Filed under: Announcement, Anti-fascist, Central, Repression, Solidarity
Call to support Chris “Big Tex” G, a community organizer in North Texas who is being targeted by fascist and anti-Semitic groups.
Chris “Big Tex” G. is a community organizer from North Texas who was arrested after a cop riot at a drag show in Fort Worth and indicted by a grand jury on bogus charges. Tarrant County officials immediately assigned a white collar special prosecutor who has acted at every turn to stall his requests for trial.
Subsequent to his arrest, Chris was served with a quarter million dollar lawsuit on behalf of the New Columbia Movement. NCM is a self-described “Christian-fascist fraternity” that has generated a personality around bullying those they don’t agree with. [Editor’s Note: According to investigative journalist, Steve Monacelli of the Texas Observer, self-described “Christian Fascist” Kelly Neidert is a member of the New Columbia Movement. Neidert has called for “rounding up” those who attend Pride events.]
In North Texas, this has looked like protests alongside more overt neo-Nazi formations in and around drag shows, attempting to force their way into drag shows and LGBTQ-centric events to harass and dox attendants, and harassing those seeking reproductive healthcare.
The lawsuit has thus far amounted to a fishing expedition on behalf of NCM’s wealthy benefactors to dissuade anyone of the more Left persuasion from political participation.
Aside from typical police aggression and harassment, Chris has been the victim of continued and ongoing five month long stalking campaign lodged by private investigators retained by New Columbia Movement.
Chris is seeking community support to bolster his legal funds for his criminal trial and to fund his litigation process through the civil trial slated for later this year. For more info on how to support, go here.
To contact Chris’s support crew please reach out to: [email protected]