Imagining a New World
Authoritarianism can’t happen here, you say. Look around. Open your eyes. No one is safe. Dissent is being criminalized. People are being arrested without due process. When Trump was asked if it was his job to uphold the Constitution, he said, “I don’t know.” Claudia de la Cruz says, “Trump and his cabinet full of billionaires are waging an all-out war on our communities. From slashing thousands of jobs to massively defunding critical programs that many working-class people rely on to survive. At this critical moment, we can’t simply lie down and allow his administration to roll back all the rights that our people’s movements have won. Now is the time to organize our communities and stand up to fight back!” In these dark times, we cannot be bystanders. We must resist and imagine and create a new world where peace, equality, dignity and justice are the norm.
Recorded at KGNU.
Speaker
Claudia de la Cruz
Claudia de la Cruz is an educator and community organizer. For nearly 30 years, she has worked on building people power locally, nationally and internationally. She co-founded and served as co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum. In 2024 she ran for president of the U.S. representing the Party of Socialism and Liberation. She is the Executive Director of IFCO, the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization.
Anne Petrokubi –
Excellent presentation
From Dave in MA –
I appreciated what she had to say and how she said it!
Anonymous –
She spoke with punch and powerful linkage. She sure knows how to broadcast what’s happening in real-time like when ‘donnelly Orange’ answered a question about whether his job is to uphold the Constitution, he said, “I don’t know.” Scary.
Janice Predmore (verified owner) –
Sounds like Truth to me
Gina Molinet –
I want to send it to a friend and lawyer nephew. Tallied with my impression of Cuba during a visit in the Castro years.
Inspired –
This was such a great listen on my local npr!
America –
You’re fire is contageous.