{"id":17116,"date":"2025-09-04T19:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=17116"},"modified":"2025-09-04T19:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:12:32","slug":"the-resistance-is-here-fighting-the-rise-of-fascism-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/the-resistance-is-here-fighting-the-rise-of-fascism-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The Resistance Is Here, Fighting the Rise of Fascism in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17117 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/use2-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/use2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/use2-370x235.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/use2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Special to The Truth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Lucas County Democrats, Toledo Persists and Toledo Troublemakers gathered Lucas County residents, local leaders, social service agencies, small businesses and other community stakeholders together for the purpose of providing the practical resources, education and community fellowship needed to resist the rise of fascism in America.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 inaugural Resistance and Resilience Fair framed resistance and resilience through a celebratory and joyful lens with the help of resilience workshop partners, small business vendors, social service agencies and subject matter experts giving informative presentations on topics such as \u201cProtest Safety\u201d and \u201cThe Spirit of Resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dLucas County Dems are proud to stand with our partners to provide a space for reflection, self-care and action. We will stand together in resistance and resilience.\u201d said Lucas County Democratic Party Chair, Schuyler Beckwith.<\/p>\n<p>Toledo Troublemakers leader and organizer, Heather Spies, echoed these sentiments with a sense of urgency. \u201cNow more than ever we need to bring our communities together to stand against and provide the tools and education to survive the current fascist political climate we are living in. This is what the Resistance and Resilience Fair is l about\u201d Heather said.<\/p>\n<p>Toledo Persists leader and organizer, Melissa Portala, stated, \u201cToledo Persists is proud to be a sponsor of the Resistance and Resilience Fair. As we continue to fight the billionaire fascist takeover of the USA, we invite others to find joy and solidarity with the many community groups attending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, attendees were encouraged to bring school supplies to donate to TPS Schools and food pantry items for Equality Toledo, who were in attendance to accept those items and volunteered for the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Truth The Lucas County Democrats, Toledo Persists and Toledo Troublemakers gathered Lucas County residents, local leaders, social service agencies, small businesses and other community stakeholders together for the purpose of providing the practical resources, education and community fellowship needed to resist the rise of fascism in America. 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