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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2022 · 55 MIN

The #FluTruxKlan + Voices from Ottawa

from Refuse Fascism · host Refuse Fascism

Coco Das interviews Steven Mesaros on the fascist trucker convoys that have been harassing and terrorizing residents of Ottawa for several weeks. Mesaros is a Canadian political science Ph.D student studying emerging far-right authoritarian movements. Follow him on Twitter at @RestoreTheReal. Then, Coco talks to some of the activists who mobilized in Ottawa against the convoys after the authorities refused to act to stop them, successfully shutting them down and even persuading some of them to go home. Follow these Canadian organizers: Andrea Harden (@andiharden), Sam Hersh (@SamHersh01) and David Chernushenko (@chernushenko). Recommended reading on the fascist convoys: For many inside the Freedom Convoy, faith fuels the resistance The So-Called “Truckers’ Protest”:A Major Initiative by Canadian—and International—Fascist Forces The whole world should be worried by the ‘siege of Ottawa’. This is about much more than a few anti-vaxx truckers Tweet Coco Das at @Coco_Das. Right now: help organize for mobilizations this spring to demand abortion rights at riseup4abortionrights.org. Refuse Fascism is more than just a podcast! You can get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Send  your comments to [email protected] or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: · Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism · Cashapp: @RefuseFascism · paypal.me/refusefascism · donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

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Coco Das interviews Steven Mesaros on the fascist trucker convoys that have been harassing and terrorizing residents of Ottawa for several weeks. Mesaros is a Canadian political science Ph.D student studying emerging far-right authoritarian movements. Follow him on Twitter at @RestoreTheReal. Then, Coco talks to some of the activists who mobilized in Ottawa against the convoys after the authorities refused to act to stop them, successfully shutting them down and even persuading some of them to go home. Follow these Canadian organizers: Andrea Harden (@andiharden), Sam Hersh (@SamHersh01) and David Chernushenko (@chernushenko). Recommended reading on the fascist convoys: For many inside the Freedom Convoy, faith fuels the resistance The So-Called “Truckers’ Protest”:A Major Initiative by Canadian—and International—Fascist Forces The whole world should be worried by the ‘siege of Ottawa’. This is about much more than a few anti-vaxx truckers Tweet Coco Das at @Coco_Das. Right now: help organize for mobilizations this spring to demand abortion rights at riseup4abortionrights.org. Refuse Fascism is more than just a podcast! You can get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Send  your comments to [email protected] or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: · Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism · Cashapp: @RefuseFascism · paypal.me/refusefascism · donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

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Coco Das interviews Steven Mesaros on the fascist trucker convoys that have been harassing and terrorizing residents of Ottawa for several weeks. Mesaros is a Canadian political science Ph.D student studying emerging far-right authoritarian...

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