On October 9, we joined by Ann Wright (from Istanbul!!!), Cole Harrison of Mass. Peace Action, and Nick Rabb of CPDCS to help us understand where we are in terms of the campaign to impost a fascist autocracy and on the other hand, popular resistance for human rights and constitutional democracy.
Ann, who was about to receive flotilla activists just released from Israeli captivity, gave us more than a decade of flotilla history, resistance to Israeli apartheid, the blockade and starvation of Palestinians. Cole focused the economic and political forces that gave rise and provide continuing support for Trump/MAGA. And Nick, while celebrating the wide range of vital actions for democracy, immigrants, Palestinians, the climate and more, urged that we think critically about what we have achieved – and not – and how to build more issue integrated movements to exercise power.
As informative and inspiring as their talks were, the highlights came in the Q & A session.