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By Dr. Y\u2019Anad Burrell<\/p>\n

\u201cFashion vs. Fascism\u201d (FVF) is a visually immersive evening of fashion, music and political theater exposing the rise of fascism in the U.S. and the need to resist. Democracy is under siege, and culture is one of our most potent defenses, organizers say.\n<\/p>\n

Called a live \u201crunway revolution,\u201d FvF premieres Oct. 3 at The Rotunda, 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland.\n<\/p>\n

A play that is part fashion show, part protest, part performance art, FvF stages five runway collections spotlighting the pillars of contemporary fascist politics and the urgent need to resist: the myth of a \u201cglorious past,\u201d the manufactured emergencies used to justify surveillance and crackdowns, and the oligarchs and grifters profiting from it all. Runway fashion shares the stage with political theater and live music, with a closing call to action.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need lawsuits, ballots and mass protests, but none of it lands if we\u2019re not also fighting for people\u2019s imagination,\u201d says Linda Burnham, co-producer of the show. \u201cPeople are exhausted and scared. FvF will expose the absurdities of fascist mythology and ideology in ways a news headline cannot and spark new ideas about how to resist.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cFascism doesn\u2019t win by policy alone. It wins by telling a story. A myth about a \u2018Golden Age.\u2019 A permanent emergency that makes cruelty seem necessary. That\u2019s not an accident, it\u2019s a strategy, and it works on the same terrain as culture: image, spectacle, emotion,\u201d says Aya De Le\u00f3n, the show\u2019s playwright.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery piece on this runway translates what is happening under fascism into a feeling,\u201d explains Erica Furlong, the FVF creative director. \u201cOne designer\u2019s trench coat is covered in pockets stamped \u2018TRUTH,\u2019 \u2018MEMORY,\u2019 \u2018HOPE,\u2019 \u2018VOTE,\u2019 \u2018FUTURE,\u2019 because that\u2019s literally what gets seized first, pocket by pocket, under fascist decline. Fashion can hold grief and hope in the same silhouette, and that tension is exactly what this moment needs.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

At its best, fashion is about creativity, diversity, innovation, experimentation and the free exchange of ideas. Fascism, by contrast, demands conformity and control, while suppressing dissent.\n<\/p>\n

FVF was created, organizers say, because democracy should always be in style.\n<\/p>\n

Featured designers include Erica Varize, Rickie Lee, Tianna Charity, Julie Wong, and Maria Flores. The evening features a script by lead playwright Aya De Le\u00f3n, musical performances by Mindeullae Project and DJ Emancipation, and other special guests.\n<\/p>\n

FvF is designed to travel. Following the Oakland premiere, FvF will extend its reach through a documentary short, a curriculum on contemporary fascism in the U.S., and a full replication playbook \u2014 design templates, script, and curriculum \u2014 so organizers in other cities can stage their own version of the show.\n<\/p>\n

Get more details at www.fashionvfascism.org.\n<\/p>\n

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