Follow-Up 📢 STOP Project 2025: Mobilize for Change
🗽We are uniting in purpose to defend our rights, freedoms, democracy, and rule of law. Join us to push for Freedom over Fascism and Stop Project 2025.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Stop Project 2025-Mobilize for Change training last night! Also, a big shout out to Jennifer Flynn Walker from the Center for Popular Democracy for taking the time to share insights into what Project 2025 is and how we can mitigate this threat.
I also want to offer a profound apology to anyone who could not get into our Zoom room-we exceeded capacity. If you have been with us for a while, you know we avoid the webinar format because they are not conducive to our community-building efforts. We have always held our meetings open to connect as a community. Zoom limits that capacity, and last night, we surpassed it. I am sorry if you could not make it into the room. I have good news: There is a recap below, a recording, and we are doing another one next week which includes birddogging!
What is Project 2025?
Project 2025 is a clear and present danger to our rights, freedoms, democracy, and rule of law.
It is an initiative spearheaded by conservative groups in the United States to prepare a comprehensive plan to take control of the federal government in the event of a Republican victory in 2024 or any future presidential election. The project involves:
A detailed roadmap (a 900+ page document) for implementing conservative policies across various government agencies and departments.
Deregulation of government, moving from People Power elected leaders to an authoritarian rule led by a "supreme leader" or dictator
Fires thousands of government employees and replaces them with conservative loyalists
Implements thousands of policies to impose a radical ideology on the masses
The overarching goal is to rapidly and effectively reverse many of the policies implemented by previous administrations and to ensure long-term conservative influence on the federal government.
Who is behind this effort?
The KOCH family funded this effort by donating 22 million dollars, and the Heritage Foundation is leading it. Here is a link to view a map of some of the 100+ organizations coordinating these efforts to implement Project 2025 and subject America to an autocratic and theocratic rule. There is reporting that former President Trump is attempting to distance himself from Project 2025 and that someone removed the leadership from Project 2025. Despite these reports, the threat to our rights, freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law is real and needs our attention.
What is the impact on our communities?
The most significant impact that Project 2025 will have on our communities is to place all Americans under Authoritarian rule. Our freedoms, rights, democracy, and the rule of law would all be controlled by an authoritarian leader and their cronies. The ultimate goal is not to represent Americans but to control every one of us. America would fall to a dictatorship.
Here is a brief list of the harms it would cause to our communities:
Gives the next Republican GOP President "Supreme Powers."
Fires 50,000 federal workers and replaces them with loyalists
Militarizes law enforcement
Replaces public education with Christian education
Criminalizes people based on their race, country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, identity, age, pronouns, race, religion, ethnicity, abilities, and the money in their bank account. Exceptions made for the ‘Supreme Leader’ and loyalists.
Ends reproductive freedom.
Defunds all affordable housing efforts and shifts to a privatizing model with a rollback of efforts to protect renters and property owners
Dismantles environmental protections
Criminalizes immigrants
Here is the link to a more detailed list of the proposed harms
What can we do to Stop Project 2025 and Mobilize for Change?
There are several things that we can do as People Power United members to affect change, and here is list of powerful actions we can take:
Add your support by signing on to our Freedom Over Fascism Pledge
Learn about Project 2025
Visit, Share, and Bookmark this page. It is our resource on Project 2025 and it will be updated as needed.
Share with friends, family, and community members what Project 2025 is, what some of the plans are for a future America under Project 2025, and ways that they can Stop Project 2025 to mobilize for change
Visit, Share, and Bookmark this page. It is our resource on Project 2025 and it will be updated as needed.
Attend a Stop Project 2025 training or host a training.
Signup for Bird Dog Training to hold our leaders accountable to the will of the people
Join us for Take Action Tuesdays
Join us at People Power United for an upcoming event
Pay attention and learn more about the dangers of Constitutional Sheriffs
Keep building community connections, showing up, and speaking out for one another. Our presenter, Jennifer Flynn Walker, stressed how important it is to come out in UNITY for one another. Remember our values at People Power United: In this community, we will always speak out against racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, transphobia, misogynoir, elitism, and bigotry! These are not just words; we must be willing to speak up for everyone in our community to vote and thrive.
In Closing
I am stunned that we are at this place in history, but here we are. We must protect our rights, freedoms, democracy, and rule of law. If Donald Trump is elected President, we must come together to protect our community to live under a possible dictatorship. If Kamala Harris is elected President we must hold her and all of our leaders accountable to the people's will. Regardless of who wins the presidency, our efforts to connect with people in our communities shall not stop because:
Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and be afforded housing, healthcare, and education.
Regardless of whether you have a job or not. Regardless of your age, race, sex, or religion.
Additionally, we all deserve clean air and water and a community safe from gun violence.
I am grateful to be in this “good trouble” community with you.
Everyone deserves to vote and thrive!
Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
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