Mark Winegar (605) 670-9738 or mark.winegar@mac.com
Rapid City, South Dakota -- Secretary Zinke will be speaking to the Western Governors Association at Mount Rushmore, our nation’s preeminent monument, the morning of June 26. The irony of this venue is not lost in the wake of Zinke’s radical reduction of national monuments including Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
Groups will be protesting Zinke’s presence and failed policies in downtown Rapid City.
What: Demonstration of opposition to Zinke’s failure as a caretaker of public lands; evening silent protest to save public lands
When/Where: 11:00 a.m.-- Gather at Memorial Park’s bandshell to prepare signs
Noon -- March begins on 6th Street and continues on Omaha to West Main.
4:30 p.m. -- Press conference at Memorial Park
6:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. -- Silent protest on Main Street Square
Who: Sierra Club
Indivisible Rapid City
Concerned residents
** Great visuals: large crowd marching with signs**
This is peaceful resistance. Participants are encouraged to enjoy what Rapid City offers while demonstrating their resistance to President Trump and Secretary Zinke’s disastrous policies. We are not obstructionists. Guests to our great state should not be surprised as demonstrators share the sidewalks and open doors to our wonderful shoppes and restaurants. After all, we are all Americans!
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3 million members and supporters. In addition to helping people from all backgrounds explore nature and our outdoor heritage, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.