Join us on Presidents Day Holiday to say, "DJT is NOT MY PRESIDENT!" WHAT: Not My President! — A Peaceful Patriotic Rally PURPOSE: To join patriotic Americans across our nation on this Presidents Day making it clear that we reject the authoritarian takeover of our country. WHEN: Monday, February 16th, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm WHERE: 3105 E Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista (Public Sidewalks in front of Veterans Memorial Park) WHAT TO BRING: • We encourage signs of all kinds addressing the many issues arising from the authoritarian takeover of our country. Also, lots of American flags will demonstrate that We the People will not consent to the rule of a wannabe dictator and his cohorts co-opting our flag and the liberty and justice of the republic for which it stands. • Water or other hydrating liquid • Appropriate footwear • Dress for the weather • Your patriotism, courage, and determination to end the authoritarian takeover of your country. If you ever wondered what you might have done in Nazi Germany when the government was kidnapping your neighbors and imprisoning them in concentration camps, it is what you are doing now. A FEW SAFETY REMINDERS: No violence! Ours is a peaceful and legal assembly. The right to assemble and peacefully protest on public property is protected by the U.S. Constitution. If we encounter anyone who challenges our right to peacefully protest, wants to argue, or gets into our personal space, we stay calm and do not engage. We just walk away. If one of us is physically threatened, we call 911 and turn on our phones’ cameras (video if possible). We record the person’s image and behavior. We try to stay calm, keep a safe distance, and try not to engage. We have the right to take photos/videos in a public place. Please be mindful of vehicle traffic for your and others’ safety. Stay clear of passing vehicles on the roadway and stay on the sidewalks or within pedestrian crosswalks. Obey traffic signals when crossing streets. Keep signs and flags out of the roadway. We want motorists to pay attention to our messages, but we don’t want to create hazards to safe vehicle operation. Be aware of and make way for pedestrians needing to travel on the sidewalks. Let's keep our rally peaceful, safe, legal, and orderly. Reach out if you have any questions and help us spread the word among like-minded patriots. We look forward to seeing you there! *OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Defenders of Democracy Cochise County (DODCC) is a grassroots nonpartisan movement with the goal of defending our democratic republic. We help plan and organize peaceful public events with the overall goal of helping to end the authoritarian takeover of the United States of America by raising awareness of this antidemocratic movement. We want to be part of an antiauthoritarian movement in this country to stop the abuses to individual liberty and the common resources of We the People that such a takeover involves. Our view is that solutions to many of the problems facing our county and planet are virtually impossible to achieve under an authoritarian regime. Thus, we are focused on encouraging and inviting people of diverse backgrounds to unite with us under the common-cause umbrella of terminating the authoritarian movement. Nonetheless, we discourage behavior and messaging at events that detract from this common cause. We certainly do not condone violence. While we cannot control those participating in our organized events, we dissuade participants from creating distractions that weaken the solidarity of our coalition or prevent others from joining us in the overall goal of defending democracy and turning back the authoritarian takeover of our country.