DEFEND FREE SPEECH: TPF UNDER ATTACK
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has made false allegations against The People’s Forum and others. Grassley has called on Trump’s Justice Department to “assess whether The People’s Forum and Code Pink are obligated to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), due to the group’s reported Chinese Communist Party ties.”
This is one more effort to abuse government authority to threaten, punish, and suppress based on viewpoint – to target those who express constitutionally-protected views with which the administration and its far-right allies disagree. The allegations of Chinese government funding are not only false but part of a dangerous escalation to crush dissent, target activists, and silence peace and anti-war movements.
This latest attack on The People’s Forum, based on unfounded claims, is part of a broader assault by the Trump administration on democratic rights, which includes the arrest of students protesting the Gaza genocide, the revocation of over a thousand student visas, and intimidation of universities. This campaign also targets immigrant families, public sector workers, and media outlets that criticize the administration, all to undermine essential political rights.
The Trump administration and its far-right allies are engaging in a demonization campaign against civil society, designed to caricature and present a false and discredited image of their opponents. The fact that a number of Democratic Party politicians and ‘mainstream’ corporate-owned media outlets have either capitulated to Trump or echoed the Trump talking points has only emboldened right-wing extremist forces who seek to impose a dictatorial hold over American society.
The People’s Forum will persist in opposing the U.S.-supported genocide in Gaza and promoting peace and understanding with China. We will continue our educational work to reveal the truths of U.S. history, including the impacts of slavery, indigenous genocide, and colonialism.
Like past generations, we will mobilize and resist attempts to roll back hard-won democratic rights. Together, we can win!
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