Tacoma, WA – On November 4, over 70 community members gathered in the Tacoma Municipal Building to go over election results and discuss next steps. The crowd chanted, “Trump, escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” in opposition to Trump’s racist agenda. The event featured speeches opposed to Trump’s ongoing attacks against working and oppressed peoples and celebrating the many wins this election season.
While many of the backwards items on this year’s ballot were defeated, due in no small part to the efforts of local organizations, a particularly reactionary anti-trans initiative won out in Washington state. This initiative involves the genital inspection of any school-aged girl to ensure all athletes are “biologically female” before being allowed to join in girls’ school sports. This event highlights that while we have made progress at the polls, we need to continue building the people’s movement.
Community member Robbie Canton stated, “What I’m doing, and what I think others should be doing, is to get involved! Talk to people. I was lucky to have a friend who roped me into this network.”
Protesters took to the street, leaving the Tacoma Municipal Building and heading to the U.S. Federal Courthouse. While marching, a truck was used as a mobile stage to host more speeches and protest songs along the march route.
Lauren Puzon, a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers stated, “The biggest thing is to get money out of politics. Stop backing AIPAC, stop backing candidates that receive money from AIPAC.”
Once arriving at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, attendees hoisted and smashed a Trump-faced piñata. The Pierce County Immigration Alliance and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization tabled and talked with attendees on how to stay in the fight and continue making wins both locally and nationally.
Freedom Road member Xanat Romo stated, “The most important thing is to talk to people. Talk to your neighbors. Exchange stuff, like how neighborhoods used to be.” Romo continues, “If we all get to know our neighbors, we all feel more inclined to fight for each other. And we need people who are different from us, so we’ll have a stronger community. The biggest problem is we are all so disconnected from each other. I think that’s the best place to start, especially for someone who has never done activism before.”
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