Where to Protest and DEMAND All the Ballots Are Counted
Well it’s the thing we all worried was gonna happen. Trump is trying to steal the election. Now we must take to the streets and demand that ALL the votes are counted before they declare a winner.
The point of these protests is to be part of mass sustained protests nationwide.
These are nonviolent, masked, socially-distanced rallies. We will come together with speakers from community organizations, music, and chants, in order to prepare for the weeks ahead and for further mobilization if necessary.
The big actions are here:
- Oakland – “Count Every Vote: Defend Democracy” Rally at Oscar Grant Plaza – 12-3pm
- SF – Protect the Results Rally – Embarcadero Plaza (at the foot of Market St. across from the Ferry Building) – 3pm
And all the other ones around the Bay are here:
- 11/4 – San Jose – “Count All Votes & Peaceful Transition” Rally & Prayer Vigil – Location TBA (Tentative) – 11a to 8p
- 11/4 – SF – Action for Justice and Democracy – First Unitarian Universalist Society – Noon
- 11/4 – Napa – “Count Every Vote” Rally – Location TBA (Tentative) – Noon
- 11/4 – SF – CodePink Peaceful/non-violent Vigil at the SF Police Station – Mission Dist. – Noon to 1pm
- 11/4 – Oakland – CodePink Post-Election Vigil at Police Dept. – Broadway & 7th – Noon to 1pm
- 11/4 – Oakland – “Count Every Vote: Defend Democracy” Rally at Oscar Grant Plaza – 12-3pm
- 11/4 – Santa Cruz (Online) – The Morning After: A (Post)Election Conversation with UCSC – 12:15-1:45pm
- 11/4 – Richmond – Count Every Vote in Richmond People Strike – Register for address – 1pm
- 1/4 – Santa Rosa – “Protect the Results” Rally – Location TBA (Tentative) – 1pm
- 11/4 – Sonoma – “Protect the Results” Rally – Location TBA (Tentative) – 2pm
- 11/4 – SF – Protect the Results Rally – Embarcadero Plaza (at the foot of Market St. across from the Ferry Building) – 3pm
- 11/4 – Sebastopol – “March for Accurate Election Results” – Location TBA (Tentative) – 3pm
- 11/4 – Pacifica – Count Every Vote and Protect the Results in Pacifica – Intersection of Mori Point Road & Highway 1 (near the Moose Lodge) – 3pm
- 11/4 – Boulder Creek – “Count Every Vote” Rally – Location TBA (Tentative) – 4pm
- 11/4 – San Mateo – “The Day After (Protect the Results)” Rally – Location TBA (Tentative) – 4pm
- 11/4 – Castro Valley – “Count All Votes and Save Our Democracy” – Location TBA (Tentative) – 4pm
- 11/4 – Menlo Park – Facebook Must Protect the Results at Facebook HQ – 4pm
- 11/4 – Point Reyes – “Protect the Results and Count Every Vote” – Location TBA (Tentative) – 4pm
- 11/4 – Santa Cruz – Rally to Demand Every Vote Gets Counted – Clock Tower – 4-7pm
- 11/4 – Watsonville – Rally to Demand Every Vote Gets Counted – City Plaza – 4-7pm
- 11/4 – Mountain View – “Count Every Vote in Mountain View/Palo Alto” Rally – El Camino Real & San Antonio Ave. – 4pm
- 11/4 – San Rafael – Protect The Results Protest at City Plaza – 4pm
- 11/4 – West Marin – Protect the Results and Count Every Vote – 4pm
- 11/4 – SF – Twitter Must Protect the Results of Election Rally – Twitter HQ – 5pm
- 11/4 – Fairfield – “Count Every Vote in Solano County” Rally – Location TBA (Tentative) – 5pm
- 11/4 – Online – NAACP Election 2020 Special Coverage Town Hall – 5-6p
For other locations:
If you don’t find an event near you and want to coordinate or host an event:
• Protect The Results Event Host Toolkit (google doc)
BE AN ACTIVIST FROM HOME:
If you need to stay home, you can still help by making phone call, sending emails, using social media to inspire others, and supporting protestors. Hopefully, you already learned how to do some of this during the BLM protests and in the run-up to the election. Here are some links to help coordinate from home action:
• Protect the Results Social Media Toolkit (google doc)
• Protect our Democracy State Election Officials contact template
• Protect our Democracy County Election Officials contact template
• Protect Our Democracy Elected Officials contact template
• Ways to Support Street Protestors From Home (this is from the BLM protests but the same advice applies)
No matter what, get ready to take some form of action. If we don’t have to, we can all breath a sigh of relief and take a a little time to rest. If we do have to take action, preparing means you will be less anxious and ready to move that much faster.