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| Protesters march down Broadway in Manhattan on Saturday, October 18th |
Last weekend, you sent me thousands of pictures from your local No Kings protests. Minneapolis to Miami, Pittsburgh to Paris, you showed up to fight fascism and defend democracy.
My associate producer, Charlotte Albrecht, attended the NYC protest in Times Square, where over 350,000 people gathered and marched 33 blocks to Union Square. Teenagers, parents pushing strollers, immigrant workers, union members, activists — whether draped in an American flag or decked out in a keffiyeh, toting a cardboard sign or wielding a glossy print out, waddling around in an inflatable unicorn or sporting a “Zohran for NYC” t-shirt — a mass of people pouring down 7th Avenue, to the tune of tubas and tambourines, a thousand cacophonous chants about every issue under the sun.
But we walked away with the sense that people want more. You want more.
Imagine if the 7 million people who showed up on No Kings Day demanded more. What if we painted a picture of the world we want to live in. Not just “No Kings” or “No Trump.” Not just telling everyone what we’re against, but showing everyone what we are for.
Make no mistake — in the face of a lawless and criminal administration that’s currently building a Gestapo-like police force that can detain, arrest and deport citizens and non-citizens alike, we should not take for granted our ability to get 7 million Americans out into the streets.
But what if we woke up tomorrow and demanded what we really want?
Think about it, friends. More to come.
Please go here for the original article: https://substack.com/home/post/p-176869016
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