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► Wednesday, Sept 30, 7-9pm EDT
Virtual program on FaceBook and YouTube, co-hosted by the Brooklyn Book Festival:

How Fascism Works, and How to Stop It: A Dialogue with Andy Zee and Jason Stanley

Can it happen here? Is it happening here? The "F" word—fascism.

Under the Trump/Pence regime we have witnessed a program of blatant white supremacy and male supremacy, and xenophobic racism toward immigrants. Institutional norms have been steamrolled. Crude displays of American jingoism, draconian moves to criminalize and crush protest and dissent, as in Portland. What are the lessons of history, and in this unprecedented situation what are the appropriate forms of action to stop fascism?

Jason Stanley is a philosopher at Yale. His book, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us Against Them, sets out essential features and dynamics of fascism.

Andy Zee is a co-initiator of RefuseFascism and spokesperson for Revolution Books. He makes the case that we are now being ruled by a fascist regime and why we need mass, sustained, nonviolent but determined protest to drive this regime from power and prevent the full consolidation of fascist rule. He is helping organize daily non-violent protest beginning October 3 united by the demand "Trump/Pence OUTNOW!"

Register on Eventbrite here.

RESOURCES TO SPREAD THIS &
BRING THE AUDIENCE

Download and reproduce flyers for this event.
NYC Version. National version. Memes: see below

Press release.

Volunteers needed right away.

One minute promo videos:

Here are 5 things you can do to help promote How Fascism Works and How to Stop It on Facebook and all your social media and live on the street.

1. Mark yourself "going" to the event and "invite" your friends and encourage them to share in their groups and on their pages, and invite their friends.

2. Post and pin to the top of your page and pages you manage; post on group pages you are part of, urging others to tune in. Make and post a short video (a minute or less) on FB and other channels: why you are attending and urging others to tune in and spread. send it to us so we can spread it too. Post your own comments or quotes from Zee or Stanley, e.g.:

"What country, what world will you, will we, will humanity wake up to, in February, 2021?" and "it is on each and all of us to do all we can to arouse; inspire and organize that into a mighty torrent … so that going into the election our side has the initiative; so that whatever the Trump/Pence regime does there is a powerful movement in the streets … that will be prepared to mobilize with even greater determination should Trump refuse to leave office." —Andy Zee, co-founder, RefuseFascism.org and spokesperson, Revolution Books

“For the fascist, schools and universities are there to indoctrinate national or racial pride, conveying for example (where nationalism is racialized) the glorious achievements of the dominant race.” —Jason Stanley, author: How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

Post relevant comments in the "discussion" portion of the event. ("Can't wait to hear this discussion. I'll be tuning in from Kenosha and inviting my friends. F*#k Trump!")

3. Share the event url via emails, tweeting at friends, professors, co-workers and colleagues, etc.; to organization of all kinds: nonprofits that serve people who are deeply affected by this killing system, teachers and professors, academic departments, artists and prominent people speaking out against the fascist moves. Reach out on your own or work with a list we have. Do it on your own or be part of a team effort. Contact us: revbooksnyc@yahoo.com

4. Form or join a street team to distribute flyers Contact us: revbooksnyc@yahoo.com

5. Make a contribution and raise funds for Revolution Books for paid publicity: https://rb4humanity.causevox.com