A national activist organization, calling itself 50501 for 50 States 50 Capitals 1 Movement, sprang into being after Trump was inaugurated and called for the first set of rallies to be organized by local groups in the capital cities of all 50 states on Feb. 5th. Activists in many locations who couldn’t or didn’t want to travel to their state capitals, organized local versions. Several people, including Allen Hallmark and an Ashland resident named Rochelle, organized a 50501 rally in the snow at the Ashland Plaza on February 5th. Only about a baker’s dozen showed up with just Facebook and BlueSky posts and word of mouth to tell folks about the rally.
National 50501, which seems to be an amalgam of several activist groups on the East Coast, called for a second round of rallies for Presidents Day, February 17th, and called it “Not Our President Day.” Huge rallies were held all over the country including in Medford where between 250 and 500 folks rallied at Medford City Hall and then marched to Vogel Plaza in the heart of downtown Medford.
Another rally called for by 50501 is being organized in Medford from 12 noon to 2 pm Tuesday, March 4th, gathering first at City Hall and followed again by a march to Vogel Plaza. The signs people have made for these rallies have been amazing. Click here to see photos of the Feb. 17th rally at Vogel Plaza.
Several individuals have signed up with 50501 and claim to be the organizer of the local rallies. In fact, a bunch of folks see the 50501call for a rally and urge their friends and supporters to join the fun. It’s a grassroots one for all and all for one kind of thing.
