"Ward ( )believes fighting antisemitism cuts off that fuel for the sake of all marginalized communities under siege and that racism will not be eliminated until #antisemitisme is addressed."
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Based in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, Western States Center works nationwide to strengthen inclusive democracy. 
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The challenges our institutions face at home and our responsibility to stand up to them have consequences that reverberate internationally. January 8th in Brazil is a stark reminder that the work of strengthening our democracy at home is more urgent than ever! 3/3
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Anti-democracy movements like those responsible for the #January6th insurrection and the January 8th insurrection in #Brasilia learn from each other, inspire each other and support each other. A threat to democracy anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere. 2/
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Political violence fueled by conspiracy theories, election denial and bigotry is a transnational threat to democracy everywhere, as we just witnessed with the assault on #Brazil democratic institutions. 🧵 1/
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If you encounter anything like this in your community, you know where to turn!
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Don't let your local #library become a "battleground"
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I just wrote about how Moms for Liberty is now working to turn libraries into battlegrounds for the right, with their "Moms for Libraries" campaign. newrepublic.com/article/169946 (Below: the latest book they are pushing school libraries to carry, an Elon Musk hagiography.)
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Western States Center joined dozens of state officials and civil society groups in calling on the White House to do just that last year, and we renew that call today. 4/4
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This latest assault on our democracy at the local level highlights the need to bolster local institutions, including with federal resources. 3/
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These cowardly acts of political violence terrorize, intimidate and strike out at not just the individual politicians, but at the larger democratic institutions and values they represent. 2/
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On #January6th we warned that the insurrection movement had moved from Washington, D.C. to local communities around the country, and that same day, New Mexico police announced that five Democratic politicians had their homes or offices fired on within the last month. 🧵 1/
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"Comic books can be a way of saying the things that are not being spoken and bringing the stories that are under the surface into public conversation," says Sr. Fellow Gan Golan
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"Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters showed that antidemocratic revolutions can be contagious too."
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/ (via )
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"It should not go without notice that the last time they attempted to destroy American democracy from outside the Capitol and [two] years later, it appears to be taking place inside the Capitol” —Eric K. Ward, Senior Advisor,
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Five Democratic politicians' homes or offices have been shot at in Albuquerque npr.org/2023/01/06/114 (via )
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New resources from Western States Center! - mailchi.mp/wscpdx.org/fin
👏👏👏 congrats ! We're so excited to check it out!
If you want to learn more about our forthcoming companion piece, visit >> westernstatescenter.org/onesixcomics
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ANNOUNCING: Issue #1 of 1/6 is officially available online.
This new series written by @GanGolan
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What if the Jan. 6th Insurrectionists had won?
Find out now. Get a digital copy @ issuu.com/onesixcomics/d
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Western States Center has been and will continue to be in this fight with you with our advocacy, organizing, resources, and tools. 6/6
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Each of us has the power to show up and defend our local democratic institutions that are under pressure by anti-democracy groups. 5/
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Today, with a fuller picture of exactly what happened, is a time for everyone to strengthen and support the institutions, people, and values on the new frontlines of defending our democracy. 4/
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The insurrectionists, fueled by a toxic mix of conspiracy theories, bigotry, white nationalism, and racial resentment, are a threat that has not gone away but rather dispersed around the country. 3/
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January 6’s most enduring legacy is the continued attacks of anti-democracy forces, and the frontlines are no longer just in Washington, D.C., but in state capitols, local governments, libraries, and schools around the nation. 2/
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The legacy of #January6 goes far beyond the violence of that particular day, the important investigation of the J6 committee, and the collective trauma of seeing our democratic institutions under attack. 1/🧵
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It seeks to motivate action like our favorite comic heroes…comes w/ a digital toolkit - for civic leaders to battle bigoted political violence & for schools/kids to distinguish btw reliable info & falsehoods.
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“‘I think we as a public are beginning to witness what Trumpism looks like without Donald Trump,’ Eric K. Ward, senior advisor to the Western States Center and an expert on extremism, told Insider.”
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Our friends the and have an important new comic book out on an alternate history of January 6th.
See more here:
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“What we are seeing now are the ongoing results of both [January 6] and the way that Trump really opened the door for bigoted and anti-democracy groups to enter the mainstream of politics,” said
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This vital new toolkit ⬇️ is designed to strengthen libraries as inclusive, pro-democracy spaces better prepared to counter the growing threat of white nationalism.
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"As hate violence and threats to democracy continue and bigotry and conspiracy theories reach further into the mainstream, young people see that, and it has an impact," - 's
🚨 NEW TOOLKIT 🚨
#Libraries are increasingly on the frontlines of defending democracy, and resisting growing efforts to disrupt LGBTQ+ programming, ban books focused on inclusivity, and attack critical race theory. Our newest toolkit is for #librarians
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Excited to premiere the pilot of WAJ INVADES AMERICA, a talk show produced by & . 1st guest: Pulitzer-winning journalist ! We talk about how media should cover immigration, being the token POC, West Side Story, & weed
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A New Year's Message from Eric K Ward - mailchi.mp/wscpdx.org/fin
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Can you double your impact today? - mailchi.mp/wscpdx.org/fin
"There is need for public understanding of the cost of this kind of wrongdoing and certainly for specific deterrence as well."
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Make a gift today to voice your support for inclusive democracy!
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Your donation will help us strengthen movements, develop the next generation of leaders, shift narratives and culture, and fight for an inclusive democracy where everyone can live, love, worship and work free from bigotry and fear.
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Big news! We have a special supporter who is matching all donations up to $2,500 until the end of the year! You can help us raise $5,000 in total by donating today and doubling your impact.
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We have a $2,500 match! - mailchi.mp/wscpdx.org/fin
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Strengthening Local Government Against Bigoted & Anti-Democracy Movements -
A tool for local gov't officials who are taking the first step to counter groups working to undermine democracy, and those taking their existing efforts to the next level.10/10
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Schools Are Essential to Democracy - Strategies to counter white nationalist organizing through sample scenarios that schools frequently encounter. 9/
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