AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Sunday, January 29, 2017

The Cold Civil War Has Started-Join The Resistance-Stop The Deportation-We Shut Trump Down

5:09 PM

TODAY! Nationwide protests against Trump’s racist executive orders and right wing agenda.
We encourage everyone to join a demonstration in your city.

Sisters and Brothers,

Last night we shut it down, from Seatac to JFK to Chicago O’Hare. And our movement scored its first victory against the Trump administration with mass civil disobedience!  At airports across the country, we showed the growing strength of our movement to resist Trump and the billionaire class’ agenda of right wing bigotry!

In the face of Trump’s racist executive orders, thousands marched at airports forcing him to back down and allow green card holders to enter the U.S. from the 7 banned countries. Our movement also pressured federal court judges to issue orders of stay against elements of the executive order. While a partial victory, it shows the power of mass protest and nonviolent civil disobedience. When we fight, we can win!

We need to act fast!  Will you chip in $20, $50, or $100 today to build mass protests to resist Trump's racist agenda?

In Seattle, myself with Socialist Students, Movement for the 99%, and Socialist Alternative, alongside thousands of others, shut down SeaTac airport and forced the authorities to release two of the immigrants detained at the airport. In Seattle we are also launched a Trump Ban.  If Trump or any of his cabinet members dare to step foot in Seattle we will be there to engage in mass protest and civil disobedience and send them packing.

We also joined thousands who marched and shut down airports from JFK to Chicago-O’Hare to LAX all demanding an end to Trump’s Muslim ban, to set the immigrants free who were caught in Trumps xenophobic dragnet.

The only way forward to defeat Trump is for us to build united, defiant and powerful movements of the 99% determined to disrupt business as usual. Let’s help turn this May 1, International Workers’ Day and a day of immigrant rights protests, into a day of mass non-violent civil disobedience and strike action to shut down Trump on a national scale.

Our movement needs to raise $20,000 in the next two months to help organize alongside immigrant organizations, labor unions, community groups and coalitions for the largest possible mass non-violent civil disobedience on May 1st. We want to print thousands of pickets and banners.  Will you stand with immigrant communities and chip in $20, $50, or $100 today?

We demand:

No ban! No wall!
Not one more deportation! Full legalization and civil rights for all immigrants.
Tax the rich to pay for Trump’s budget cuts!
Release all immigrant detainees!