Mass progressive mobilization defeated the Islamophobia network in the Ground Zero Mosque fight

Evidence

Thousands of New Yorkers of all shades and sizes marched to oppose the Far Right, chanting, “Asalamu alaikum, Muslims are welcome here.” Because our movement grew so big and was so vocal, in the lead-up to and on the day of the protest, many dissenting voices were given time in the mainstream media. For instance, I was invited to speak on BBC’s Newshour program, broadcast around the world, as one of the media spokespersons of our coalition. The protest poster, which several of us designed, is now displayed in the Museum of the City of New York as part of its installation marking significant protest movements in the city over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. I say this not to toot my own horn but to make the point, from my own firsthand experiences, that struggle and resistance matter. Importantly, the forces of the Right who were largely bussed in from outside the city retreated in the face of a wide swath of forces coming together and standing up in opposition to their agenda. A mosque was created in downtown Manhattan in the proposed space. Through struggle, progressive actors were able to defeat the Right and, for a brief period, articulate anti-racist positions in the mainstream. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 773 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Framing victims as white supremacists won the Ground Zero Mosque battle despite Muslim deaths — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 658; Grassroots progressive protest can pressure politicians to disavow Islamophobic acts; Grassroots counter-mobilization partially defeated the Islamophobia network in the mosque fight — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 676 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Mass progressive protest defeated the Right and secured the Ground Zero mosque #corroborates (0.90)
• Massive street mobilization defeated anti-mosque forces and won mainstream access #corroborates (0.90) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 773
• Mass counterprotest defeated the Right and secured a Manhattan mosque against the Islamophobia network. #corroborates (0.90)
• Grassroots counter-mobilization partially defeated the Islamophobia network in the mosque fight #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 676
• Progressive counter-mobilization defeated the Park51 mosque opposition #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 588
• The Ground Zero Mosque backlash was orchestrated by organized Islamophobia networks #qualifies (0.75) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 274
• A coordinated Islamophobia industry orchestrated the Ground Zero Mosque protests #qualifies (0.75)
• A well-funded network of professional Islamophobes drives anti-Muslim activism in America #qualifies (0.72) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 446