Asotin County Democrats and Nez Perce County Democrats are again collaborating to sponsor a “Solidarity September” rally for September 1 – Labor Day – at Vernon Park in Clarkston from 11:00am until 1:00pm. The park is located at 615 Chestnut St.
Carmela Conroy, a Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives seat currently held by Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), will speak at the rally.
We will be collecting food for the Asotin County Food Bank.
Bring your signs, chairs, food for the Food Bank, and food for a picnic if you wish.
Please note that there are no restrooms at Vernon Park.
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About Solidarity September
Similar events with this theme are being planned across the country, promoted by May Day Strong, an organization advocating for “Workers Over Billionaires”. Here is some of what they have to say:
Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year because we have to stop the billionaire takeover. Billionaires are converting the government into their private slush fund and just passed the largest wealth giveaway in the history of the US. The money they take from working families, they put in billionaires’ pockets and set aside to fund a private army of ICE agents.
The people of the United States are protesting in record numbers against the billionaire agenda of firing federal workers, dismantling Medicaid, stealing wealth from public services to billionaire tax cuts, and building private ICE armies. Today’s event builds on the momentum from Hands Off, May Day, No Kings, and Good Trouble to insist on a country that fully funds its schools, protects Social Security and Medicaid, keeps families together, and puts workers over billionaires.
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