Randi Weingarten to promote the anti-fascism book as Charlie Kirk Death leads the news

The head of the American teachers’ federation (AFT), Randi Weingarten, is expected to organize a virtual event on Tuesday by promoting his new book on educators who fight against “fascist regimes” – an appearance that comes less than a week after the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk, which would have been motivated by the anti -fascist ideology.

The virtual event should launch 4 p.m. East Tuesday And is hosted by a group called Émerge, a non -profitable liberal organization which “recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to democratic women who want to present themselves in the elections”, according to its website.

The event will focus on the new book of Weingarten, “why the fascists fear the teachers”, and will understand the president and chief executive emerges A’Shanti F. Gholar.

Fox News Digital contacted the American teachers’ federation and emerge if the event had been canceled in the light of Kirk’s assassination or if Weingarten would be addressed to his death, but has not received any answers. The promotions of the event are always active on the Emerge website.

Weingarten’s book, which arrives on Tuesday, is developing on her opinions that fight against what she says is fascist ideology and how it works to “undermine democracy, opportunity and public education as we know it”.

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The president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten speaks during a rally in front of the Ministry of Education on March 13, 2025 in Washington. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

“The attacks on schools and teachers have long been a characteristic of fascist regimes: throughout history, as many dictators have increased in power, they have started to ban books and control the program,” said the preview of the book. “Fascists fear teachers because teachers promote an educated and autonomous population who can see past propaganda and frightening tactics. Fascists fear teachers because they teach young people to think by themselves.”

The media experts and the conservatives stressed the years of the left to claim conservative personalities such as Kirk are “fascists”.

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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, distributed hats Maga to the public on May 1, 2025, during an event in California. Charlie Kirk was murdered on September 10, 2025. (Michael Ho Wai Lee / Sopa Images / Lightrocket via Getty Images)

Kirk, who co -founded Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2018, was assassinated Wednesday during a TPUSA event at the University of Utah Valley when one blow rang and struck the conservative political leader. The officials identified Tyler Robinson as the suspect of the case, holding him late Thursday after Robinson admitted violence to his father, investigators said.

Robinson, 22, is under “Watch Special” when he was in detention until he ended a mental health assessment, the authorities reported on Sunday.

The main investigators told Fox News Digital that officials also question Robinson’s romantic partner, an unidentified man who is currently going to a woman, who cooperates with officials.

UTAH republican governor Spencer Cox told the media on Friday that the inscriptions on the rolling stocks that the suspect brought with him were registered with anti -fascist messages such as “hey fascist! Catch!” Snow the suspect’s motivations to kill Kirk while investigators continue to comb through his life.

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Kirk, 31, leaves behind his wife, Erika, and their two children, aged 1 and 3 years old. His funeral is scheduled for September 21 in Arizona and will be assisted by President Donald Trump and other heads of administration.

Utah governor Spencer Cox speaks alongside the FBI director, Kash Patel, at a press conference concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk at the University of Utah Valley in Orem, Utah, on September 11, 2025. (Julia Bonavita / Fox News Digital)

The teachers’ leader of the American teachers federation condemned “political violence” following the assassination.

“Let’s be clear: violence never goes,” she posted on X Wednesday. “Political violence never agrees. The life of armed violence is lives. My prayers are with Charlie Kirk, his family and all those who were present in this horrible event.”

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“There is no excuse for political violence against anyone for his convictions,” she posted for X Sunday. “We must condemn him unequivocally. And I hope that this tragedy causes a serious conversation on the role that social media plays in the spread of fear, hatred and disinformation.”

Randi Weingarten, president of the American teachers’ federation, spoke to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago, August 22, 2024. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Weingarten’s book broke against “fascists” follows his press with a full journey during the 2024 electoral cycle against a second Trump administration, warning democratic votes were “best defense against tyranny and fascism”.

“The November elections will determine the path that we take as a nation. Progress is indeed possible, as is the eradication of the rights and freedoms that we hold,” Weingarten said at the AFT annual agreement in Houston, in July 2024.

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“Historians … who study threats to democracy and how fascists come to power conclude that it is rarely a dramatic event or attack that leaves fascism in the door. Violence comes later after being elected,” she continued in a discourse that was criticized by conservatives as “unleashed”.