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Rise and Resist

Rise and Resist

@riseandresist

We are a NONVIOLENT direct action group committed to opposing, disrupting, and defeating any government act that threatens democracy, equality, and our civil liberties. https://www.riseandresist.org/

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After curfew lifted, demonstrators gathered outside Delaney Hall in solidarity with hunger strikers, despite protest-zone restrictions. Footage: @recluseastrid.bsky.social

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Join the Queer Liberation March, Pride Sunday, June 28, 2026: Breaking The Chains of War and Oppression for Trans and Immigrant Lives! • Gather on Union Sq W. at 2:30 PM • March step off at 3 PM • March down Bwy to Foley Square Volunteers and Marshals needed: queermarch.org

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06.02.2026 Newark, NJ Steven Dozinger, Human Rights Lawyer, spoke today at the rally addressing the Governor's actions regarding the situation at Delaney Hall. 🎥 @recluseastrid.bsky.social

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Saturday, May 30,2026 Trump Tower, NYC "GET TRUMP OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE!" On Saturday, Rise and Resist protested in front of Trump Tower, shutting down 5th Ave traffic! Trump is unhinged and unfit to serve. We demand that Congress face reality and remove Trump now!

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Saturday, May 30, 2026 Trump Tower, NYC Impeach, Convict, Remove! On Saturday, Rise and Resist protested in front of Trump Tower and shut down traffic on 5th Ave for 1 hour! Trump is unhinged and unfit to serve. We demand that Congress face reality and remove Trump now!

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Delany Hall Sunday May 31 Rise and Resister @wendybrandes.bsky.social on the ground Families to call 973-474-2200 for visitor appointment

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06.29.2026 Delaney Hall, NJ The NJSP charged protesters, with riot shields. They deployed tear gas, pepper balls, and tear gas payed for with our tax dollars, because the people stood in solidarity with those imprisoned unjustly at this concentration camp. Footage from @recluseastrid.bsky.social

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📆Saturday, May 30 📍Trump Tower, 56St & 5th Ave, NYC ⏰12-1pm 📣 Join us! Trump is unhinged and unfit to serve. But both Republicans and Dems are slow to use the tools that exist in the Constitution (Article 2 sec 4) to remove him from office. We demand that Congress face reality and remove Trump now.

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ICE is looking for 150 parking spaces for vehicles. ICE is currently parking at the Metropolis Garage, 18 Morton St. We don’t want ICE in NYC. Help us tell the local garages: DON’T COLLABORATE WITH ICE! Call the Metropolis Garage at: (212) 242-8451 Call Metropolis mgmt at: (800) 344-3046

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05.06.2026 Cipriani, Grand Central Station Rise and Resist Jonni Qwest 50501 NY The Manhattan Institute's annual gala at Cipriani is the largest concentration of billionaires in New York City. We will not be silent. “HEY KATHY, ZOHRAN SAYS TAX THE RICH”

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05.06.2026 W. Houston St & Varick St ICE's vehicles will be evicted from the Pier 40 garage on July 1 and will need another parking garage. Today Rise and Resist teamed up with Chelsea Neighbors United and Hands Off NYC to put parking companies on notice: NO PARKING FOR ICE - ANYTIME ANYWHERE.

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May 4, 2026 MANHATTAN, New York In an era of extreme economic inequality and financial instability, members of Rise and Resist gathered outside the Met Gala near Metropolitan Museum of Art and staged their own “Resistance Red Carpet.”

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05.04.16 NYC, NY Rise and Resist protests 2026 Met Gala. In an era of extreme economic inequality and financial instability, members of Rise and Resist held a Resistance Red Carpet protest outside the Met Gala tonight.

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05.01.2026 May Day New York City In NYC, Rise and Resist joined a coalition of activist groups and labor unions to demand policies that put the interests of workers over those of billionaires. Tens of thousands of people marched down Bwy, from 4th St to Foley Sq. 🎵: OLÉ FUCK TRUMP, by OLÉ! NO KINGS

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O5.01.2026 May Day, NYC Rise and Resist, carrying the “ABOLISH ICE” banner, joined tens of thousands of activists, and union members at the New York City, May Day march down Broadway to Foley Square. "NO ICE, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA/"

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May Day 03.01.2026 The New York Stock Exchange “Workers over billionaires” Hundreds of protesters descend on the New York Stock Exchange. Many shutting it down by chaining themselves to the entrances. Several arrested.

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OUTSIDE AMAZON NYC HQ To mark May Day, NYC Amazon workers are picketing, organizing strikes, and calling for business not as usual today. They cite unsafe conditions, low wages, and AWS tech contracts providing infrastructure for ICE.

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Rise and Resist will be joining the May Day March May 1, Washington Square Park. Rally at 4pm. RaR contingent is meeting at 5pm, SW corner of Mercer and West 4th St (plaza with benches). 🎵Lauryn Hill Register as a marshal if you have training: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Is your voter registration up to date? You can check your registration today at VOTE.GOV

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Rise and Resist protests outside Fox Headquarters Every Tuesday 12PM - 1PM 1211 6th Ave 📢 JOIN US!

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EYES on ELECTIONS! Check your voter registration status. Keep the conversation open with everyone you know. Register, Research, and Run to the Ballot!

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04.26.2026 Rise and Resist joined NYCAN (an activist group campaigning against nuclear weapons) in a march from NYPL to a protest at the United Nations, on the eve of the non-proliferation treaty, ratified in 1970 with the commitment to reduce nuclear weapons.

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Hochul's having NYers arrested for calling on her to tax the rich. The Trump-Hochul Medicaid cuts will harm hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. Over 300,000 will go hungry from SNAP cuts. Meanwhile, NY millionaires get a $12 billion tax cut. @jfrejnyc.bsky.social @caringmrising.bsky.social

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Rise and Resist protests outside Fox Headquarters Tuesdays 12PM - 1PM 1211 6th Ave 📢 JOIN US! TODAY: "TRUMP IS UNHINGED! IMPEACH, CONVICT, REMOVE!"

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Let us know in the comments what your concerns and hopes are for Midterm elections. One of the best ways to participate in democracy is to talk to one another. Consider becoming a poll worker in your town and check your registration, especially in Red States.

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Scream Fest! 04/18/2026 Little Island Plaza, NYC Furious, disgusted, and outraged, a group came together today to scream it all out. Seriously, screaming at the top of their lungs in collective rage.

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04.19.2026 Trump Tower, NYC IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE/INVOKE THE 25TH ACTION Trump is unhinged, and unfit to serve. Rise and Resist is protesting outside of Trump Tower, demanding that Congress remove Trump now using Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, and the 25th Amendment.

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‼️ Scream Fest! ⏰ Saturday, 4/18, 5:30pm 📍Little Island Plaza, across from 13th St. & 10th Ave. NYC Furious? Terrified? Disgusted? Outraged? Pissed? Yeah, we are too. Come join us and SCREAM IT ALL OUT, seriously, scream AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS, in solitary and community and collective rage.

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Saturday, April 4 Rise and Resist protested outside of the Times Square Recruiting Center. We sang "Stop the War" to the tune of the "Star Spangled Banner", with all the joy that we could muster. Watch our calendar for upcoming actions: www.riseandresist.org/calendar

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Immigration Vigil Thursday, April 2, 2026 ICE Headquarters 26 Federal Plaza, NYC Rise and Resist held a silent vigil yesterday, as we do every Thursday, calling out ICE for abducting immigrants without due process. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud: ABOLISH ICE!

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No Kings NYC 3.28.26 📣 ”We Are The Movement" written by The Peace Poets 🎵: Resistance Revival Chorus, New York Choir Project, SING OUT! New York, Singing in Resistance DSA Choir, Gaia Music Collective, Songs in the Key of Resistance, Rev. Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir 🎥: People's Media Team

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