Community Dialogue & Freedom Rallies Fund

UPDATE: AS WE APPROACH AND PASS OUR NEW GOAL OF $8,000 please know that any money raised beyond that goal will be used towards further events in July, August, and September as we continue to innovate! THANK YOU for your donation large or small! Here is our background and our entire fundraising history:

Rock This Democracy is a Newtown-based grassroots organization supporting gatherings of all sizes to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism. . Having covered the cost of our prior events (reflected in the total as of today) we now have a remainder of approximately $1500 in hand as we prepare for our June 14th rally. We still face considerable expenses for guaranteeing police presence on the 14th (likely $600 to $1200), obtaining insurance, plus all the nuts and bolts that go into providing high quality sound, nd covering expenses for some tech personell who have often donated their gear, talent, and hours of labor free of charge at past events. For these reasons our Go Fund Me has remained open since day one.

In tandem wthe of our rally on June 14th we hope to raise funds that will enable our planned Democracy Festival on Saturday, July 12th (location TBD). A Community Dialogue may be slated for August, and certainly we anticipate having a VERY large presence in the Labor Day Parade. THANK YOU for your support! Your donations help create a safe, comfortable setting for attendees, notable speakers, music, and more. It covers the cost of signage, web site, free refreshments for guests and water for volunteers at certain events, and more. More information on upcoming events will be found here in the days ahead : www.rockthisdemocracy.org

Thank you for donating!

OUR FUNDRAISING HISTORY

To ensure the success of our first rally on February 22nd we set a goal to raise $2000 to cover all costs. We exceeded that goal by $700 which has enabled us to begin our Community Dialogue events, the first of which was Sunday, March 16th. For simplicity we have kept the Go Fund Me open and adjusted our goal upward at each step cover the new costs as we go. THANK YOU for your support! Your donation today helps pay for the April 5th Rally and onward as we plan to reprise the Community Dialouge event again in the weeks between now and our next major rally in May. The significant costs of venue rental fees, insurance, police presence

(all running into several hundred dollars per event, with police cost at ETH rally surpassing $1200) plus costs associated with sound system, web site, coffee and refreshments for the Dialogue events -- all are made feasible by scores of donations both big and small. Every little bit helps so much and ensures a safe, comfortable setting for notable speakers, music, and guests. More information on upcoming events will be found here in the days ahead : www.rockthisdemocracy.org Thank you for donating!