
Awareness-Raising Protests Won’t Threaten the Richest, Most Well-Armed People on Earth
“Making durable changes isn’t always about the raw numbers,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
“Making durable changes isn’t always about the raw numbers,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
“The people you can easily like and trust are not a large enough force to overwhelm fascism.”
“Some days, my best efforts feel insufficient and overwhelming at the same time.”
"This effort couldn’t be more personal, and it means the world to me to share it with you all during these difficult times."
“Now is the time to be bold and audacious,” says community safety organizer Che Johnson-Long.
There is no safe or simple way out of the mess we’re in.
A union exists whenever a group of people work together to solve a problem they couldn’t alone, says Shane Burley.
“Your clarity is needed. Your hearts and hands are needed.”
"If you still care, then I think there's still potential for this situation to be turned around," says Sarah Kendzior.
"This will be a momentous undertaking, and we can’t do it alone."
“We don't get to choose the people who show up for us and who save us sometimes,” says Ejeris Dixon.
“This may be one of the worst moments in history to fetishize the law or the quality of being law-abiding.”
"What we're seeing is one of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian handbook, which is to attack universities as hubs of debate and dissent," says Eman Abdelhadi.
We must amass a movement that can unite people under a banner that centers autonomy, collective survival, and a future where no one is disposable.
“This is the moment to find a new gear,” says organizer Daniel Hunter.
I believe in our potential and creativity, even in the face of the mess this country has made.
“It's a huge opportunity, and everything we can do here makes a difference," says Edward Niedermeyer.
While pundits fixate on whether Trump will openly defy court orders, his administration continues to violate them, ignoring rulings and telling one story in court and another in public.
“We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.
Everything we cherish must be fought for in these times.
Do not wait until this violence comes to your doorstep.
These conditions are a preview of the standards Trump hopes to impose on society as a whole.
Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.
“This kind of repression, part of its intention is to isolate people,” says organizer Nikki Marín Baena.