Statements Supporting and Endorsements for September 5 and 60 Days Demanding Trump/Pence OUT NOW

Cornel West

Musician and teacher Arturo O’Farrill

Jim Lafferty, Executive Director Emeritus, National Lawyers Guild, L.A. Chapter

Sisters and brothers, and organizers of the kick-off to this critically needed 60-days of actions; actions to rid our nation of the neo-Fascist Trump/Pence regime! It is no exaggeration to say that we are witnessing the opening stages of a new civil war in America. It is a civil war that will determine whether we regain our right to call ourselves a free people living in a democratic nation, or whether an even deeper Fascism will bring about even more poverty, racism, Xenophobia and misogyny in this tyrannical capitalist nation. And make no mistake about it: We cannot place all of our hopes in the November election; if we do we are lost. We must, instead, let today be the start of a massive anti-Fascist movement in the streets; a movement that stays in the streets, fighting every day for what is right; and that keeps on fighting no matter what happens on November 3rd, if we are to ever win this life and death struggle for a racially, economically and socially just America!

Bishop Gregg L Greer: Trump Pence Must Go!

Grammy-Award winning singer Lalah Hathaway

Michael Coard, lawyer and activist

Samuel Cruz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion and Society, Union Theological Seminary City of New York

Veterans for Peace (VFP)

Rev Michael Woolf: Get in the streets Sept 5

“If we want to imagine a world where Donald Trump is not president then we need to show this political power now.”

Drummer and ACLU Attorney Dr. Knucklehead with Project KnuckleHead

#Sept5Protests DEMAND #TrumpPenceOutNow

In #LosAngeles join @DrKnuckyEsq
Sept 5
2pm
Hollywood & Highland

He the founder of @ProjectKnucky, a musician, activist & civil rights lawyer w @ACLU_SoCal who has sued the Trump Regime over 400 times!https://t.co/Wwb8l8uW5i pic.twitter.com/YpOaUWlWYX

— #TrumpPenceOutNow Los Angeles (@RefuseFascismLA) September 3, 2020

Actor Jodie Sweetin for September 5th Protests

Historian and writer Paul Street calls on all groups fighting on injustice and democracy issues to join in September 5

Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister, First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

Greetings.

My name is Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco. I am sorry not to be with you today but stand with you in the fight against the rise of facism that threatens our democracy.

As Unitarian Universalists we commit ourselves to promote and act upon the universal values of love, justice, equity and compassion. These values are not the values held by the current corrupt occupant of the White House or those who allied with him. Today, we commit ourselves to put those core values into action and call for an end to the tyranny of Trump. May our actions be rooted in radical power of love as we dedicate ourselves to dismantling white supremacy, dismantling facism, dismantling injustice. May our work take us closer to the Beloved Community of which we dream.

Victoria Cook, Torah Trumps Hate

 

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Please join @torahtrumpshate tomorrow, September 5th, after Shabbat, when we join other organizations across the country to REFUSE FASCISM! Many people will be gathering throughout the day to fight in one voice to demand that we save our democracy! We look forward to adding our voices to the community as we make Havdalah together. This Shabbat comes during the spiritually intense weeks leading to the Days of Awe, when we take a calculation of our souls and recommit ourselves to leading ethical and moral lives. It is no coincidence that the portion of the Torah we read tomorrow, Ki Tavo, warns us of the dire consequences that befall a nation that ignores the rule of law. Let us heed the Torah’s warnings and save our democracy! #Sept5Protests #TrumpPenceOutNow

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Lala Michelle, sister of Jesus Gillard, murdered by police

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This is a stop everything moment. We must band together all movements for social justice, all people with a heart for humanity. Fascism MUST be stopped. . Hear @queenlalamichelle on why she will be at Hollywood & Highland at 2 pm on Sept 5 demanding Trump/pence #OutNow. Rest in power Jesus Gillard, victim of police brutality We must continue to be in the streets for BOTH #BlackLivesMatter AND #TrumpPenceOutNow we must BOTH vote AND be in the streets. And we needs thousands with us on Sept 5th! #losangeles #LosAngelesProtest #LAprotest #blm #blmla #dijonkizzee #jesusGiller #anthonymcclain #breonnataylor #AhmaudArbery #lgbt #antifascist #ancom #nojusticenopeace #protest #TrumpIsFascist #fucktrump #HumanityFirst #covid19 #COVID19US #translivesmatter #climatejustice #sept5thprotests #hollywood #hollywoodprotest #dtla #GeorgeFloyd

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Rev. Dr. Robert L. Brashear, Pastor Emeritus West Park Church and professor Newark School of Theology

To brothers and sisters in the struggle and companions in the fight to stop fascism now:

September 5th marks an important step in the struggle as we come out with all who desire a more just, inclusive and sustainable world as we together proclaim our commitment to refuse fascism and demand Trump and Pence out now. The next 60 days are critical not only for the United States but all humanity. Never before in our country have we witnessed such naked and unashamed disregard for justice, the rule of law, science, humanity and simple decency as we have with the Trump-Pence regime. Its implications are global. If this regime remains in power, the potential damage to humanity and our shared earth may well be irreversible.

This is not business as usual, it is a defining moment, a moment of truth. We can no longer puzzle over how late Weimar allowed a murderous regime to take unchecked control of a country. Through refusal to promise to honor election results, doing everything possible to further voter suppression, ending term limits (“12 more years”) and unleashing not only military forces but also armed militias to impose its will, we are witnessing the consolidation of fascism every day. They must be stopped now. Refuse fascism now. Trump-Pence out now.