🛑 RALLY AGAINST THE REGIME
Earth Day Edition — Rally For The Climate
Hosted by: Indivisible Douglas County
In Partnership with: Douglas County Global Warming Coalition
✊ WHY WE RALLY THIS WEEK
We hold this rally every Saturday to protest the accelerating rise of authoritarian rule under the Trump administration. But this week is different.
With Earth Day approaching on April 22, we are joining our partners at the Douglas County Global Warming Coalition to dedicate this Saturday's protest entirely to the environmental destruction being carried out by the same regime we rally against every week. The assault on our planet deserves its own moment — and this is it.
This Saturday, our sole focus is the war being waged against our environment, our climate, and the science that protects both.
🌍 THE WAR ON OUR PLANET
The Trump administration has launched what can only be described as an all-out assault on environmental protection and global climate action:
- Withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement — for the second time — abandoning the global framework to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
- Declared intent to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Green Climate Fund
- Cancelled the sixth National Climate Assessment and scrubbed climate science data from official government websites
- Gutted the EPA and defunded NOAA, resulting in mass layoffs, grant freezes, and the loss of critical environmental monitoring data
- Ramped up oil and gas production and fast-tracked deep-sea mining under a "drill, baby, drill" agenda
- Used the threat of tariffs to bully other nations into abandoning a global carbon levy on the shipping industry
- Cracked down on climate activists, labeling them "ecoterrorists" and emboldening fossil fuel companies to pursue litigation against them
- Increased military operations with a heavy carbon footprint that compounds the environmental damage already being done
This is not just bad policy. It is a deliberate, systematic dismantling of the protections that stand between us and an uninhabitable planet. We are here because the stakes could not be higher.
🎯 WHAT WE ARE DEMANDING
- The restoration of U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement and other global climate bodies
- An end to the suppression of climate science and the restoration of cancelled research programs and data
- A halt to the fossil fuel expansion agenda that prioritizes industry profits over the health of our communities and our planet
- Full funding and restoration of the EPA, NOAA, and other environmental agencies
- Real accountability for the politicians and industries driving us toward climate catastrophe
👥 WHO THIS RALLY IS FOR
- Environmental advocates and anyone who cares about the future of our planet
- Students, parents, and grandparents who are thinking about the world we are leaving behind
- Workers whose livelihoods and communities are threatened by climate change
- Faith leaders, scientists, farmers, and outdoor enthusiasts
- Anyone who believes a livable planet is not negotiable
- You do not have to be an activist. You just have to care.
🕊 SAFETY, DISCIPLINE & NONVIOLENCE
This is a peaceful, nonviolent protest, and that means:
- Everyone is responsible for their own de-escalation, as a safety team may not be available for every protest
- Do not take the bait of those who wish to antagonize us or our movement — disengage or remove yourself from conflict
- No physical engagement with counter-protesters
- No weapons of any kind
🪧 WHAT TO BRING — EARTH DAY EDITION
This week we are encouraging everyone to switch up their signs! If you have the time and ability, bring Earth Day-themed messages to reflect this Saturday's focus. Some ideas:
- "No Planet, No Future"
- "Defend Our Earth"
- "Climate Action Now"
- "Science Is Not a Hoax"
- "Our Planet, Our Fight"
Of course, bring whatever sign speaks to you — all voices are welcome. And as always:
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- Water, sunscreen, medication
A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.