This will be the first time DLJ has ever been on the West Coast, so we hope to see a lot of our friends while we are out there that we waited a long time to connect with. It takes place just a week before Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, and with all the neo-Fascists thinking that is their big chance to shine, we all need to get together and figure out the best way to dim their lights significantly. There is definitely a lot to discuss!
WOMEN’S MARCH ON WASHINGTON- JANUARY 21st, 2017
OFFICIAL STATEMENT, National Organizers
On January 21, 2017 we will unite in Washington, DC for the Women’s March on Washington. We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families — recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.
The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us–women, immigrants of all statuses, those with diverse religious faiths particularly Muslim, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native and Indigenous people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, the economically impoverished and survivors of sexual assault. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all. HEAR OUR VOICE.
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This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports women’s rights are welcome.
PLEASE SHARE, we need to spread the word everywhere! And there are groups forming for EVERY STATE, so search for your local group as well!
We especially need HOSTS and ORGANIZERS from marginalized communities for this to be truly inclusive, please DM your state administrator to get involved! ♥
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INDIVIDUAL STATE PAGES
Alabama: https://www.facebook.com/
Alaska:https://www.facebook.com/
Arizona: https://www.facebook.com/
Arkansas: https://www.facebook.com/
California: https://www.facebook.com/
Colorado: https://www.facebook.com/
Connecticut: https://www.facebook.com/
Delaware: https://www.facebook.com/
Florida: https://www.facebook.com/
Georgia: https://www.facebook.com/
Hawaii: https://www.facebook.com/
Idaho: Coming Soon
Illinois: https://www.facebook.com/
Indiana: https://www.facebook.com/
Iowa: https://www.facebook.com/
Kansas: https://www.facebook.com/
Kentucky: https://www.facebook.com/
Louisiana: https://www.facebook.com/
Maine: https://www.facebook.com/
Maryland: https://www.facebook.com/
Massachusetts:!https://www.facebook.com/
Michigan: https://www.facebook.com/
Minnesota: https://www.facebook.com/
Mississipi: https://www.facebook.com/
Missouri: https://www.facebook.com/
Montana: https://www.facebook.com/
Nebraska: https://www.facebook.com/
Nevada: https://www.facebook.com/
New Hampshire: https://www.facebook.com/
New Jersey: https://www.facebook.com/
New Mexico: https://www.facebook.com/
North Carolina: https://www.facebook.com/
North Dakota: https://www.facebook.com/
NYC-Downstate: https://www.facebook.com/
NYC-Upstate/Hudston Valley: https://www.facebook.com/
New York/Western New York: https://www.facebook.com/
Ohio: https://www.facebook.com/
Oklahoma: https://www.facebook.com/
Oregon: https://www.facebook.com/
Pennsylvania: https://www.facebook.com/
Rhode Island: https://www.facebook.com/
South Carolina: https://www.facebook.com/
South Dakota: DM Nat’l State Coordinator Evvie Harmon to get involved!
Tennessee: https://www.facebook.com/
Texas: https://www.facebook.com/
Utah: https://www.facebook.com/
Vermont: https://www.facebook.com/
Virginia: https://www.facebook.com/
WashingtonState:https://www.facebook.com/
Washington, DC: https://www.facebook.com/
West Virginia: https://www.facebook.com/
Wisconsin: https://www.facebook.com/
Wyoming: Coming soon!
Pureto Rico : https://www.facebook.com/
Canada: https://www.facebook.com/
Mexico: Coming soon!
London: https://www.facebook.com/
Zurich:https://www.facebook.com/
On January 28th, 2017, white power activists intend to host an “Atlanta Forum” conference to bring together regional members of the Alt-Right and other white nationalists. In an attempt to head them off and disrupt their ability to organize in our city, anti-racists request that venues and event spaces in and around Atlanta be vigilant about bookings for this date.
The “Atlanta Forum” event was first mentioned on a Southern white nationalist podcast called The Rebel Yell, which is affiliated with The Right Stuff website. “Atlanta Forum” planning seems to have begun in early September of 2016. The organizers claim they have secured a number of speakers. However, they have not listed the event speakers or the venue where the conference will take place. The event website does provide the following:
- Date of conference (January 28, 2017)
- Time of event (9:00AM – 4:00PM)
- Cost of admission ($20 or $14.88 for students)
- An email address for “TRS Confederates” (who host “The Rebel Yell” podcast)
We ask that anyone who can obtain additional information about the Atlanta Forum, or who has knowledge of suspicious bookings in or near Atlanta on Jan. 28th, contact Atlanta Antifascists:
email: afainatl [at] riseup [dot] net
phone: (470) 344 – 4868 (voicemail only)
Further Details / Context
- The name “The Atlanta Forum” references The London Forum in the U.K., an event series where neo-fascists and members of the “New Right” gather for speeches and networking. This model of pseudo-intellectual speeches coupled with networking has been copied by “The New York Forum” in New York City, a series that is promoted by the racist Counter-Currents Publishing website. A white nationalist “Northwest Forum” had is inaugural meeting in Washington State last year.
- The student admission price ($14.88) for the Atlanta Forum uses white supremacist code. The number 14 stands for the “14 words” – “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children” – a racist slogan coined by terrorist David Lane. The number 88 is alphanumeric code for “H.H.” or “Heil Hitler.”
- Atlanta-area “Alt-Right” white nationalists support The Right Stuff website and its projects. One photo of an October “Pool Party” gathering in the metro Atlanta area showed almost two dozen participants; “pool party” is the term The Right Stuff uses for its Alt-Right meetups. Another Alt-Right gathering at Stone Mountain Park showed two organizers wearing “The Right Stuff” shirts. A national post-election propaganda campaign coordinated by The Right Stuff resulted in propaganda posted at Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State University and Augusta University in our state.
Showing Up For Racial Justice, Northern Virginia (SURJ-NOVA), is planning a rally to protest white supremacist Nazi Richard Spencer, who coined the term “Alt Right” and was most recently famous for a viral video where he was punched in the face.
He’s moving to Alexandria Virginia, setting up a home office to spread his genocidal ideas. Fascism is on the rise, and good allies throughout the country are working together to defeat it.
Alexandria should be a sanctuary city for immigrants and refugees, not white supremacy!
Join us to demonstrate support for marginalized communities against the white supremacist hate of Richard Spencer and his National Policy Institute.
Please bring signs expressing support for making Alexandria a sanctuary city and liberating Alexandria from white supremacy.
Hashtags for this event include #sanctuaryALX, #sanctuarycities, #AlexandriaVA, #inclusiveALX, and #dismantlewhitesupremacy.
It seems that Trump supporters are feeling they and the guy they elected president is a little unloved, so they are planning a nationwide event that will give us all the illusion otherwise – at least where there isn’t opposition to it. It’s called “March 4 Trump” and the attempt is to hold a rally or something in as many cities as possible to, as Steve Bannon’s old haunt Breitbart put it according to the Inquisitr, “to thwart ‘hardcore progressive leftists that have been marching against President Trump and his appointments.’” Yeah, well good luck with that. We will make an alert for each locality we see scheduled, with pertinent information concerning each, especially if opposition announces a counter-demo.
Yes, this is at Trump’s resort. It’s a pro-Trump rally. And if some of his supporters actually knew how to read, they would leave posts on the Facebook page for this rally like this:
It seems that Trump supporters are feeling they and the guy they elected president is a little unloved, so they are planning a nationwide event that will give us all the illusion otherwise – at least where there isn’t opposition to it. It’s called “March 4 Trump” and the attempt is to hold a rally or something in as many cities as possible to, as Steve Bannon’s old haunt Breitbart put it according to the Inquisitr, “to thwart ‘hardcore progressive leftists that have been marching against President Trump and his appointments.’” Yeah, well good luck with that. We will make an alert for each locality we see scheduled, with pertinent information concerning each, especially if opposition announces a counter-demo.
This particular rally in Phoenix is going to be special because Ex-Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce will be among the speakers. He is not one of Arizona’s favorite people, given how he likes to hobknob with neo-Nazis like the late J.T. Ready and peddle information from the neo-Nazi National Alliance. He’s an Ex-Senator because in 2011 he was the first legislator in Arizona history to be so removed from office via a recall election.
It seems that Trump supporters are feeling they and the guy they elected president is a little unloved, so they are planning a nationwide event that will give us all the illusion otherwise – at least where there isn’t opposition to it. It’s called “March 4 Trump” and the attempt is to hold a rally or something in as many cities as possible to, as Steve Bannon’s old haunt Breitbart put it according to the Inquisitr, “to thwart ‘hardcore progressive leftists that have been marching against President Trump and his appointments.’” Yeah, well good luck with that. We will make an alert for each locality we see scheduled, with pertinent information concerning each, especially if opposition announces a counter-demo.
The one in Berkeley is going to be special because it is more of a march for Milo Yiannopoulos, who was chased out of there by antifa in January. This event is being put together by the Proud Boys, the group founded by Vice co-founder, Fox News regular and neo-Fascist Gavin McInnes as “Western chauvinists who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.” They are particularly pissed about how Milo was routed in Berkeley, so they are using this event to throw a temper tantrum about it.
It seems that Trump supporters are feeling they and the guy they elected president is a little unloved, so they are planning a nationwide event that will give us all the illusion otherwise – at least where there isn’t opposition to it. It’s called “March 4 Trump” and the attempt is to hold a rally or something in as many cities as possible to, as Steve Bannon’s old haunt Breitbart put it according to the Inquisitr, “to thwart ‘hardcore progressive leftists that have been marching against President Trump and his appointments.’” Yeah, well good luck with that. We will make an alert for each locality we see scheduled, with pertinent information concerning each, especially if opposition announces a counter-demo.
It seems that Trump supporters are feeling they and the guy they elected president is a little unloved, so they are planning a nationwide event that will give us all the illusion otherwise – at least where there isn’t opposition to it. It’s called “March 4 Trump” and the attempt is to hold a rally or something in as many cities as possible to, as Steve Bannon’s old haunt Breitbart put it according to the Inquisitr, “to thwart ‘hardcore progressive leftists that have been marching against President Trump and his appointments.’” Yeah, well good luck with that. We will make an alert for each locality we see scheduled, with pertinent information concerning each, especially if opposition announces a counter-demo.
Washington, DC’s event is at the Washington Monument, and it will see opposition. The opposition’s call to action reads as follows:
DC over the past 3 months has been lit. We swarmed the streets on J20 and J21, shut down highways, occupied airports, and stood up to an administration at every turn.
We won’t sit idly by when Trump supporters come to town and celebrate: fear, hate, and misogyny.
ROAR aka Revolutionary Organizing Against Racism Conference is a FREE two day event, organized by Northern California Anti-Racist Action, that will be held on March 11th at OMNI Commons in Oakland and March 12th at California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. ROAR will be a space to gather, build, and learn from each other’s struggles and continue to build an anti-racist front in the Bay Area and beyond. During these times more and more attention is being paid to those of us who use direct action and hold liberatory and revolutionary politics. We can use this moment not only to inspire others through our actions, but to also inspire with our ideas. To draw a line not just against this or that politician, or this or that alt-right figure, but to construct revolutionary positions such as returning land to the indigenous, centering black folks and their perspectives, community self defense, taking care of one another, putting women and gender non conforming people to the front, obliterating borders, opening prison doors, and gaining our freedom from the state, capitalism, and all the other damning institutions.
Themes and topics that will be covered at the conference include but are not limited to:
Black Liberation/Black Power
Indigenous Struggles
Police Brutality
Community self-defense
Political Prisoners
Intersections of racism and disability
Undocumented + Immigrant struggles
Muslim struggles
Black + Brown unity
Anti-Patriarchy, Transphobia + Homophobia
Anti-Racism for White people
History Lessons from Movements past
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