A Word About Clark County United in Faith Coalition (CCUFC) regarding the No Kings Rally and March

Hi United in Faith Coalition friends, (From Martha Maier)

We have a plan for singing at the No Kings Rally: those who want to sing can meet at 11 am at the United in Faith Coalition booth that will be on the grassy area of Marshall Park, on the NW corner of Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Drive. There likely will be a group of us in yellow T-shirts near the booth. Bring chairs if you’d like to sit.

Things to note:

There’s a “Singing Resistance” type group (made famous by the Minnesota protests) at First Presbyterian Church called “Community Sing Out.” They will join us at the rally and have a song to teach us.

If you have suggestions for simple songs we can sing, let me know. I’m putting together a song list. I will have some lyric sheets, although the songs should be easy enough to sing without music or words.

We have a portable sound system we will use.

Feel free to bring percussion or other instruments.

We will sing during the march part of the program (after the rally). Since not all are able to walk, we will sing from our “corner” as people leave the park for the walk. Those who are walking (it’s a two mile walk to Waterfront Park), can sing as they walk. We may end up in multiple groups.

“Community Sing Out” hopes to grow its size and presence. If you want to be a part of this group, contact Mary Pierce at mepprof44@gmail.com.

More information on the No Kings Rally is below

NO KINGS IS ALMOST HERE!

Saturday, March 28

12:00–2:00 PM

Marshall Park – 1015 E McLoughlin Blvd.

Vancouver, WA

WHAT TO EXPECT

· Speakers:

o Sen. Adrian Cortes — Washington State Senate

o Greg Kimsey — Clark County Auditor

o Susan Dingle — Clark County Poet Laureate

o Carmen Paniagua — Sister-in-law of Jose Paniagua Calderon

· Live music

· Kids' activities

· Food drive

· Dozen+ information tables from local progressive organizations

THEN — March to Waterfront Park!

Participating organizations: Planned Parenthood • Sierra Club • Washington Conservation Action • NAACP/Shifted Theory • LULAC • No Hate in Washington State • FairVote Washington • Washington Coalition for Police Accountability • United in Faith • Clark County Democrats • Young Dems of Clark County • Grumpy Old Democrats • Democratic Socialists of America

PARKING NEAR MARSHALL PARK

· Clark College

· Memory/Mill Plain Park

· Nearby residential streets

Important: The Marshall Park lot is reserved for accessible parking only.

MARCH CONSIDERATIONS

The march is 2 miles long. A few things to keep in mind:

· Going with a group? Consider parking a car at both ends of the route so you have a ride back.

· Transit from Waterfront Park back to Marshall Park is another option.

· Can't join from the start? March route details will be shared the day of the event, so you can join somewhere along the way.