LAKEPORT, Calif. — Concerned community members from across Lake County will gather in Lakeport’s Old Courthouse Museum Park at noon on Saturday, Aug. 2, to take part in a broad-based, peaceful protest called “Dare to Fight Fascism.”

The event will take place from noon to 2 p.m.

The public is invited to take a bold public stand to defend democracy and reject authoritarian overreach in all its forms. 

The Lakeport rally is affiliated with 50501, a national movement of protests in all 50 states and is sponsored by both the Lake County Democrats and Indivisible Lake County CA, a nonpartisan group composed of citizens from across the political spectrum who are deeply concerned by the corrupt and dictatorial actions of the Trump Administration.

“We’re showing up in Lake County — not as partisans, but as people who believe in liberty, justice, and a government that answers to us,” organizers said in the event announcement.

Indivisible Lake County CA is one of some 1,500 local chapters of the national Indivisible movement. 

The Lake County chapter is a rapidly expanding group of concerned community members led by founding members Peter Windrem, Dr. Gary Maes, Denise Rushing, Annette Hopkins, Bernie Butcher, Elizabeth Montgomery, Bill Groody and Orla O’Keeffe. 

"Across the country, authoritarianism is on the rise — blatant corruption, disregard for the rule of law, and open contempt for the will of the people. On Saturday, Aug. 2, we gather to say: enough,” Indivisible Lake County CA said.

The Indivisible Lake County CA leadership group cites such examples as the deployment of US military in California cities, sweeping ICE arrests and deportation of farm workers, hard working immigrants and US citizens without due process,  the  targeting of individuals and institutions perceived as “enemies,” unprecedented personal corruption, usurpation of the constitutional powers of Congress, and defiance of court orders.  

The group urges Lake County citizens to “join together in rejecting Trump’s authoritarian vision and show up en masse to make our collective voices heard.”

Of particular concern to the group is the impact of these threats on Lake County residents: “It is important to highlight how these actions impact us right here at home.”

Attendees at the Aug. 2 rally are encouraged to visit the Indivisible Lake County website www.indivisiblelakecountyca.com for more information — and to bring water, wear weather-appropriate clothing, bring handmade signs, and, most importantly, to bring their voices.