WHY WE PROTEST part 3 En masse it DOES affect legislators and public perception. And by gathering, whether silently or loudly, each of us finds the activist path that resonates within and together we form community. Showing up can be a first step in more active, positive engagement. #whyweprotest
WHY WE PROTEST part 2 A J Muste, pacifist clergyman active when asked what he could change standing alone at night in front of the White House with a candle replied, "Oh, I don't do this to change the country. I do this so the country won't change me.” #whyweprotest
WHY WE PROTEST part 1
Here in rural Mendocino with no visible targets like a Federal building or major corporate headquarters, protests may be seen as largely symbolic, but they serve to embody personal beliefs and tell those in power hey there’s a problem…
#whyweprotest
This has to stop. Call your senators and demand transparency, oversight, and ultimately, abolition.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #DemocratsAbroad #AbolishICE #WhyWeProtest
ICE violence against women is happening in broad daylight and no one is tracking it.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #DemocratsAbroad #WhyWeProtest #WomenMatter
Our midterms are a breath away. The brave citizens of Minneapolis are showing us the way. Let’s keep hope alive. Keep fighting the good fight.
Read our newsletter here: open.substack.com/pub/daglobal...
#GlobalWomensCaucus #DemocratsAbroad #WhyWeOrganize #WhyWeProtest #Newsletter #WhyWeVote
ICE keeps getting funded like it’s a trusted institution instead of a repeat offender.
We’re done pretending this is normal.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #DemocratsAbroad #ICEKills #AbolishICE #WhyWeProtest #WhyWeOrganize
We had a different quote lined up this week, but considering yesterday's events...
#GlobalWomensCaucus #DemocratsAbroad #WhyWeProtest #whywevote #quote
This is what unchecked power looks like.
Another Minneapolis resident is dead after an ICE operation.
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA, and was protecting other protestors. He was not a threat. He was not a criminal.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #DemocratsAbroad #WhyWeOrganize #WhyWeProtest #icekills
Dolores Huerta has spent her life proving that change doesn’t happen by accident - it happens because we organize, vote, and refuse to shut up.
#WomenWarriors #DoloresHuerta #YourVoiceYourPower #GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeOrganize #WhyWeVote #WhyWeProtest
A last protest sign dump for the day - more videos rolling in from protests around the world! Follow us to make sure you see the support of Americans abroad.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #notyrants #NoKings #WhyWeProtest #thecauldron
"Power comes from the people"
100% true - and something the current administration seems to have forgotten. We don't do kings, tyrants, or dictators in the United States of America, and we never will.
#WhyWeProtest #GlobalWomensCaucus #NoKings #notyrants
The last time kings ruled, revolutions followed.
We remember our history, and we’re not afraid to make more of it.
To keep fighting tyranny, make sure you VOTE!
Vote From Abroad - votefromabroad.org
#notyrants #NoKings #GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #whywevote
A two-hour drive is worth it when it means showing up for your country - wherever you are in the world!!
#GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #protestispatriotic #NoKings #notyrants
Wondering why we get out and take to the streets?
If you're not sure how to start, join the Global Women's Caucus - we'll get you out there too!
democratsabroad.org/wc
#WhyWeProtest #GlobalWomensCaucus #NoKings #notyrants
Trump says a lot of sh**, despite no one wanting to hear it! Like...d***...chill, dude. We get it, you'll throw a tantrum.
Unfortunately, since he took office...a presidential tantrum is not a special event. It's just a Tuesday.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #NoKings #notyrants #WhyWeProtest
Tyrants fall when women stand!
No kings ruling our homeland!
No way, no how
To a Tyrant will we bow!
#GlobalWomensCaucus #NoKings #notyrants #WhyWeProtest
No kings! No crowns!
We the people won’t bow down!!
(I want to see ALL your protest signs!!)
#GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #NoKings #notyrants #protest #historylesson
Hey hey! Ho ho!
Donald Trump has got to go!
No protest by me, so I'm protesting virtually online ALL DAY while everyone else gets to march.
#nokingsnotyrants #GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #thecauldron
Because the revolution sounds better with a beat.
Hit play on our No Tyrants protest playlist for women who won’t bow down and get pumped for the protests tomorrow.
open.spotify.com/playlist/4mv...
#NoKingsNoTyrants #FreedomPlaylist #GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #WhyWeROCK
THIS is where we are.
Zip-tying children. Kidnapping people. Trying to deport women with legal visas back to their abusive ex-husbands.
Let’s be clear: he would have killed her. He said so.
www.rawstory.com.
#GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #DemocratsAbroad #NoIceNeeded
Women’s rights are on the line, nation-wide.
We aren’t going to back down.
We have to show up, speak out…and VOTE.
Because defending women’s rights means using every tool we have, starting with the ballot.
Democratsabroad.org/wc
#GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeOrganize #WhyWeVote #WhyWeProtest
They want obedience. We’re bringing defiance.
On October 18th, we rise together around the world to say: NO TYRANTS.
Because to stay silent is to surrender to oppression, to greedy power grabs, to tyranny.
Find your protest: NoKings.org/map
#GlobalWomensCaucus #WhyWeProtest #notyrants #NoKings
NO tyrants. NO dictators. NO fascists. NO thugs. NO KINGS.
Head to nokings.org for more information on how you can help, no matter where you are.
#NoTyrants #NoKings #DefendDemocracy #WhyWeProtest #GlobalWomensCaucus
If murder suspects can walk free on bail, why are petty offenders rotting in remand just for being poor?
This is not justice, it’s a system rigged against the powerless.
#EqualJusticeNow #PrisonReformKE
#JusticeInKenya #KenyaJudiciary #WhyWeProtest #HumanRightsKE #KenyaJudiciary
#ProtestRights #CallOutHate
#AuthoritarianismExposed
#MAGAExtremism
#YoureTheReason #WhyWeProtest
#NoJusticeNoPeace
#FascismisntPatriotism #CivilDisobedience #ScorchedEarth #EnoughlsEnough
#StayMad
#HumanRightsMatter #ResistTheHate
#YouAreTheProblem
Excellent!
Pay attention
Marco Rubio
#WhyWeProtest #Immigrants #Deportation #FiftyFiftyOne
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