A message of moral clarity TODAY in the New York Times

 

From RefuseFascism.org:

It took donors who gave from $1 to $5000, the design by Shepard Fairey, and the many people who signed on for the Pledge to the People of the World: We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America to be published this morning as a full page ad in The New York Times. This Pledge, written earlier this fall, is as urgent as ever. We, fighting for a just world, need to be mobilized, taking to the streets, non violent, but determined, to stop the theft of the election and this hateful American fascism. >> Add your name to the Pledge When the ad was submitted last week, before the outcome of the election was known, the Times refused to print it for several days because of objections to the content of the Pledge. The authors of the Pledge persevered, and many of you wrote the Times advertising department urging them to publish. >> Share this and help spread this message of moral clarity Trump's defeat in the election is a cause for celebration. But the fight is far from over. He refuses to concede, filing lawsuits to overturn the election in the courts up to the Supreme Court. His MAGA thugs are mobilized. The fascist politics described in this Pledge remain present in the streets and in power and need to be countered by our people acting together. >> Support the movement to stay in the streets until Trump & Pence are GONE from power. The first $5,000 in donations to this drive will be matched  by a generous donor. Your donations support a movement organizing non-violent protests in Washington DC and across the U.S. under the single unifying demand: Trump/Pence Out NOW! Samantha Goldman for RefuseFascism.org 917-407-1286 Make a donation online Donate via Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism | Donate via CashApp: @RefuseFascism Send checks or money orders, payable to "Refuse Fascism" To make a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more in support of Refuse Fascism's educational activities, please make checks out to "Alliance for Global Justice," a 501(3)(c) organization, note: Refuse Fascism Refuse Fascism | (917) 407-1286 | 305 West Broadway #185 NY, NY 10013 From revcom.us: Bookstores Issue Public Statement Condemning Trump/Pence Fascism We received the following from Revolution Books, Berkeley: Revolution Books in Berkeley is a signatory to the statement, below, from concerned bookstores and book people. This regime aims to impose “thought control” and stifle the truth with “patriotic education”—witness its assault on the 1619 Project and critical race theory. Our voices must be raised. At this extreme moment, the Trump/Pence regime with its white supremacist, male supremacist/LGBTQ-hating, and racist anti-immigrant agenda is already stealing the election. We must act ourselves, and help people understand the stakes, and act, before it is too late to prevent a catastrophe. Revolution Books encourages all who oppose a fascist future to raise their voices, protest in the streets like they did last summer, and: • Join with Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, Chuck D., Lilly Wachowski, Jessica Care Moore, Martín Espada and others in the Pledge: In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America. Statement: We are a coalition of bookstores and book people around the country proud to represent the heart of information and learning in our communities. We advocate for the amplification of diverse thought. Fascist messaging spews from the White House as Trump and his administration create an environment of distrust. We refuse to be complicit in his authoritarian governance. To rely on voting alone is not enough.  We urge our community to join the cause of resistance on Refusefascism.org. The time is now to unite, to speak out and to use nonviolent means to remove this regime. We stand with the children in cages at the border, with women, LGBTQ people, BIPOC communities, and other communities threatened by Trump and his administration. Adobe Books, San Francisco  Alexander Akin (Bolerium Books), San Francisco  Bird and Beckett Books & Records, San Francisco  Dog Eared Books, Valencia Street, San Francisco  Fair Trade Books, Red Wing, MN  Left Bank Books, NYC  Bob Martin, Berkeley bookstore volunteer  Owl and Company Bookshop, Oakland  Page Against the Machine, Long Beach  Rebound Books, San Rafael  Revolution Books, Berkeley  Revolution Books, Harlem  Kurt Thometz (The Private Library), NYC  Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books, NYC  Walden Pond Books, Oakland