Rally For Mahmoud Khalil!

Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society along with other organizations like TAARPR, DSA, PSL, FRSO, and more, to call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University international student who was detained by Homeland Security along with ICE for his work as a student protester, along with demanding the end of Trump’s attacks on free speech, and more. 

The event will be at 50th and Fowler, at 5:30 PM on Wednesday March 12th. You are welcome to attend!

Then they came for me

Trump inauguration protests underscore how the resistance has changed

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

—Martin Niemöller—

Protesters are set to descend on Washington, D.C., on Saturday ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, an event that will lay bare how the resistance has changed in the eight years since he first took office.

Organizers of the People’s March, which is being put together by a diverse coalition of groups including the Women’s March, expect roughly 50,000 attendees Saturday — a stark contrast to the 500,000 that marched on Washington in 2017.

Experts say the difference reflects a shift in strategy in how they oppose Trump, as well fatigue among some advocates.

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