Friday - The Michael Slate Show: Bob Avakian, The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! Plus, Trump Targets Salvadoran Immigrants

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THIS WEEK: THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME MUST GO! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America, A Better World IS Possible, A Talk by Bob Avakian  We'll hear the first half of the talk THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME MUST GO! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America, A Better World IS Possible," by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party last fall. Bob Avakian (BA) dissects that the election of Donald Trump signals that we are being confronted and now ruled by a fascist regime. It examines why people voted for Trump and how things came to the point where we are confronting the real horror of a fascist America. Told briefly is the “longer story,” the broader history that has led to this. See and share the talk here.  Trump Ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants   We'll also talk with Julie Mitchell, Managing Attorney at CARECEN, and Evelyn Hernandez, a TPS holder and organizer. about the Trump regime's latest decision to end Temporary Protected Status, TPS, for Salvadoran immigrants. He had previously ended TPS for immigrants from Haiti, Honduras and Sudan. About 250,000 Salvadoran immigrants have received TPS, which allows them to live and work in the US. This status was created in 2001, under the Bush administration. All may face deportation after decades in the US. CARECEN defends human and civil rights for Central Americans and all immigrants, works for social and economic justice and promotes cultural diversity. Received from Refuse Fascism:   Refuse Fascism National Organizing Tour Comes to Los Angeles: January 11-17 Nearly one year after the 2017 presidential inauguration, it is clear that Refuse Fascism's initial analysis was right: the Trump/Pence regime is a fascist regime, and it will destroy millions of lives soon, ultimately humanity and the planet itself, if it is not driven from power. Since the Muslim ban, since Charlottesville, since the threats of "fire and fury" against North Korea, many have woken up to the reality and imminence of this danger. Nothing short of driving out this regime through mass, sustained political resistance will end this nightmare. While millions of people want Trump and Pence gone, they haven't acted in a commensurate way. Why is this? What has been holding people back from taking to the streets? What is the role of the Democratic leadership in keeping this regime in power? What can we do to break the silence of normalization and give people a way to make real change? These are some of the questions we'll discuss at a mass meeting to welcome the Refuse Fascism NATIONAL TOUR! Volunteers are travelling to Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York to organize and strengthen Refuse Fascism, and this meeting is your chance to hear a presentation and engage in discussion with national representatives of the organization working to stop Trump and Pence. If you know in your heart that we have to stop this regime...if you know that it is quickly becoming too late...if you are determined to act in the name of humanity, join us in welcoming the national tour, and invite your friends, family, coworkers, organizations, religious congregations, book clubs, and others. Be part of the solution. At this stage, everyone is needed to make a real breakthrough. Here's what you can do to support the National Tour RIGHT NOW: Make a donation and spread the word today. Fundraising is needed for all our organizing work, and without funds, we won't win. Share the link, too! http://donate.refusefascism.org/RefuseFascismSoCal  Volunteers needed to build for tour, phone bank, get the word out everywhere! See Organizers' Meeting below on Wed. Jan. 10, 2017.This nightmare must end: the Trump/Pence regime must GO! Refuse Fascism Mass Meeting Saturday January 13 @ 2 PM Self Help Graphics and Art 1300 E. First Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 Take Pico/Aliso Gold Line Station To find out more, contact Refuse Fascism LA: socal@refusefascism.org 323-946-1742 Student Meeting with National Tour  TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 6 - 9 PM UCLA - Campbell Hall   Calling all students in Southern California Students have played a major role in almost every movement for social and political change and this is needed now more than ever. Are you tired of the Trump/Pence Regime? Are you tired of hearing about human rights and the environment being under attack daily? Tired of hate speech and bigotry filling your campuses and communities? Most importantly are you tired of feeling helpless against a system that seems larger than you? If any of the above applies to you, then join us for this organizing meeting with national leaders of Refuse Fascism visiting Los Angeles as part of the national tour. Just a small sampling of what's in store on January 16th: Meet and greet other students from around the state Presentation from Refuse Fascism on why it is right to call the Trump/Pence regime fascist, and why we have to mobilize to remove them from power, and how this could be done. Come listen and ask your questions! Group discussion about what are the obstacles and pathways in getting students and others to step outside their comfort zone and take to the streets! Why, when there is so much hatred against Trump, are people not yet willing to disrupt business as usual? How do we change that? Strategizing/planning together. Sharing information, materials, chants, creative/disruptive protest ideas to wake up and shake up our campuses! A great day of empowerment and meeting like minded people