Wear RED, WHITE, or BLUE as a symbol of respect to our constitution. We will be a sea of red, white, and blue. Upholding the constitution and checks and balances are patriotic. Protest is patriotic.
Saturday April 19th, No Kings, “We’re not going back!” Protest
(250th Anniversary of the American Revolution)
This a local Indivisible event!
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Location: Hyannis Airport Rotary, 499 Barnstable Road, Hyannis
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 )
Organized by: Cape Cod Women for Change/Mid Cape Indivisible in partnership with Indivisible Outer Cape, Lower Cape Indivisible, and 50501,
Email capecodprotests@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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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DO YOUR PROTEST HOMEWORK:
April 19th, NO KINGS! Take Action! Locally, statewide, and nationally!!!
Local:
Join one of Cape Cod’s Indivisible groups, https://indivisible.org/groups
AND/OR
If you have already joined, then consider donating. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblecc402756366?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwLBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfCfT4ja8DOAjCDogNf_LyacDVa2SnjYF_kSPVDYIS4IJp06szF2oav8Cw_aem_e8GKa-27L93gCePhmbajrA
State:
“Every day, unregulated data brokers buy and sell personal location data from apps on our cellphones, revealing where we live, work, play, and more. To protect our privacy, safety, access to abortion and other essential health care, Massachusetts needs to ban this practice now by passing the Location Shield Act.”
https://mobilize.aclum.org/a/protect-data-privacy
Use that link to send a prewritten email to your state rep and senator.
National:
Sign the general strike card. https://generalstrikeus.com/
AND/OR
If you have already done that, Please write or call our Senators to request they support replacing Senator Schumer with someone who recognizes the danger to America and will fight harder to protect us.
Senator Markey (boston office) 617- 565-8519
Senator Warren (prefers email) https://www.warren.senate.gov/contact/shareyouropinion
Example Script:
“Under Senator Chuck Schumer’s Leadership, Senate Democrats recently surrendered a rare moment of leverage to rein in the chaos and harm of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Congressional Republicans. This was a strategic mistake and showed that he isn’t prepared to lead the Democratic opposition to fascism to protect our democracy. We call on him to step aside as minority leader. We need leaders who are willing to fight as hard as we are. Schumer should step aside as Minority Leader so another Democrat who’s willing to lead the opposition can step up to take his place. Please advocate to replace Senator Schumer with someone who recognizes the danger to America and will fight harder to protect us.”
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Join Cape Cod Women for Change (aka Mid Cape Indivisible) in partnership with Indivisible Outer Cape, Lower Cape Indivisible, and 50501, on the anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. In 1775, our country wanted to establish our own government, free from the monarchical control of Britain. Paul Revere’s midnight ride started on the 18th and ended on the 19th, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles were a victory for the American militia and led to increased support for the anti-British cause.
Now, 250 years later, our democracy is at stake as we slip back into a government that only works for a few (the billionaires), instead of all of us! We need to advocate to stop the grift! The President and billionaires, like Elon Musk, should NOT be financially benefiting from their position within the government. This is wrong! We need our systems of checks and balances to be upheld, by allowing congress to exercise their oversight power, and honoring the court’s rulings, or else our founding documents that outline our democracy become nullified.
We must protect our freedoms, as outlined in the constitution. We must stand up for those directly in harm’s way, if you come for one of us, you come for all of us. We all agreed “Never again!” after reading Martin Niemöller ‘s famous poem., “First They Came.”
Corruption destroys, community builds! Stand in solidarity to defend our democracy! We need to be visible and make some noise!!!!!
Please be safe. If anti-protesters come, keep your distance and do NOT engage.
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.
A Kids Space for families to connect will be on the Nantucket Sound side left of the brick Leased building across from CVS. Park Staples side for easiest access. Crosswalk available by KFC if needed.
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.
To submit an event to the calendar, email calendar@swingbluealliance.org