Supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plan a morning march across the Interstate 5 Bridge footpath, a protest at Jantzen Beach and rally at Esther Short Park on Sunday as a show of solidarity with candidates who share Sanders’ vision for a political revolution.
According to a news release, the march will occur at the same time as march in Philadelphia — the location of Monday’s Democratic National Committee Convention — and more than 60 other cities.
“We’re a grassroots group of Bernie supporters in Portland and Vancouver,” said Vancouver resident Megan Jones, one of the organizers of the march and rallies.
She said about 90 people or more are expected to participate.
The event begins at 9 a.m. at 103 Columbia St. in Vancouver. The rally at Esther Short Park is scheduled for 1 p.m.
“We chose the I-5 bridge for its symbolism,” Jones said in the release. “The Bernie Sanders campaign ran on the idea of fixing our crumbling national infrastructure, and the I-5 bridge is a perfect example of that.”
The news release states Sanders supporters plan a “day of action” for local candidates who share Sanders’ political vision.
“We’re making Bernie Sanders’ political revolution a reality in Vancouver,” said event organizer Cheryl Aichele in the release. “It’s going to take all those who supported Sanders during the primaries to get active and involved in local politics”.
Jones said the day of action includes phone banking and canvas group organizing for David McDevitt, who is running for Congress as a Democrat for Washington’s 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. They’re also supporting Rob Frisina, a Democract, who is running for the 17th District Position 1 seat in the Washington Legislature.
“We want to encourage people who haven’t been involved in a campaign to get involved and get local candidates elected,” Jones said.
Jones said there are events also planned for Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco, among others.
