“STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!” RALLY REPORT

About 100 activists and allies gathered on Rte. 36 in Dansville for a Stand Up, Fight Back Saturday event on February 28th. Although our hearts are still with the individual victims of ICE and the communities disrupted by ICE, we felt it was time to turn back to the Epstein Files. The apparent threat that the contents of the Epstein Files pose to President Trump has led to escalating distractions and possibly even a war that began just hours before our rally.

Protestors used their signs to express messages that are appearing around the country:

• We Believe The Women, Release The Files

• Grab Him by the Epstein Files

• Impeach Bondi – Release ALL of the Epstein Files

• America Wants the Truth

• Release the Trump/Epstein Pedo-files

• Horrors of Rape Last Forever

• Turn Files Into Trials

• Justice For The Survivors

• Honk If You Are Not In The Epstein Files

Next week we sadly shift our message to protesting the unprovoked war with Iran. While we continue to call elected officials and remind our neighbors that we want ICE OUT, Release ALL of the Epstein Files, Refund Illegal Tariff Revenue, Stop Threatening to Rig the Mid-term Elections, and the list goes on.

GENESEE VALLEY VOICES

Walter Pond shares one of his favorite comments from Heather Cox Richardson,

“Authoritarians cannot rise if there are strong communities and people are acting with joy. That is, you need despair and anger in order for an authoritarian to rise…Whatever those things are that you bring to the community, do them, and do them with joy. And don’t stop doing the things you love because you are scared, because that is actually a form of resistance. Showing up and doing things you love says to an authoritarian ‘you have no place to root here’, and that’s going to be really important going forward.”

–Heather Cox Richardson

KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING

“Stand Up, Fight Back” Saturday – Nunda, NY

Nunda 3/7/26 – 4 Corners of Rte. 408 & Rte. 436

Our “Stand Up, Fight Back” Saturday rally on March 7th is when we object to this unprovoked war with Iran, especially the death and destruction it is causing across the region. Join us!

Weekly Geneseo Wednesday and Friday Protests

Wednesdays and Fridays — 3:00–4:00 PM (Winter Schedule)
Gateway Corner Park in Geneseo, NY (across from Wegmans)

NOTE: Summer Schedule, 4:00-5:00 PM, begins March 11th!

Join the ‘Geneseo Visibles’ – all are welcome, even if you can only stay for 10 minutes!

Weekly Hemlock Protest

Wednesdays — 3:30–4:30 PM (Winter Schedule)

Southeast Corner of Rt 15A and Rt 20A (aka “Dollar General Corner”)
Organized by Hemlock Rising Indivisible (hemlockrising8@gmail.com)

NYS ACTIONS

Day of Action – DEFEND NEW YORK!

On March 10th, New Yorkers from across the state will rally in Albany to demand accountability from Governor Hochul as communities face rising costs, new fossil fuel projects, attacks on immigrants, and cuts to essential services—while corporations continue to profit. Climate, housing, immigrant, health, and economic justice movements are uniting to demand a New York that is sustainable, affordable, and safe for all. Buses will travel from multiple regions to Albany—because when we move together, we win together. More information on bus departure locations coming soon; register to stay updated.

Feeling Crisis Fatigue?

“As an engaged citizen, it can sometimes feel like the world is constantly engulfed in crisis.

Crisis fatigue is a form of burnout associated with prolonged exposure to crisis. It is a natural response to what’s happening around us. It can cause feelings of hopelessness, disappointment, frustration, anger, despair, exhaustion, and grief. Those suffering from crisis fatigue may become emotionally numb and unmotivated to take action. We may feel like there is nothing we can do to make a difference, and we may decide to do nothing at all.”

NATIONAL INDIVISIBLE NEWS

What’s the Plan Zoom Meeting

• Weekly, national, interactive Zoom with Indivisible co-CEOs.

• LIVE – Thursdays from 3:00–4:00 PM (2026 registration link)

• PODCAST – Available to listen on Fridays

UPCOMING EVENTS

Livingston County
No Kings 3.0

Geneseo, NY 12:30–1:30 PM
Gateway Park (Across from Wegmans)

Organizers: Genesee Valley Indivisible, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace

Wyoming County
No Kings 3.0

Perry, NY 10:00–11:00 AM
38 Main Street (NY Rte 39)

Organizer: Wyoming County Indivisible
RSVP link: coming soon

GVI Weekly Community Meeting

Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Geneseo, NY

Weekly meeting to share news, plans, and collaborations as we resist the imposition of autocracy in the USA, and affirm the principles of democracy upon which this nation was built.

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