The return of the fascist Donald Trump to the presidency has unleashed a full-scale attack on our rights. His MAGA agenda has put all forms of struggle against oppression in the crosshairs, including the struggle against racist police terror. We must face this situation clearly: the direction things are going is very dangerous for us all, and we must act before it gets any worse. Join the October 22nd Coalition in national demonstrations on April 27, 2025 to fight back!

A FASCIST POLICE STATE IN THE MAKING

Let’s call it what it is: Trump and his army of bigots, zealots, and anti-thinking fools are working day and night to build a FASCIST POLICE STATE. Every executive order he signs, every student protester or immigrant his regime snatches away, every attack he launches on transgender youth—all of it is designed to crush resistance and build a society ruled by pure bigotry. We cannot stand by and watch them cement their reign of terror.

DISMANTLING THE MOVEMENT AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY: KEY TO THE FASCIST MAGA AGENDA

One of Trump’s first acts in office was pardoning two DC cops who murdered 20-year-old Karon Hilton-Brown. Then he revoked federal decrees against abusive police departments. He has openly pushed for “blanket immunity” for cops who kill, and his allies have floated the idea of pardoning Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. Meanwhile, MAGA-aligned politicians have singled out Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB)—a leading force in our movement—for attack. This is a direct assault on all who have fought for justice, especially the families of those killed by law enforcement who make up the backbone of our movement.

Trump and his MAGA regime have made their intentions clear: mass roundups, violent suppression of LGBTQ+ rights, the spread of white supremacy and Christian nationalism, and an unchecked militarized police force with absolute power. His administration is shutting down lawsuits against abusive cops, reversing even the most tepid reforms, attacking lawyers that represent immigrants and victims of police brutality, and purging all mention of police abuse throughout the federal government. They want cops to be judge, jury, and executioner.

Trump himself has declared that any attempt to rein in the police is an attack on them. During his campaign, he even suggested giving police a full day to act with complete brutality and impunity—so that afterward, people would "fall in line."

Why is attacking our movement so central to Trump’s agenda? Because he fears the power that was unleashed in the streets across the U.S. in 2020 following the police murders of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, KY, when millions stood together in defiance of violent, state-sanctioned white supremacy. A determined mass movement that crosses all racial and social lines is the greatest threat to the fascist MAGA vision.

OUR ANSWER: SOLIDARITY IN ACTION

The October 22nd Coalition is calling on all people of conscience and all justice-seeking organizations to stand together nationwide in unified mass resistance on April 27, 2025.

• NO MORE silencing the families of those murdered by this system’s enforcers!

• NO MORE ICE snatching up immigrants, students, and dissenters!

• NO MORE attacks on trans youth, protest movements, and communities fighting back!

RESISTANCE IS OUR ONLY OPTION

We outnumber these oppressors, and if we act with boldness and conviction, we can stop them. But we must build broadly together now, before their power becomes too entrenched.

Join the October 22nd Coalition today in planning for this national day of action, and let's put it in the streets on April 27, 2025! Bring your voice, bring your rage, bring your solidarity, your determination, and your hope.

The fight is now. The future depends on us.