Moms for Liberty bringing Marjorie Taylor Greene to Alabama, counter protests planned

A conservative political group’s plan to welcome a Georgia politician to Huntsville next month has quickly drawn a promise of protests.

Moms for Liberty’s Madison County chapter says its “second annual fundraiser dinner” – to be held June 28 at The Brewers Cooperative at Stovehouse in Huntsville – will feature an appearance by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

“Join us for an evening with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene as she shares her efforts to reclaim our country,” the event flyer reads.

Tickets are $60, according to a post on the group’s Facebook page, and must be purchased by June 20.

Emily Jones, chair of the Madison chapter, said tickets are open to the public for purchase, but the event is not an open forum.

The evening, “will include remarks from designated speakers, recognition of people’s efforts in the past year, and then the keynote address from MTG,” she said in an emailed statement. “Due to prior issues at MTG’s events, we will have law enforcement present to address outbursts if required — though we’re hoping to avoid that of course.”

First elected to the House of Representatives in 2021, Greene represents northwest Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. It is the most right-leaning district in that state, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index.

Only 10 representatives joined fewer bipartisan bills than Greene in 2024, according to GovTrack. A close ally of President Donald Trump, she has faced criticism from members of both parties for apparently endorsing violence against political opponents and for spreading health misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Reaction online from opponents of the political right was swift.

A post to the Huntsville subreddit on Wednesday titled, “Brewers CoOp has certainly lost my business for hosting such an event” has drawn over 500 upvotes and 300 comments as of Friday morning.

North Alabamians affiliated with the 50501 movement – a grassroots, nationwide series of protests against Trump’s agenda and allies – are organizing a counter demonstration during Greene’s appearance, according to social media posts and a pol-rev.com calendar event.

Greene has drawn the ire of LGBTQ advocates over her support of anti-transgender initiatives, including a bill this session that would criminalize gender-affirming health care for minors.

Moms for Liberty, a conservative political group with two chapters in Alabama, has made headlines over challenges to public library books it deems sexually explicit – primarily those with LGBTQ or transgender themes.

The Southern Poverty Law Center describes the national group as “an antigovernment organization” that “engages in anti-student inclusion activities”.

The Madison chapter has clashed with the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library over the latter’s methods of acquiring and reconsidering books. The Mobile library system recently refused to move two books challenged by the Baldwin County chapter.