81 Anti-Protest Bills Introduced in the Past Year

2 steps forward… 5 steps back.

Racists and republicans are pushing hard to block any progress made in the past year- and are doing a pretty good job of it.

We need to do more, fight harder, speak louder- are you with us?

It's been one year since we took to the streets in historic numbers amidst a global pandemic to stand up for Black lives.

As a response to our fight for racial justice, Republicans in 34 states have introduced - and in several cases already passed - 81 new punitive anti-protest bills to strike down the very people power that got us this far.

That’s more than twice as many proposals as in any other year!

Florida, Oklahoma, and Iowa have already passed laws to protect drivers who injure protesters with their cars.

A proposal in Indiana would ban anyone convicted of unlawful assembly from holding state employment, including elected office.

And in Minnesota, anyone convicted of unlawful protesting would not be allowed to receive student loans, unemployment benefits or housing assistance.

And these are just some of the anti-protest bills and laws.

Police and prosecutors don’t need new laws to abuse our rights. But, that’s exactly what Republicans are pushing for.

We can’t protect our right to protest racial injustice and demand accountability without supporters like you.

(info from Color of Change team)