""The vanguard in this are starting to think about how ... one day, peaceful, legally permitted marches are not enough to push back" against the administration, Dana Fisher, a professor at American University's School of International Service, said. "And they're starting to think through what types of tactics are ones that people are comfortable with and would be willing and open to participating in to expand the toolbox.""
""A free America begins the moment we refuse to cooperate," the movement's website said. "This is not a request. This is a rupture. This is a protest and a promise. In the face of fascism, we will be ungovernable." About 790 Free America events were planned as of Monday afternoon, with more than 37,500 RSVPs. The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment."
""Our folks want to do more than just mass mobilization," said Tamika Middleton, the managing director of Women's March, which organized the walkout. "They want to actually say that we withdraw our consent from what is happening" in this administration. Tuesday's protests follow several high-profile events in Minnesota after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. Those protests prompted Trump to threaten to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act, though he said Friday that there is currently "no reason" to do so."
Organizers encourage coordinated walkouts from work, school and commerce on Jan. 20 at 2pm local time under the Free America banner. The movement calls for refusal to cooperate, framing the action as a rupture and a promise to be "ungovernable" in the face of fascism. About 790 events and more than 37,500 RSVPs were reported. Women's March leaders say participants want to withdraw consent and expand tactics beyond mass mobilization. Recent Minnesota protests after the killing of Renee Nicole Good prompted talk of invoking the Insurrection Act, while projections suggest protests could reach roughly 3.5% of the U.S. population.
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