The weather is turning colder, and we are now in the countdown to the midterms. These midterms may be the most important in the history of the USA, and we need all hands on deck.
Numbers at our weekly protest have fallen, and when it was summer and people were on vacations, going to cabins, and recharging, that made sense. But it is time to come back. We need you.
The more people who stand along that hill, the more we show the outside world that this is real and important and that there are people fighting. It is important that people who are afraid, or who are thinking that they are the only ones who do not agree with this regime, see that they are not alone.
I can tell you how people in other countries viewed the USA up until recently. It was a place where you could make amazing strides in science and research. The media was open, and freedom of speech was a real thing. Not that there was no free speech or laws such as the Constitution in other countries, but there was a trust here. There was trust in the voting system. The Supreme Court may have given decisions we did not always agree with, but there was, again, a trust.
This is all gone. All of it.
Countries have seen how fast everything is being dismantled, and they are forging other bonds. They are making other trade and protection partners and cutting out the USA.
Gas prices are at an all-time high. The care that people with disabilities need is being cut with no alternatives given. In the next few months, more cuts are coming that will affect each and every one of us negatively. We are stuck in a war that is only getting worse, and experts are warning that AI advancements need to slow down so we can do them safely, while the Trump administration has pushed to accelerate AI development and remove regulatory barriers. CNN, CBS, and others have been censored.
There is strength in numbers, and it is time we show that again.
Come back. Come fight.
While you are with us, pick up a lawn sign to give a neighbor. Volunteer to help our candidates or learn more about them. Come see Kim at the refreshments table and listen to Joel ring his cowbell. Talk to Dave and Jen, and wave your signs to the honks and cheers. Sign up to help bring people to the polls.
We need you. The USA needs you.
SW Protectors
This Tuesday at 6:30 at the Golden Kitchen in downtown Chaska (details below) come listen to Chrissy and Kai as they tell us about what commissioners do and how that affects our cities.
Coming up: At the end of October, there will be a food drive, and we have speakers lined up for every SW Protectors meeting.
Judith
Chaska Protests
Every Friday from 3:00–4:00 p.m. at the corner of Chaska Blvd. and Chestnut Street (Highway 41) [Map]
Every Saturday from 1-2 pm at the corner of Hazeltine Boulevard and Highway 41 (Chestnut) [Map]
Chanhassen Protests
Every Saturday: 1st & 3rd Saturdays from 10-11am at Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 5.
Park at Discovery United Methodist Church. We have permission to park there.
2nd, 4th and 5th Saturday from 10-11am at W 78th and Kerber Boulevard.
Sign library is available.
Norwood Young America
Every Sunday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. (Line up at the bike path south of Highway 212 and Faxon.)
Victoria
Every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 pm on the corner of Highway 5 and Victoria Drive/County Rd 11.
Waconia
Every Saturday from 11:30-12:30 pm at Highway 5 and County Road 10 in front of the Starbucks and Jersey Mike’s. [Map]
SW Protectors
Every first and third Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. It’s no cost and come and go as you like.
Please do buy something to eat or drink, though, to support our venue, which is The Golden Kitchen and is located at 207 N Chestnut Street #110 in Chaska. [Map]
Do you need my sound stuff. John 952 200 0224 johnbvarone@gmail.com