Love Trumps Hate Rally 10/18/2018

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Love Trumps Hate: We Connect. We Rally. We March

Together we stand as a community unified against the messages of hate Trump spreads. We empower ourselves to take control of our democracy and hit the polls. We stand together as Americans and Montanans. Missoula Rises, along with a coalition of organizations, will host a “Love Trumps Hate” rally and March to the Polls on Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 2:30 to 6pm at Playfair Park in Missoula.

The general schedule of events is as follows:

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 6-8 pm at Imagination Brewing, Missoula, MT

• Sign making party/work party/press can interview the hardworking, on the ground members of Missoula Rises.

Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Playfair Park Missoula,  MT

2:30 - 4:00 pm We Create Community Connection

• The Native community will open the event. Peaceful Heart Yoga will be leading yoga for children and adults, specifically focusing on how to use our passion, rage and anger for positive and constructive work. 
• Community Mural. We want to know what your vision of Missoula Community looks like. Come show us what your heart says about our community. Show us what your dream for a Missoula Community looks like. Show us through art! 
• Community Comfort Food Potluck. Yes, we will have food trucks, but we also all bring our comfort food that speaks to our homes and cultures to share with each other.
• Face Painting for adults and kids. Show your love, your pride, your patriotism on your face! :)
• VOTING!!! We will have escorts to walk people over to the polls to VOTE! And yes.... we are working on getting golf carts draped in American flags to shuttle people over there. Education, education, education.
• There will be tables with information and people to talk to about the various ballot initiatives. You can also find out there how to canvass, door knock and help register voters.

4:00-4:30 Press Conference at Staging Area

4:30 - 5:30 pm We Rally

• Speakers to include veterans, indigenous leaders, youth activists, interfaith leaders.  Rally led by Erin Erickson, Missoula Rises Director and Ben Dawson, Missoula Area Central Labor Council.

5:30 - 6:00 pm We March

• We march from Playfair Park down South Avenue and wrap around the fairgrounds to Russell Street. We surround the sidewalks around the Missoula County Fairgrounds. We surround the polls. We protest, AND we get out the vote. We do both.

A full event description is available online at : https://www.facebook.com/events/248193679377589/ 

For General Media and logistics questions prior to the 18th contact: Lisa Davey, Press Coordinator for Missoula Rises 406-240-4105 or ladavey25@gmail.com

For other inquiries or specific interviews, contact: 
Erin Erickson, Director Missoula Rises 406-531-2510 or erickson@bebtlaw.com