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{{short description|American activist}}
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'''Sunsara Taylor''' is an American [[far-left]] political activist
==Activism==
Taylor has been a co-host of ''The'' ''RNL – Revolution, Nothing Less – Show,'' a weekly YouTube show that advocates for global [[communist revolution]] grounded in [[Bob Avakian]]'s work, since its founding in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Revcoms |url=https://www.youtube.com/therevcoms
In 2005, Taylor co-founded [[World Can't Wait]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Merlan |first1=Anna |title=The Abortion Rights Group Other Activists Want Nothing to Do With |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axx7q/the-abortion-rights-group-other-activists-want-nothing-to-do-with |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=Motherboard |date=August 4, 2022}}</ref> In a 2006 article for the group, "Comparing Bush to Hitler: Lessons for Today", she wrote that the [[presidency of George W. Bush]] was "[[fascism|fascistic]]", and called for Bush to be "driven from office".<ref>{{cite web|title=Comparing Bush to Hitler: Lessons for Today|url=
Taylor is also a frontwoman for Stop Patriarchy and led the group's 2013 promotional tour, the Abortion Rights Freedom Ride.<ref name="nyorker">{{cite news|last1=Stoeffel|first1=Kat|title=Q&A: The Pro-Choice Group Texas Feminists Hate|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/07/why-texas-feminists-hate-this-pro-choice-group.html|access-date=February 22, 2017|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=July 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Flock|first1=Elizabeth|title=Pro-Abortion Activists Going on Freedom Ride to Call For 'Abortion on Demand'|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/22/pro-abortion-activists-going-on-freedom-ride-to-call-for-abortion-on-demand|access-date=February 22, 2017|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> Stop Patriarchy has been described as the "pro-choice group Texas feminists hate" and has been criticized by Texans for Reproductive Justice for its "messaging, tactics, dishonesty, and racism".<ref name="nyorker" /> The group has elicited controversy for wearing chains and chanting, "Forced motherhood is female enslavement!"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klabusich |first1=Katie |title="Are the white women wearing actual chains?": Meet the abortion rights group Texas feminists oppose |url=https://www.salon.com/2014/08/14/%E2%80%9Care_the_white_women_wearing_actual_chains%E2%80%9D_meet_the_abortion_rights_group_texas_feminists_oppose/ |work=Salon |date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> In response, Taylor accused Texans for Reproductive Justice of hypocrisy, citing their use of a flag that flew over half of Mexico and calling their hypocrisy "stunning".<ref name="nyorker" /> Taylor also led protests against the release of the film ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]'' with Stop Patriarchy.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rampell|first1=Ed|title=Fifty Shades of Protest|url=http://progressive.org/dispatches/fifty-shades-protest/|access-date=February 22, 2017|work=[[The Progressive]]|date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>
In December 2015, Taylor and longtime activist Carl Dix announced the formation of [[Refuse Fascism]], with the aim of stopping Donald Trump from being elected president in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Jack |date=November 2, 2017 |title=The far-right thinks a violent antifa overthrow is coming Nov. 4, but the truth is far stranger |work=Mic |url=https://www.mic.com/articles/185680/the-far-right-thinks-a-violent-antifa-overthrow-is-coming-nov-4-but-the-truth-is-far-stranger |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> As a representative of the group, she spoke at the 2017 [[2017 Women's March|Women's March on Washington]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Connor |first1=Brendan |date=January 21, 2017 |title=Women's Marchers Drove the 'Trump Unity Bridge' Out of Town |work=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]] |url=http://theslot.jezebel.com/womens-marchers-drove-the-trump-unity-bridge-out-of-tow-1791472406 |access-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref> protested outside [[Trump Tower]], tweeted video of protesters burning the U.S. flag,<ref>{{cite news |title=Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=
In an interview with [[KPFK]], Taylor called for Trump to be "driven from office".<ref>{{cite news |date=January 6, 2017 |title=Michael Slate Show |work=[[KPFK]]}}</ref>
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In January 2022, Taylor, [[Merle Hoffman]], and other pro-[[Abortion-rights movements|abortion rights]] activists initiated [[Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights]] (RU4AR), an [[Ad hoc|ad-hoc]] coalition formed to launch mass protests aimed at preventing the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', affecting [[Abortion in the United States|abortion rights in the United States]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rahman |first1=Khaleda |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Abortion Rights Activists Rally Outside Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade Anniversary |work=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/abortion-rights-activists-rally-outside-supreme-court-roe-anniversary-1671176 |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> RU4AR's launching statement was signed by prominent figures in the arts, law, and [[Feminism|the feminist movement]], including [[Rosanna Arquette]], [[Cornel West]], [[Gloria Steinem]], and [[Eve Ensler|V (formerly Eve Ensler)]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singer |first1=Jenny |date=May 11, 2022 |title=What to Know About the National May 14 Protest for Abortion Rights |work=Glamour |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/what-to-know-about-the-national-may-14-protest-for-abortion-rights |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref>
Throughout 2022, Taylor and other members of RU4AR led pro-abortion rights protests at places including [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan)|St. Patrick’s Cathedral]] and [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2022 |title=Women protest attack on abortion rights in US |url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/women-protest-attack-on-abortion-rights-in-us/
===2016 RCP protests at the Republican National Convention===
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