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EVENTS

Regular Events:  

Weekly Rallies: Every Saturday morning 11 AM - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq in Bethel (rain or shine)

 No need to sign up (but if you can - do sign up on RWB or indivisible)   Rally organizer- Cyndie McGuire

  • Come, Bring a friend, and make your voice heard!

  • Rallies usually begin with a speaker and music.

  • Rallying at the curb usually begins at 11:30 or 11:45 AM so if you are not interested in

          listening to the speaker come at 11:30 AM

  • please park in one of the nearby public parking lots and not in front of the businesses in PT Barnum Sq

  • Recently MAGA counter protestors have been showing up - please do not engage 

  • Bethel Rally Page

  • Bethel Rally Newsletter

 

Bridge Brigade - Usually Fridays (sometimes Thursdays) 4:30 PM at Vail Rd Overpass to Rte 84  (weather dependent)

  • park at 20 Stony Hill Rd and meet at overpass

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Pop Up Protests (with REBS)

 

 

Event sign ups at Red Wine and Blue 

 

November 2025

  • 11/4 - VOTE

October 2025

  • 10/25 Bethel Weekly Rally- 

  • 10/25 REBS Monthly Meeting 2-3:30 PM at Mark Twain Library

  • 10/24 Bridge Brigade- 4.30 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 10/23 Postcard writing - 6:30 at Shakedown Eats (upstairs) bring stamps

  • 10/18 NO KINGS 2-  Bethel Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq

  • 10/18 REBS No KIngs 2- 4 PM - 5 PM at pedestrian bridge corner of rts 102 and 7 in Ridgefield (park behind (CVS)

  • 10/17 Bridge Brigade- 4.30 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 10/16 Postcard writing - 6:30 at Shakedown Eats (upstairs) bring stamps

  • 10/15 POP up protest-  at Rite Aid parking lot across from Costco on Federal Rd Brookfield

  • 10/11 Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq (book banning)

    • ​beware and don't engage with counter protestors

  • 10/10 Bridge Brigade- 4.30 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 10/9 Postcard writing - 6:30 at Shakedown Eats (upstairs) bring stamps

  • 10/7 BOS meeting in Bethel - 7 PM - public input on requiring permit/insurance on PT Barnum Sq

  • 10/5 BDTC Candidate Crawl - 5 PM - 7:30 PM at 3 different houses - food and drink included ($50)

  • 10/4 Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq (voting rights)

    • beware and don't engage with counter protestors​

  • 10/3 Bridge Brigade- 4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 10/2 Postcard Writing - 76:30 PM at Shakedown Eats in Bethel 

September 2025

  • Sorry I was on vacation

  • 9/6  Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq

  • 9/5  Bridge Brigade -4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 9/4  Postcard writing at Shakedown Street Eats in Bethel

  • 9/3  POP UP Protest - 4:30 PM in front of Walmart in Danbury on Newtown Rd

August 2025

  • 8/30 Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq

  • 8/29 Bridge Brigade -4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 8/28 Bethel Blues Happy Hour 4 PM at Shakedown Eats in Bethel

  • 8/27 - POP UP Protest - 4:30 PM - Canondale, Wilton. Park at the Cannondale Train Station

  • 8/23 Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq (healthcare)

  • 8/22 Bridge Brigade -4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 8/20 ICE out of CT Press Conf 4 PM in front of Danbury Courthouse

  • 8/20 Postponed -until 9/3 POP UP Protest - 4:30 PM in front of Walmart in Danbury on Newtown Rd

  • 8/16  Meeting - 2 - 3:30 PM at Mark Twain Library about night brigades

  • 8/16 Bethel Weekly Rally -  11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq

  • 8/15 - Bethel Bridge Brigade - 4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 8/9 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq

  • 8/8-Bridge Brigade - 4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 8/2 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq - gun violence

July 2025

  • 7/30 - Bridge Brigade - Cancelled -THURSDAY  (cancelled due to rain)

  • 7/26 - Bethel DTC picnic - 12 -4 PM at Bennet Park ($5) Food trucks available, raffle, candidates

  • 7/26- Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq - open mic - why am I here?

  • 7/25- Bridge Brigade - CANCELLED (too hot)

  • 7/24 - Postcard writing - 6 - 8 PM at Shakedown Eats  (stay for music bingo afterwards)

  • 7/23 - Bethel Meet the Candidates - 6 PM at Shakedown eats (free apps, cash bar)

  • 7/19 - REBS meeting - 2 PM - 3:30 PM at Mark Twain Library

  • 7/19 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 AM - 12 PM - at STONY HILL  (not PT Barnum Sq) - Good Trouble

    • corner of Old Hawleyville and Rte 6; no speaker or music - just rally with signs​

  • 7/18- Bridge Brigade - 4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 7/17- Putnam Park Freedom March - 4 PM - 6 PM - with REBS - Let's Make Good Trouble

    • We will meet at Putnam Park (near statue) in Redding and March through the park​

    • Parking may be a problem. Carpool if you can.

    • You may need to park across the street at the other section of the park

  • 7/14 (Mon) Bethel Blues Therapy (support group) and T-shirts 6 PM - 7:30PM at Shakedown Eats in Bethel

    • We will meet to talk and vent and support each other. (fyi - no food service available)​

    • Bethel Blues T-shirts will be for sale for $20

  • 7/12- Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq - Free Speech

  • 7/11- Bridge Brigade - 4.45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 7/5 -Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq -National Rally Day

  • 7/1 - 7/11 - Dessert Train for Bethel PD

June 2025

  • 6/28- Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq - social justice

  • 6/27-Bridge Brigade - 5:15 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 6/21 - Starbucks Union Sip in - 12 PM - 2 PM at Starbucks, Stony Hill Bethel. Order drinks using Union Strong for name

  • 6/21 - REBS member meeting - 2 - 3:30 PM at Mark Twain Library

  • 6/21- Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 AM - 12 PM - ending early - at PT Barnum Sq- sit-in (spread peace)

  • 6/20- Bridge Brigade - 5:15 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 6/19- Democracy Noir Film - 7 PM - sign up on Indivisible

  • 6/14 - No Kings Bethel Rally - 11 am - 12:30 PM at Municipal Ctr Lawn- NO KINGS!! (expecting large crowd)

  • 6/13 - No Kings Protest Rally Redding-Ridgefield - 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Pedestrian Bridge, intersection of Rts. 7 and 102.

  • 6/13 - Bridge Brigade - 5:30 - 7 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 (weather permitting)

  • 6/13 - Chalk it up - 10 AM Meckauer to begin chalking NO Kings messages. 

  • 6/13 - Chalk it up - ALL DAY - chalk up the streets with No Kings messages wherever you are and whenever you can

  • 6/7  - Postcard writing - 2-3:30 PM at Daily Fare in Bethel (bring stamps)

  • 6/7 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 AM - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq -  Immigrant rights

  • 6/6 - Bridge Brigade - 4:45 PM at Vail Rd overpass to Rte 84 - weather permitting

  • 6/4 or 5 - REBS Bridge Brigade - Burr St overpass to the Merritt at 7 am. check REBS website

May 2025

  • 5/31 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11AM - 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Sq (food insecurity)

  • 5/30 - Bethel Bridge Brigade 4:45 PM Vail Rd Overpass to Rte 84 - weather permitting

  • 5/24 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 AM- 12:30 PM at PT Barnum Square (support military families)

  • 5/22- (Thurs) Bridge Brigade - 4:45 PM Vail Rd Overpass to 84 - cancelled for rain

  • 5/22 - REBS discussion with CT Mirror - 6 - 7 PM Mark Twain Library

  • 5/17 - REBS Monthly meeting 2 PM Mark Twain Library

  • 5/17 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 AM to 12:30 PM PT Barnum Square (LGBTQ2+ rights)

  • 5/16 - Bethel Bridge Brigade 5:00 PM  Vail Rd overpass to 84 - weather dependent

  • 5/13 - Liberal Rocks - 3:30 - 5 PM at Shakedown Eats (paint rocks with messages to leave around town)

  • 5/10 - Bethel Weekly Rally - 11 AM to 12:30 PM PT Barnum Square (women's rights)

  • 5/9 - Bethel Bridge Brigade - Cancelled do to bad weather

  • 5/3 - Bethel Weekly Rally 11 AM - 12 PM at PT Barnum Sq (National May Day - Pro Labor)

  • 5/2 - Bethel Bridge Brigade 5:15 PM Vail Road Overpass to Rt 84 

  • 5/1 - Rock this Democracy May Day protest/Rally 5:30 PM at 45 Main St, Newtown

April 2025

  • 4.26 - Bethel Weekly Rally 11 AM - 12 PM at PT Barnum Square (Save our Environment)

  • 4/26 - Bethel Earth Day Festival  11 AM - 2 PM. (we will have a table, postcards, rocks, and more)

  • 4/26 - Postcards writing  2 PM at Daily Fare (to OH and VA)

  • 4/25 - Bethel Bridge Brigade - 5:15 PM Vail Road overpass to 84

  • 4/22 - Bethel Referendum vote 4/22

  • 4/19 - Bethel Weekly Rally 11 AM to 12 PM at PT Barnum Sq - (Spread Love Not Hate)

  • 4/18 - April 18 Banner Brigade - Vail Road overpass of 84 at 5 PM

  • 4/17 - Bridge Brigade - Burr St Overpass of Merritt Pky at 7 AM

  • 4/12 - Bethel Weekly Rally (Power of People) 11 AM - 12 PM at PT Barnum Square

  • 4/12 - REBS Meeting  2 PM - 3:30 PM at Mark Twain Library

  • 4/5- Bethel Weekly Rally  (Hands Off Our...) 11 AM - 12 PM PT Barnum Square

  • 4/2 - Bethel Town Meeting 4/2/25

March 2025

  • 3/29 - Bethel Weekly Rally (stand up for Education)  11 AM to noon at PT Barnum Square

  • 3/25 - How Municipal Govt Works  at 7 PM at Bethel Municipal Ctr

  • 3/22 - Bethel Weekly Rally (Stand with Ukraine)  11 AM - 12 PM at PT Barnum Square

  • 3/19 -Bethel Budget Meeting  Municipal Ctr

  • 3/15- Pro-democracy Rally Saturday from 11 AM to 12 PM at PT Barnum Square

  • 3/15- Postcard writing Saturday  at 2 PM at Daily Fare in Bethel

  • 3/8- Protest Rally Sat at 11 AM at PT Barnum Square

January 2025

  • 1/27- Postcard writing  at 6 PM at Burgers n Bites in Bethel

  • 1/20- Protest Walk Mon  at 1 PM at Putnam Park in Redding

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