What is the American Conservative Movement? It’s us, all of us, the patriotic Americans who recognize that government is getting too big and freedoms are under attack.

It’s a response to rising authoritarianism at all levels of government, from city councils pushing draconian ordinances to would-be tyrants in Washington DC that want to take our guns, our religious rights, and our economic liberties.

It’s a call to unite behind the Constitution in a truly grassroots effort to remind elected officials and bureaucrats that they work for us, the American people, and not the other way around. We have the power to say no, but too many Americans have lost sight of that reality.

The American Conservative Movement was formed, in part, to fight the narrative surrounding the coronavirus crisis, a narrative driven by leftist politicians, mainstream media, and Big Tech progressives who have been using the crisis as a reason to impose their authoritarian ideologies on a terrified populace.

We see the measures they’ve taken to impose their will on people at our darkest hour. They know the coronavirus crisis and its aftermath are their opportunities to seize more power and take away our rights. This, more than anything else, was the catalyst for us to call on our fellow Americans to stand up and push back.

But even in times of strife, we know the American spirit is strong. The people need a reminder of who we are as a nation. Now, more than ever, we need conservative principles of limited-government and self-reliance to guide us out of the darkness and into a new era for this nation.

We are opening things up with our first event, the Saving America Conference. It will be a digital event streamed on Facebook Live. We have 13 excellent speakers for the April 18 event.

The American Conservative Movement needs you. As a group dedicated to keeping authoritarianism at bay, we have a plan to bring patriots together and make our unified voices heard. If you believe in the American experiment—or you want to believe in it again—join us. Together, we can rebuild this nation as the constitutional republic it needs to be.