuss why and how these protests are being organized. Plus, attorney, writer, and self-identified "Angriest Black Man in America" Michael Coard speaks with Sam Goldman about uprooting structural racism and the urgency of the moment we're in now with a fascist regime in power. Follow him @MichaelCoard and read his latest article on PhillyTrib.com: Trump's fascism is sprinting, not creeping, toward Philly and other big cities. Find a protest near you or get connected with resources to organize in your area at refusefascism.org.  Support the movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.