 Dear friends,If you’re receiving this message, YOU are the resistance. Whether you joined one action or many, thank you for standing with us and saying NO KINGS in 2025. For some of you this may be our first conversation, and we’re grateful you’re here. We are living through a historic turning point. Across the United States, we’ve seen a rapid consolidation of executive power, the hollowing out of essential public services, the erosion of data protections into a growing surveillance state, escalating militarism pushing us toward global conflict, and the rise of authoritarian rule rooted in fear, control, and exclusion. The human cost is staggering. Experts estimate that cuts to USAID alone could result in 14 million preventable deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million children. Just two months into Trump’s second term, Project 2025 was already more than 41% implemented. This was not accidental. It was a deliberate strategy designed to overwhelm, disorient, and evade accountability. As Steve Bannon once put it, the goal was to “flood the zone.” Or, as Nemik warned: “The pace of repression outstrips our ability to understand it… it’s easier to hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident.” But history, and our own recent experience, shows that fear is not inevitable. On October 18, 2025, more than 7 million people took to the streets during the coordinated No Kings protests. Workers. Students. Families. People of every background and belief. The narrative of inevitability is cracking under the weight of a growing people’s movement. 2026: A United FrontHistory is clear: authoritarianism is defeated by broad, nonviolent movements rooted in solidarity across differences. No single organization, tactic, or moment will be enough on its own. What this moment demands is coordination—everywhere, all at once. That’s why our movement includes:Mass mobilizations like Hands Off! and No KingsBoycotts that disrupt profit-driven harm, like We Ain’t Buying ItCommunity defense efforts such as ICE Watch and Know Your Rights trainingsMutual aid that meets real needs right nowElection and democracy protectionDigital organizing that counters technofascist narratives and drives real-world actionDirect action—banner drops, sit-ins, and creative nonviolent disruption Each effort is a thread in the tapestry of resistance. Each role matters. Every person belongs. We take inspiration from those who defeated fascism before us: not through isolation, but through united fronts grounded in courage, coordination, and care. January 20, 2026 — A Line We Draw Together One year into the rise of American technofascism and the start of Trump’s second term, we are making one thing clear: our resistance is growing stronger. On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 50501 is partnering with Women’s March’s for a Nationwide Free America Walkout. We walk away from fascism. We walk toward a Free America. We fight for a future that belongs to all of us. Everybody in. Nobody out. January 20, 2026 2:00 PM local time (or the time that works best for your community) Nationwide — across the United States After walking out, communities will gather to protest, march, hold sit-ins, deploy banners, host town halls, and take creative nonviolent action together. Find or join a local walkout: https://bit.ly/findawalkout Pledge to walk: https://bit.ly/jan20wewalk Learn more: https://www.freeameri.ca Want to Help Organize?✨ Host a walkout: https://bit.ly/1202026 ✨ Organizer toolkit: https://bit.ly/jan20toolkit ✨ Graphics: https://bit.ly/jan20graphics Looking Ahead2026 will require even more courage, creativity, and deep care for one another. But we’ve already seen what’s possible when ordinary people refuse to give in to fear, and this story is far from over. With gratitude, solidarity, and resolve, Some of your Friends Everywhere (The 50501 Movement Comms Team) ¡El pueblo unido jamás séra vencido! The people united will never be defeated! Learn more about 50501 Movement and connect with your local group.www.FiftyFifty.one |
January 20, 2026 — A Line We Draw Together
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