This Saturday, March 1st, Portland will be a part of 74 different cities in a protest in opposition to Tesla, the corporate owned by Elon Musk. And naturally somebody has organized a bunch experience to the occasion.
Musk has turn into a lightning rod of controversy since President Donald Trump took over the presidency final month. As an unelected member of Trump’s inside circle, Musk has haphazardly slashed workforces at authorities businesses, throwing 1000’s of lives into disarray. His motivations and actions have been primarily based o private grudges and enterprise pursuits. Musk additionally made a Nazi salute at an occasion in January, then brushed it off as if it had been only a joke.
“The information is fairly grim as of late. If Congress received’t act, how can anybody cease a hostile authorities takeover by Nazis?” reads the Trip to Tesla Takedown Protest occasion description. “#TeslaTakedown is a grassroots, leaderless motion to take down Elon Musk’s biggest supply of wealth: his over-inflated automotive firm.”
Organizers behind Tesla Takedown say 74 cities throughout America have signed as much as take part. The plan is to fulfill up and make indicators, then experience to a Tesla dealership to discourage new prospects, implore present house owners to promote their Teslas, and to dump inventory within the firm.
“If you recognize of somebody who owns a Tesla, encourage them to promote it and commerce up for an E-Bike or Electrical Cargo Bike (or one of many many different higher EV’s available on the market!” organizers of Saturday’s occasion say.
The experience will meet at 9:00 am at Floyd’s Espresso in Ladd Circle, then experience to the Tesla showroom on South Macadam. Extra particulars on the Shift calendar.
