Empowering Community Actions for Democracy and Unity

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Manchester Rally

Date: Mondays

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Place: Corner of Main Street and Center Street. (Parking: Center Memorial Park or First Congregational Church lot)

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Portland Rally

Date: Thursdays

Time: 7:30 am - 8:30 am

Place: Intersection of Main Street and Route 66 in Portland

Public parking is available on Main Street. Also at Portland Public Library on Freestone Avenue, and at a public parking lot behind Melilli’s Cafe at 264 Main Street.

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Hartford Bridge Brigade -

Date: Fridays

Time: 4 pm - 5 pm

You bring the wave, they have the signs

Place: Hartford: Location: 370 Market Street, Hartford (behind Candlewood Inn). Park at Riverside Park (free) and bathrooms and it is a 5- minute walk to the overpass. The address is 20 Leibert Rd Hartford. It is basically the Jennings Rd Exit off I-91. Carpooling is suggested.

Carpooling is preferable as it limits the number of cars.

Email to carpool

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Glastonbury, CT, Saturday, Weekly Rally

Time: 10 - 11 am

Place: Main and Hebron -

Please do not stand in front of Daybreak Coffee or use their patio while protesting
Do not engage with counter-protesters
Bring water to drink. It's getting warm out there
We are not allowed to block sidewalks
Have fun
Bring friends!
Food drive continues — bring nonperishable foods

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A Few Reasons Weekly Protests Are Important:

1. People realize that they are not alone

2. By protesting, we alter the agenda and break through stove pipe messaging

3. Our voice is our power

4. They are fun! We help build community - x Friends Everywhere

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Sign Making and Ideas

The Big List of Protest Signs

Have Fun -

My Favorite Season - Fall -- Of Fascism

Impeach - Convict - Remove

Democracy Dies in Silence - Speak Up!

Think While Its Still Legal

Please make your signs PG-13. Let's be sensitive to our neighbors with children.

See Tips for Making Great Signs

For Shutdown: Affordable Healthcare Over Billionaires, Trump's Shutdown Hurts Americans, No Kings

Bring your signs and American flag:

Good Trouble - Lives On

Messaging Focus: Anti- Bad Billionaire Budget Bill

HORRIBLE TERRIBLE BUDGET BILL HURTS WORKING FAMILIES

Taxes for Billionaires Paid for with cuts to Medicaid
Cuts to Medicaid close Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Save SNAP benefits - No Hungry Kids
Tax Billionaires, Not Me
Billionaires want to cut your Social Security

Tips for making great signs

Letter size: This is CRUCIAL. Make sure your letters are at least 4 inches tall—anything smaller will be too hard to read. Use a ruler and a pencil to draw faint guidelines on your poster so you know how tall to make your letters. and more HERE: Also - Have Fun!
Sign Ideas:
Show ALL the Epstein Files
ICE Brutality and Military use in our streets
- No Military In Our Streets
- Unmask ICE
Climate Concerns
- Mother Earth Needs Us
Authoritarian Rule
- We The People
- Due Process -
- No Kings
- Good Trouble
Budget Concerns:
- Show the Epstein Files
- Taking away Medicaid hurts ________ ( families, Nanna, all of us)
- Save SNAP - No Hungry Kids
- Tax Billionaires
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