Elon Musk has sparked debate since taking a distinguished position within the US authorities’s Division of Authorities Effectivity (Doge).
From ‘emailgate’ the place Mr Musk threatened authorities workers with layoffs to the Nazi-style salute that sparked worldwide outrage, the tech CEO has confronted quite a few criticisms.
The TeslaTakedown group needs to chop off Mr Musk’s funding and disrupt his rising political affect.
What are the Tesla Takedown protests?
Tesla Takedown has recognized that a lot of Mr Musk’s wealth is tied to Tesla’s share value, which is inside the public’s management as a publicly traded firm. The group argues that boycotting Tesla merchandise can restrict funding to the CEO and equally aligned figures akin to Tommy Robinson and even President Donald Trump.
Tesla’s share value has risen by 600 per cent within the final 5 years. The protests intention to problem this development and lift consciousness about Mr Musk’s actions.
US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sit in a Tesla Mannequin S in entrance of the White Home in Washington, March 2025
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Whereas the in-person protests observe typical types of organised resistance, with indicators studying ‘honk for those who hate Elon’ and public demonstrations, there’s additionally encouragement for Tesla house owners to promote their vehicles. Some protests are held in high-footfall public areas, whereas others happen exterior Tesla dealerships.
Moreover, some folks linked to the protests within the US have been accused of vandalising Tesla vehicles and taking part in boycotts of manufacturers related to Tesla, akin to Uber.
Who has organised the Tesla Takedown protests?
The important thing leaders of the US-based group embody Alex Winter, Joan Donovan, John Cusack, Edward Niedermeyer and Valerie Costa. The primary demonstration passed off in Tucson, Arizona, catching the eye of on-line activist Mr Winter and sociologist Mr Donovan. It stays unclear who organised the protest.
Throughout the pond within the UK, 50-year-old Londoner John Gorenfeld, initially from California, is main the cost with the protests.
Residing and dealing as a contract software program engineer in south London’s Morden, Mr Gorenfeld and his activist associate, Theodora Sutcliffe, have established a 25-strong group of activists, in response to an interview the previous carried out with the Day by day Categorical.
“I noticed folks protesting within the States and I needed to be part of that,” he mentioned. “I believe it actually offers folks hope to know that there are others who really feel the identical approach.
“We might be dangerous folks if we did not do one thing about this sort of evil.”
When is the Tesla Takedown protest in London?
The worldwide day of motion for Tesla Takedown is ready for Saturday, March 29, with protests going down throughout the UK, from Edinburgh and Glasgow to London and Bristol.
The London Park Royal Tesla Takedown will happen at 11am on Saturday, March 29, on the Tesla dealership at 152 Dukes Street, W3 0SL.
The occasion organisers wrote: “Elon Musk is destroying democracy all over the world, and he is utilizing the fortune he constructed at Tesla to do it. We’re taking nonviolent motion at Tesla to cease Musk.
“Promote your Teslas, dump your inventory, be a part of the picket traces. We’re tanking Tesla’s inventory value to cease Musk. Stopping Musk will assist save lives and shield our democracy.
“The stakes couldn’t be larger. Nobody is coming to save lots of us. Not politicians, not the media, not the courts.
“Tesla Takedown is a peaceable protest motion. We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property.”
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