Tesla Takedown peaceful protest takes place in Glasgow in global day of action

A TESLA Takedown protest took place in Glasgow today as part of a global day of action.
Activists gathered outside Glasgow's Tesla Centre on Kennedy Street today (March 29) as part of a peaceful demonstration against Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
They held signs with statements such as "honk if you hate Elon" and "Tesla funds fascism".
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(Image: Robert Perry) The protest is the latest in a series of demonstrations that began shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
The goal of the demonstrations is to send a message to the Trump administration that they are against what Musk is doing with the US federal government, including laying off thousands of workers and cutting department budgets in his role as a senior advisor to the President.
The Tesla Takedown encourages Tesla owners to sell their cars and dump any stock they own in an effort to tank the company's stock price.
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(Image: Robert Perry) They say "stopping Musk will help save lives and protect our democracy".
The movement opposes violence, vandalism and destruction of property.
Similar protests are expected to take place at more than 200 Tesla locations worldwide today, including other cities in the UK such as Edinburgh and London.

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