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Taylor is also a frontwoman for Stop Patriarchy, leading 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> |
Taylor is also a frontwoman for Stop Patriarchy, leading 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> |
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Stop Patriarchy has been described as the "pro-choice group Texas feminists hate"; Texans for Reproductive Justice has said it opposes "Stop Patriarchy’s 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= |
Stop Patriarchy has been described as the "pro-choice group Texas feminists hate"; Texans for Reproductive Justice has said it opposes "Stop Patriarchy’s 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> Taylor has responded by accusing Texans for Reproductive Justice of hypocrisy, saying 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."<ref name="nyorker"/> |
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Taylor also led protests against the release of the film ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]''.<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> |
Taylor also led protests against the release of the film ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]''.<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> |
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Sunsara Taylor | |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Political party | Revolutionary Communist Party, USA |
Website | twitter |
Sunsara Taylor is a political activist affiliated with the Harlem-based Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, also known as RCP or RevCom.[1] 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
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 Bob Avakian's work.[2] Many of the groups she leads have been described as front groups for RevCom and Avakian.
World Can't Wait
In 2005, Taylor co-founded World Can't Wait.[3] In a 2006 article for the group, "Comparing Bush to Hitler: Lessons for Today", she wrote that the presidency of George W. Bush was "fascistic", and called for Bush to be "driven from office".[4]
Stop Patriarchy
Taylor is also a frontwoman for Stop Patriarchy, leading the group's 2013 promotional tour, the Abortion Rights Freedom Ride.[5][6]
Stop Patriarchy has been described as the "pro-choice group Texas feminists hate"; Texans for Reproductive Justice has said it opposes "Stop Patriarchy’s messaging, tactics, dishonesty, and racism".[5] The group has elicited controversy for wearing chains and chanting, "Forced motherhood is female enslavement!"[7] Taylor has responded by accusing Texans for Reproductive Justice of hypocrisy, saying 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 release of the film Fifty Shades of Grey.[8]
2016 RCP protests at the Republican National Convention
During the 2016 Republican National Convention, Taylor served as a spokesperson[9] for the Revolutionary Communist Party USA, addressing reporters outside the Cleveland Justice Center in what the Los Angeles Times called a rare moment of attention for the party, and declaring that "America was never great".[10] 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.[9]
Refuse Fascism
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.[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 U.S. flag,[13] and drew media attention for comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler during an appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight.[14]
In an interview with KPFK, Taylor called for Trump to be "driven from office".[15]
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.[16]
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.[17] 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).[18]
Throughout 2022, Taylor and other members of RU4AR have led pro-abortion rights protests at places including St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Union Square in New York City.[19][20] The group has been accused of being a front for the Revolutionary Communist Party and diverting money away from abortion providers to RevCom's own operating structure,[21] a charge that Taylor and her colleagues strenuously deny.[22]
Writing and commentary
Taylor hosts the weekly WBAI-FM radio show We Only Want The World, and formerly co-hosted 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 Fox shows.
- "Government Policies Should Not Treat Women as Childbearing Vessels." In Women's Issues in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, ed. David Erik Nelson (Greenhaven Publishing, 2011), 133-37. ISBN 9780737758009.
- "A Response to Jezebel by Leaders of Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights." With Lori Sokol and Merle Hoffman. Counterpunch June 17, 2022.
References
- ^ Asma, Stephen (2013). Against Fairness. University of Chicago Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0226029863.
- ^ "The Revcoms". YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Merlan, Anna (August 4, 2022). "The Abortion Rights Group Other Activists Want Nothing to Do With". Motherboard. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Comparing Bush to Hitler: Lessons for Today". worldcantwait.net. World Can't Wait. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c Stoeffel, Kat (July 29, 2014). "Q&A: The Pro-Choice Group Texas Feminists Hate". New York. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Klabusich, Katie (August 14, 2014). ""Are the white women wearing actual chains?": Meet the abortion rights group Texas feminists oppose". Salon.
- ^ Rampell, Ed (February 18, 2015). "Fifty Shades of Protest". The Progressive. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Smith, Jack (November 2, 2017). "The far-right thinks a violent antifa overthrow is coming Nov. 4, but the truth is far stranger". Mic. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Brendan (January 21, 2017). "Women's Marchers Drove the 'Trump Unity Bridge' Out of Town". Jezebel. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel". The Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Michael Slate Show". KPFK. January 6, 2017.
- ^ Books, Revolution (2018-08-15), Report Back from Washington, retrieved 2018-08-22
- ^ Rahman, Khaleda (January 21, 2022). "Abortion Rights Activists Rally Outside Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade Anniversary". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Singer, Jenny (May 11, 2022). "What to Know About the National May 14 Protest for Abortion Rights". Glamour. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Women protest attack on abortion rights in US". La Prensa Latina. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Protesters rally in Union Square to call out the assault on reproductive rights". The Villager. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Merlan, Anna (August 4, 2022). "The Abortion Rights Group Other Activists Want Nothing to Do With". Vice. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Hoffman, Merle; Sokol, Lori; Taylor, Sunsara (July 19, 2022). "We Need Honest Debate, Not Unprincipled Attacks: A Further Response to the Attacks On Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights". Counterpunch. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
- Archive of Taylor's writings at Rewire News Group''
- We Only Want the World, WBAI Radio-NYC, hosted by Sunsara Taylor
- Sunsara Taylor compares George W. Bush to Hitler in 2006 (YouTube)
- 2017 interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight (YouTube)
- Pier Harrison Sunsara Taylor Kicks Off Feminist Lecture Tour At NYU, Wants You To Join Communist Party, NYU Local, Feb 24, 2010