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=== Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights ===
=== Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights ===
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|Roe V Wade]], affecting [[Abortion in the United States|abortion rights in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rise up 4 Abortion Rights Launched – Washington , DC, Jan 22, 2022 |url=https://riseup4abortionrights.org/rise-up-4-abortion-rights-launched-washington-d-c-jan-22-2022/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=RiseUp4AbortionRights.org|date=26 January 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 web |title=Statement - Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights |url=https://riseup4abortionrights.org/we-refuse-to-let-the-u-s-supreme-court-deny-womens-humanity-and-decimate-their-rights/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=RiseUp4AbortionRights.org|date=11 January 2022 }}</ref>
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|Roe V Wade]], affecting [[Abortion in the United States|abortion rights in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rise up 4 Abortion Rights Launched – Washington , DC, Jan 22, 2022 |url=https://riseup4abortionrights.org/rise-up-4-abortion-rights-launched-washington-d-c-jan-22-2022/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=RiseUp4AbortionRights.org|date=26 January 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 web |title=Statement - Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights |url=https://riseup4abortionrights.org/we-refuse-to-let-the-u-s-supreme-court-deny-womens-humanity-and-decimate-their-rights/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=RiseUp4AbortionRights.org|date=11 January 2022 }}</ref>


On February 27, 2022, Taylor and other members of RU4AR led a pro-abortion speak-out outside [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan)|St. Patrick’s Cathedral]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=February 27, St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City: Moving Towards March 8, International Women's Day: Arrests & Courage at Abortion Rights Speak Out |url=https://riseup4abortionrights.org/february-27-st-patricks-cathedral-new-york-city/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=RiseUp4AbortionRights.org|date=March 2022 }}</ref>
On February 27, 2022, Taylor and other members of RU4AR led a pro-abortion speak-out outside [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan)|St. Patrick’s Cathedral]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=February 27, St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City: Moving Towards March 8, International Women's Day: Arrests & Courage at Abortion Rights Speak Out |url=https://riseup4abortionrights.org/february-27-st-patricks-cathedral-new-york-city/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=RiseUp4AbortionRights.org|date=March 2022 }}</ref>

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Sunsara Taylor
Taylor pictured in 2011
Years active2006–present
Political partyRevolutionary Communist Party, USA
Websitetwitter.com/sunsarataylor

Sunsara Taylor is a political activist affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP),[1] and groups associated with it, such as Refuse Fascism and World Can't Wait. She is one of the organization's spokespersons, believing that "humanity needs revolution guided by Bob Avakian's new synthesis of communism." She has been a vocal opponent of the anti-abortion movement, the sex industry, and U.S. imperialism, having debated these topics on Fox News.

Activism

According to Taylor, she is an advocate for "the new synthesis on revolution and communism developed by Bob Avakian".[2] Since its founding in 2020, 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 Avakian's work.[3]

World Can't Wait

Taylor is a member of the advisory board of World Can't Wait.[2] In a 2006 article for the group, titled "Comparing Bush to Hitler: Lessons for Today", she declared that the presidency of George W. Bush was "fascistic", and called for Bush to be "driven from office".[4]

Stop Patriarchy

According to the organization Stop Patriarchy, Taylor is "a key initiator of this movement to End Pornography and Patriarchy: the Enslavement and Degradation of Women, a.k.a. Stop Patriarchy".[2] In that capacity, she led the group's 2013 promotional tour called the "Abortion Rights Freedom Ride".[2][5][6]

Stop Patriarchy has been described as the "pro-choice group Texas feminists hate"; Texans for Reproductive Justice have said they "oppose Stop Patriarchy’s messaging, tactics, dishonesty, and racism".[5] Taylor responded by accusing Texans for Reproductive Justice of hypocrisy, declaring that at "the top of the Texans for Reproductive Justice site is a flag that flew over half of Mexico. They're flying a southern slave-state flag - Texas was created in order to expand the power of slave states in Congress. The hypocrisy is stunning."[5]

Taylor also led protests against the film release of Fifty Shades of Grey.[7]

2016 RCP protests at the Republican National Convention

During the 2016 Republican National Convention, she served as a spokesperson[8] for the Revolutionary Communist Party USA, addressing reporters outside the Cleveland Justice Center in what the Los Angeles Times described as a rare moment of attention for the party, and declaring that "America was never great".[9] She later alleged Cleveland police had lied when they said they had intervened to stop a flag burning due to a protester accidentally setting himself on fire.[8]

Refuse Fascism

Taylor holds a sign reading "No! Fascist 'Speech' Week" on the sidewalk outside Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley, September 2017.

As of 2017 Taylor was an organizer with Refuse Fascism, which described its objective as "Stop Trump/Pence Fascism".[10][11] As a representative of the group, she spoke at the 2017 Women's March on Washington,[12] protested outside Trump Tower, tweeted video of protesters burning the United States flag,[13] and drew media attention after comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler during an appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight.[10]

In an interview with KPFK, Taylor called for Trump to be "driven from office".[14]

On August 12, 2018, Taylor and other supporters of Refuse Fascism and the RCP took part in protests organized against the far-right Unite the Right 2 rally in Washington D.C.[15]

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights

In January 2022, Taylor, Merle Hoffman, and other pro-abortion rights activists initiated Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights (RU4AR), an ad-hoc coalition formed to launch mass protests aimed at preventing the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning Roe V Wade, affecting abortion rights in the United States.[16] RU4AR's launching statement was signed by prominent figures in the arts, law, and the feminist movement, including Rosanna Arquette, Cornel West, Gloria Steinem, and V (formerly Eve Ensler).[17]

On February 27, 2022, Taylor and other members of RU4AR led a pro-abortion speak-out outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.[18]

On March 8, 2022, International Women's Day, Taylor and RU4AR led a protest of hundreds in New York City's Union Square.[19][20]

Writing and commentary

Taylor is the host of the weekly WBAI-FM radio show We Only Want The World, and the former co-host of Equal Time for Free Thought on the same station. She has written for Revolution and Truthdig, and been featured as a guest on The O'Reilly Factor, Tucker Carlson, the Sean Hannity Show, and other shows on Fox.[21]

References

  1. ^ Asma, Stephen (2013). Against Fairness. University of Chicago Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0226029863.
  2. ^ a b c d "Who is Sunsara Taylor?". stoppatriarchy.org. Stop Patriarchy. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Revcoms". YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Comparing Bush to Hitler: Lessons for Today". worldcantwait.net. World Can't Wait. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Stoeffel, Kat (July 29, 2014). "Q&A: The Pro-Choice Group Texas Feminists Hate". New York. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Flock, Elizabeth (July 22, 2013). "Pro-Abortion Activists Going on Freedom Ride to Call For 'Abortion on Demand'". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Rampell, Ed (February 18, 2015). "Fifty Shades of Protest". The Progressive. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Nelson, Steven (July 21, 2016). "Cleveland Cops Accused of Lying About Flag-Burning Protesters Catching Fire". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Pearce, Matt (June 21, 2016). "'Please ignore the man with the bullhorn': A reporter's diary from outside the GOP convention". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Hains, Tim (22 February 2017). "Back to Videos 'Refuse Fascism' Activist vs. Tucker Carlson: Trump Is More Dangerous Than Hitler". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  11. ^ "About / Contact". refusefascism.org. Refuse Fascism. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  12. ^ O'Connor, Brendan (January 21, 2017). "Women's Marchers Drove the 'Trump Unity Bridge' Out of Town". Jezebel. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  13. ^ "Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel". The Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "Michael Slate Show". KPFK. January 6, 2017.
  15. ^ Books, Revolution (2018-08-15), Report Back from Washington, retrieved 2018-08-22
  16. ^ "Rise up 4 Abortion Rights Launched – Washington , DC, Jan 22, 2022". RiseUp4AbortionRights.org. 26 January 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Statement - Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights". RiseUp4AbortionRights.org. 11 January 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "February 27, St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City: Moving Towards March 8, International Women's Day: Arrests & Courage at Abortion Rights Speak Out". RiseUp4AbortionRights.org. March 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Women protest attack on abortion rights in US". La Prensa Latina. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Protesters rally in Union Square to call out the assault on reproductive rights". The Villager. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Sunsara Taylor Bio". insight-press.com. Insight Press. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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