Weekly (Fri) Mass Pike Overpass Standout in Westfield - Southampton Rd (Routes 10/202)

## Our Mission No Kings Westfield: Defending democracy through nonviolent action, uniting community to reject authoritarianism, and affirming that power belongs to the people. ## Invitation and Affirmation All who believe in our mission are welcome to join us and by doing so affirm that violence and intimidation are never a solution – not on a nation-to nation level and not on a person-to person level – and all of us agree to conduct ourselves accordingly. ## Standout Tips Please wear highly visible clothing if possible. Wow! What a great location for a standout! There's lots and lots of traffic passing by. Southampton Road (Routes 10/202) is heavily traveled northbound and southbound, and the Mass Pike eastbound and westbound is below. Lots of honks and thumbs up and waves...and a few folks flying middle fingers. We smile and wave at them all! We've discovered that the magic happens when we smile and wave to people! Come when you can, and leave when you must. You needn't be present for the entire event. ## How to Get There The address "130 Southampton Road, Westfield" will get you just north of the overpass. ## Parking We can't park in the Southampton Rd breakdown lane. There are vacant business properties north of the bridge, and we've been warned NOT to park there. Please park on the north side (the westbound shoulder) of Sgt. Thomas Dion Way, off of Southampton Rd. just north of the Mass Pike. ## Etiquette! We don't give the finger to people who give the finger to us, or who say unpleasant things. We smile and wave to them, too. We may see a counter protester. If so, the best thing to do is just ignore them and spend our time and energy waving to motorists. Let's keep things 100% non-confrontational in words and body language. ## Other Stuff Please take everything you brought away with you, and leave the site totally clean. If rain is predicted, we'll cancel. ## A Few Requests We've found that roof rake sections make wonderful flagpoles and banner poles. If you