On October 18, millions of us will rise again to show the world that America will have No Kings. South County Rising is organizing a peaceful public protest on Franklin Street sidewalks in Westerly, starting at noon. Park in the ALDI shopping center lot or across the street at McQuade’s Shopping Center or any lot on Franklin Street, Route #1, not Main Street.

This protest reflects our honest history that America was founded against the unfair taxation of a king. The recent tariffs and the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) are thinly veiled taxes on average citizens that give tax cuts to the rich. We are taking to the streets in protest of our present administration’s willingness to look away from steadily rising prices and the reality that healthcare for many will be out of reach fi

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