Our Revolution members will join a broad coalition of labor, immigrant rights, and community organizations in a national day of action following the money trail from taxpayer dollars to billionaire pockets and the dismantling of democracy — spotlighting Valor Equity Partners and Antonio Gracias in the “No Gracias” campaign as emblematic of corruption, profiteering, and authoritarian power.
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New York, NY — On Tuesday, August 5, Our Revolution, the nation’s largest grassroots progressive organization, will activate members to join a broad coalition of grassroots organizations for a high‑visibility protest and press conference outside the SoHo offices of Valor Equity Partners. The action will spotlight billionaire Antonio Gracias, a central figure in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, for his role in slashing public programs, driving mass deportation efforts, and spreading dangerous disinformation about immigrants.
As documented in Politico and the Revolving Door Project, Gracias used his leadership position at the Department of Government Efficiency to cut thousands of jobs at the Social Security Administration, embed operatives throughout immigration agencies, and weaponize federal data systems to target immigrants. At the same time, he continued to run Valor Equity Partners, a private equity firm invested in Musk linked ventures, border surveillance technology, and other industries positioned to profit from the very policies he advanced in government.
This protest is part of a national day of action in cities where Valor operates including Palo Alto, Seattle, Chicago, and Miami. It will kick off a sustained campaign to expose billionaires and corporate elites who leverage public positions to funnel taxpayer resources into private profits while advancing an authoritarian political agenda.
“Antonio Gracias represents the dangerous fusion of oligarchic wealth and authoritarian politics,” said Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution. “This is about more than one man — it is about billionaires and big money interests using their access to power to dismantle our democratic institutions, privatize public goods, and profit from fear and division. Our members are mobilizing because we refuse to let the billionaire class loot the public sector, gut essential services, and turn our democracy into a playground for the ultra rich.”
During the action and press conference, advocates will be calling for:
- Full staffing at the Social Security Administration
- An end to immigrant scapegoating and misuse of federal data
- Public accountability for those who abuse government roles to enrich themselves and dismantle public institutions
- A government that serves the people, not billionaires
WHAT: Protest and press conference targeting billionaire Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners and key ally of Elon Musk, for using public office to weaken public services, build mass deportation infrastructure, and enrich private corporate interests
WHEN: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – 12:00 PM
WHERE: Valor Equity Partners, 575 Broadway, SoHo, New York
WHO: Speakers from Our Revolution and coalition partners, grassroots leaders, community activists
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:Our Revolution, New York Communities for Change, 50501, We Feed New York, New York Immigration Coalition, Indivisible, Rise and Resist
WHERE: RSVP HERE
VISUALS:
• Large picket line and banners
• Speakers from coalition organizations
• Grassroots leaders and community activists
• Media backdrop in front of Valor Equity Partners’ SoHo office
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Our Revolution is America’s largest grassroots independent political organizing group, born out of Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. It focuses on mobilizing communities, electing progressive champions, advocating for progressive policies, and transforming the Democratic Party to serve people, not corporate interests.