Filed under: Action, Announcement, Anti-fascist, Canada, US
On March 4th in Washington DC and across the US, an offshoot of the Tea Party, the Main Street Patriots, are organizing a swath of pro-Trump “Spirit of America” rallies. Many of these rallies will be attended by white nationalist, Alt-Right, anti-Muslim extremists, and far-Right forces in an attempt to show street level support for Trump at a time when his approval rating is drastically falling. While the Trump administration and his lapdogs at Breitbart and InfoWars have been promoting conspiracy theories of “paid protesters” and “false flags” which seek to demonize grassroots social movements, they have also been giving a free pass to the far-Right. This has led to a wave of acts of terror and an environment of fear.
On March 4th, let’s come together and refuse to be afraid.
We are calling on people everywhere to resist what is sure to be an open display of racism and misogyny. While some argue that confronting fascists in the streets will only draw attention to them, we know better than to remain complicit. Fascists don’t deserve a single outlet or forum to promote their disgusting ideology. Events like these empower and embolden these scum to further organize.
In Berkeley, the events are specifically being organized by members of the Alt-Right, connected to groups like the ‘Proud Boys.’
https://twitter.com/boldandproper/status/832649518852157440
Along with the March in DC, a number of local “March 4 Trump” events have been announced throughout the country. A list of local US marches is available here. A list of Canadian events are here.
These events are being organized in an attempt to make it appear that Trump has widespread public support despite massive anger building against him, and seeks to use his supporters as an auxiliary army against rising social forces that are physically confronting Trump and his policies.
Trump and his administration represents a disgusting pro-corporate and pro-billionaire agenda that seeks to push neoliberalism to its authoritarian conclusion while destroying the environment, privatizing everything, attacking immigrants, Muslims, the trans and queer community, and the poor and working-class as a whole.
Let’s not let these marches go unopposed.
March 4 Trump Events
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – 12:00 PM MST
Arizona State Capitol Building
1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Facebook Group – EventBrite Page
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – 2:00 PM PST
City Hall (MLK Civic Center Park)
2151 MLK Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
SAN DIEGO/OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA – 9:00 AM PST
Junior Seau Pier Amphitheatre
200 S The Strand
Oceanside, California 92054
DENVER, COLORADO – 10:00 AM MST
Colorado State Capitol Building (West Steps)
200 E Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – 12:00 PM EST
Lake Eola Park
512 E Washington Street
Orlando, FL 32801-1941
Facebook Group
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – 1:00 PM EST
Mar-a-Lago
1100 S Ocean Boulevard
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Facebook Group
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – 2:00 PM EST
Florida State Capitol Building
400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
BLOOMINGDALE, GEORGIA – 12:00 PM EST
Ottawa Farms (20 minutes west of Savannah on I-16)
702 Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, GA 31302
Contact Information
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – 2:00 PM EST
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown
1150 Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY – 12:00 PM EST
Kentucky State Capitol Building
700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
AUGUSTA, MAINE – 12:00 PM EST
Shaw’s Capitol Shopping Center (marching down the hill to the Capitol Building)
150 Western Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330
PORTLAND, MAINE – 12:00 PM EST
Monument Square
456 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Facebook Group
BAY CITY, MICHIGAN – 12:00 PM EST
Applebee’s Restaurant
3500 Wilder Road
Bay City, MI 48706
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – 12:00 PM EST
Calder Plaza
250 Monroe Avenue NW #50
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Facebook Group
LANSING, MICHIGAN – 12:00 PM EST
Michigan State Capitol Building
100 N Capitol Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – 12:00 PM CST
Minnesota State Capitol Building
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
Facebook Group
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI – 1:00 PM CST
Missouri State Capitol (Meet on South Lawn)
201 W Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – 12:00 PM PST
Trump International Hotel
2000 N Fashion Show Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89109
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – 12:00 PM EST
Trump Tower
725 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10022
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – 12:00 PM EST
Halifax Mall
16 W Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
CLEVELAND, OHIO – 12:00 PM EST
Voinovich Bicentennial Park
E 9th Street Pier
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Facebook Group
COLUMBUS, OHIO – 12:00 PM EST
Ohio State Capitol Building
1 Capitol Square
Columbus, OH 43215
LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON – 12:00 PM PST
George Rogers Park
611 S State Street
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – 1:00 PM CST
Oklahoma State Capitol Building
2300 N Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA – 12:00 PM EST
Perry Square Park
536 State Street
Erie, PA 16501
Facebook Group
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – 12:00 PM EST
South Carolina State Capitol Building
1100 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – 1:00 PM CST
Legislative Plaza
301 6th Avenue N
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Facebook Group
AUSTIN, TEXAS – 1:00 PM CST
Texas State Capitol Building
1100 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA – 12:00 PM EST
Mt. Trashmore Park
310 Edwin Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462