November 17 – No White Supremacists in Philly – Rally
We the people – im/migrants, people of color, LGBTQ folks, women, Muslims, Jews and all workers who oppose racism and bigotry – say NO to the planned gathering of white supremacist and alt-right forces in Philadelphia on November 17!
We created this event because Facebook censored the same event by the PushBack Campaign. In talking with PushBack organizers, we decided to call for this action at this same time, in the same place in solidarity with those organizers who have put work into building this resistance to white supremacy and fascism.
Please note: we encourage people to come with friends and in a group. Some white supremacist groups are notoriously violent, so we strongly encourage those attending to take precautions. There will be legal observers and others there to keep one another safe.
We will not let violent white supremacists build support in Philadelphia. In just the last few weeks, we have seen the heinous, racist murder of two Black people in a supermarket in Kentucky, the anti-Semitic and anti-migrant massacre of 11 people in Pittsburgh, the murder of 2 women in Florida by a “men’s rights” activist, the continued capture of thousands of migrant children in cages across the country, and the mobilization of over 5,000 troops and far-right militia groupings to the U.S./Mexico border to attack refugees from Central America.
These are crimes of white supremacy! The same violent, reactionary forces plan to rally at Independence Hall on Saturday, November 17. Many of them are openly discussing bringing firearms, or are part of right-wing paramilitary groupings. We must be out in force to show that people are united against white supremacy and fascism.
We are the ones who will keep us safe. We demand the City and National Parks Service stop this demonstration. We call on all people who believe that ICE, Trump, the police, wars at home and abroad, and the growing international white supremacist and Neo-Nazi forces pose the real threat to our communities to join us in the streets on November 17. We won’t allow the scapegoating of migrants, refugees, queer and trans people, or anyone else to go unchallenged or divide us. Our enemy is racism and bigotry.
We say NO to fascists and racists! YES to migrants and refugees, trans people, and all of those under attack! Let’s build a fighting, united movement to stop the rise of white supremacy, misogyny, and bigotry!
November 17 – No White Supremacists in Philly – Rally
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