This a local Indivisible event! Join us to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and those who served and are serving in our military by demanding protections for the services they deserve.
Bring shelf stable items or personal care items (toothbrushes, shampoo etc) to donate.
Stand in solidarity with our Veterans and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Bring: signs, flag cowbells, drums, and a loud voice for chants! Anyone can feel free to bring instruments, sing, start a chant, this is a movement by the people!
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Parking: Please carpool. Free parking: You can park at Staples, the overflow lots at the mall, or The Landing at Hyannis. Staples is only a minute or two walk away while the others are about a 15 minute walk from there. If you need to drop someone off before parking further away, please use the staples parking lot, not the side of a road. Paid parking: the airport, with the total cost $12 or less. (https://flyhya.com/parking-transportation/parking/) Public Transit: There is also the cape cod RTA. There are many lines that can connect you to Hyannis. From there, you get on the “Barnstable Villager” line and can get off at the mall or the landing at hyannis, or you can simply tap to get off when the bus approaches the rotary, they will stop if you tap the yellow line. (https://capecodrta.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Villager.pdf )
SAFETY: If it’s a smaller crowd, we can all park at Staples and stand on the grassy part near Nantucket Sound. If it’s a larger crowd, can spread out at four edges of the rotary (Wendy’s, church, bank, nantucket sound, NOT the airport side), so just stand near where you parked to avoid crossing roads unnecessarily. The rotary is a busy area and most parts do NOT have a crosswalk. If you park at the mall overflow, or The Landing at Hyannis, there is a crosswalk down there by the lights if you want to get to a specific grass area, the mall side will bring you to the church, bank or Nantucket sound, the landing at Hyannis side will bring you to Wendy’s or the airport. Remember, the drivers on the rotary are extremely distracted, so it’s up to you to be mindful, cautious, and safe at all times.
Make sure to stay on the grass, a few feet away from the curb. Stay in the designated area. We are allowed to be on public/town land. We can walk the easements in front of the stores to reach the locations. Don’t go in the road and don’t go in the middle of the rotary. Police can shut us down if this happens. Attendees please help remind others to not go in or too near the road. Be mindful not to block cars visibility for entering the rotary. Notice where the “exit” sign is for your area. The police will protect our right to protest, but if there are safety concerns, the police can and will shut us down. It is the responsibility of all attendees to follow all safety guidelines.
If there are counter protesters, DO NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. If attendees engage, the police can shut us down. We don’t want this to happen!! Notify a safety warden (in a neon vest) in your area of any disturbance immediately before it can escalate. Everyone must act responsibly and obey instructions from organizers and police. Attendees: Do not engage. Step away. Alert a safety warden. Help safety wardens remind others of these guidelines. Your calm response is your power.
If you feel you need to start videoing for any reason, you are encouraged to do so. It will be good record keeping. Please continue to ignore the agitator(s) and find a safety warden, in a neon vest. We don’t expect any violence. We expect this to be a peaceful, safe, event to show our care, community, and courage.
Before you leave: Make sure to leave the space better than when you arrived. If anything needs to be cleaned up (signs, trash etc.) please lend a hand. Also, if you’re not already part of an “Indivisible” group, make sure to get a “palm card” before you leave, with a QR card of how to join. There will be donation buckets if you would like to leave a few dollars to support the “Indivisible” groups on Cape Cod.
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