While holding a sign isn’t a solution to the country’s problems, it’s a way to challenge the status quo and a first step toward effecting change.

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Events on the national stage can often make us feel helpless at a local level. But expressing yourself peacefully at demonstrations like October 18th’s No Kings! Rally is one way to push back.
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