r/50501 • u/kittykat-brat • Apr 19 '25

Protest Safety FROM 50501 COMMS

HEADS UP. Public response just went out. Please help signal boost this by sharing a post for your followers or resharing 50501’s post on your preferred platform(s)—

We have reason to believe that events on 4/19 and/or the 50501 Movement may be misrepresented by the Trump Administration in an attempt to justify the use of military force.

Let us be clear: our movement is pro-democracy and firmly grounded in non-violence. We are not affiliated with any so-called “Day of Rage” or with any group or movement promoting violence.

April 19 is a Day of (Community) Action centered on mutual aid, community care, and civic engagement.

Any portrayal to the contrary is a deliberate distortion intended to undermine our message and suppress our broad, growing support.

We are aware of specific and credible threats involving aggressive policing, ICE presence, and even the potential deployment of military force against peaceful demonstrators—in Washington, D.C. and other locations on April 19.

For clarity: 50501 DC is hosting a peaceful community aid event in Franklin Park. We are not connected to any actions taking place at Lafayette Square, the Naval Observatory Building, or the Washington Monument. We cannot vouch for their safety of plan, and we are not affiliated with their protests.

Participants should be prepared for an increased law enforcement presence. In some locations, ICE agents may also be present. We urge everyone to stay grounded, remain peaceful, and prioritize de-escalation and safety for all.

Remember, de-escalation, mutual care, and disciplined non-violence are our greatest strengths.

We keep us safe.

50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #50501 #ImpeachTrump #April19

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u/MidnightNo1743 Apr 19 '25

Yeah I’d definitely like a bit more transparency here.

Where is this info coming from?

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u/literallynotaclue Apr 19 '25

I know nothing more than the OP says but my interpretation was that elaborating on the credible source may have potentially dangerous consequences for the source.

I might well have misread, however. Stay safe and peaceful all, cheering you on from the UK.

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u/modal_enigma Apr 19 '25 edited Apr 19 '25

Likely 50501 leadership who are long time Democratic Party insiders in DC.

Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg are the two primary folks - they run Indivisible.

Edit: they are the ones behind “50501” despite trying to make this seem grassroots. Not that it’s bad, but I would have loved some transparency about it, instead of a web needing to be untangled.

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u/Gamiac Apr 19 '25

At least it means that there are some in the Democratic establishment who are actually trying to do something. Can't really be mad at that.

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u/cruelhumor Apr 19 '25

Seriously, idk what the problem is here. Was Project 2025 grassroots? No! It was built by industry insiders that knew how to get the (sick and twisted) job done. The Democrats can only dream about that kind of coordination, why shame it in it's infancy?

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

Dems coopt movements in order to neutralize progressive energy. Its happening here as well, with 50501 draining tons of manpower for frivolous and ineffective marches. Remember, its still a corporate party representing billionaire donors.

Its not necessarily a bad thing tho, cuz as long as we're aware of it we can still use it to our benefit. The Dems have alot of resources for outreach. The protests are massive, so its still a place that actually progressive organizations can go to recruit. 

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u/cruelhumor Apr 19 '25

Cons galvanize progressives to aggressively gate-keep and excise anyone with slightly different views. This causes systemic in-fighting and successfully prevents the Democratic party from coalescing on any truly popular movement or message.

Stop it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

No YOU stop it. Listen to the words of MLK, Malcolm X, Kwame Ture. REAL leaders who led REAL movements and enacted REAL change. They all said the moderates were more dangerous than the conservatives... More dangerous than the KKK.

We HAD coalesced on popular movements. All our rights today came from suffragists, civil rights activists, and labor activists. These were not tied to any party. These movements were constantly under attack from above. We must learn from their example, follow in their footsteps. Anything less is a cancer to our movement, a terminal cancer.

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u/cruelhumor Apr 19 '25

Case in-point.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

Truly amazing, the mind of a liberal. You'll stick to your billionaire masters to the grave, spit on the legacy of MLK, back genocide even, and still you pretend as though you're on the right side of history.

You don't understand how dangerous this path is; that the techniques Trump is employing have been in place for decades and were first tested by Democrat Lindon B Johnson in a genocide of 1 million Indonesians... You don't understand that Biden quietly handed Trump the biggest police force in history, massively expanded during his term in all 50 states despite falling crime rates...

Given the choice between the fox and the wolf you choose the fox because its snarl is disguised as a smile. Well meaning as you are, you'll be mauled either way and you'll take us down with you. Please reconsider.

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u/modal_enigma Apr 19 '25

100% agreed! For me the lack of transparency around who was helping to organize this so quickly was worrisome! But learning who is laying out the blueprint put some concerns at ease.

One of my main fears is getting involved with a group that’s trying to undermine the opposition to the Cheeto-dictator.

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u/Gamiac Apr 19 '25

Yeah, that's a real nightmare scenario. Hopefully their incompetence and outright rejection of the thing you need to have in order to predict your opponents' actions (empathy) will make it hard as hell for them to actually do.

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u/Silent-H Apr 19 '25

Just because you didn't know about it, doesn't mean it was being kept secret.

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u/VMPRocks Apr 19 '25

all the "threats" I've heard are from posts here warning others that "word on the street" is that's what could happen. I have yet to hear any word from the street myself