Join Indivisible Rise and Shine for an OVERPASS BRIGADE on No KINGS VOTE EARLY! Day. We will be on the bridge that goes over highway 10 from the Food 4 Less to the Kaiser. We will be on the East Facing side for easy access, but the West facing side is also available if we have enough people. We will have some signs available, and some large signage for the fence. You may bring SMALL signs to face towards the bridge traffic or LARGE signs to face towards the HIGHWAY traffic. Flags, bubbles, whistles, percussion are all welcome. It will be early so you may want a sweater and sunscreen. Bring water! Bring Coffee!!!You may bring a chair if needed but be aware that there will be foot traffic on the bridge and it may be necessary to briefly move for passerbys.
Park in the Food 4 Less Parking lot in the spaces closest to the highway (behind taco bell) and you will need to walk up the overpass to get to a spot where the traffic will see us. While the event is wheelchair accessible, it is only for intrepid wheelchair users, as the incline is a little steep. If you wish to join us but the walk is an impediment, you are welcome to protest at the bottom of the bridge on the street by the TACO BELL, Food 4 Less Parking lot area. It will ALL be meaningful. If you cannot do either, consider sharing the post or driving by and honking or filming! (tag #indivisbleriseandshine) Everyone can do SOMETHING! And together we are unstoppable
We have done the overpass brigade before at this spot and the CHP and Baldwin Park Police have arrived but have not tried to stop us or aggressively interacted as it is within our legal right to protest on the sidewalk in Baldwin Park and a permit is not needed. We have checked.
**We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next. **
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law.
Now, we are taking the next step, turning people power into voter power. Unlike previous No Kings actions, No Kings: Vote Early, is not purely a protest. Instead, on October 17th, it’s a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing our community together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard.
Because no one person gets to decide our leaders before voters do. On October 17th, join us in local events across the country as we get out the early vote and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings.
No Kings: Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
NOTE: This is posted in NOKINGS as well, and you should sign up there to be counted in the national number of attendees, but their site only recognized 64 of my 254 prior attendees, and I wanted to make sure you ALL know.