“Reject The Cover-Up” Protests Across Oregon to Protest GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial

MEDIA ADVISORY:
February 5, 2020

PRESS CONTACT:
Kate Titus, Common Cause Oregon (202) 480-1132  ktitus@commoncause.org
Cristina Nieves, Common Cause Oregon cell (503) 757-9973, cnieves@commoncause.org

OREGON – Wednesday, February 5, at 5:30 PM. On the night that Senate Republicans are expected to “acquit” Donald Trump after they blocked key witnesses with incriminating evidence from testifying, protestors will gather in Portland, Medford, Eugene, Florence, Newport, Salem and other locations as part of the nationwide “Reject The Cover-Up” rallies.

The event is part of a nationwide effort to hold President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers accountable for betraying the American people and the Constitution. Protestors will send a clear message to Trump and to GOP senators: Any “acquittal” made after blocking key evidence is not an exoneration—it’s a cover-up.

More than 160 events are being planned across the country by a large coalition of groups, including Common Cause, Indivisible, Greenpeace, NextGen America, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Stand Up America, Women’s March, and numerous others. 

WHAT
Reject The Cover-Up Rallies in Oregon

WHEN
5:30 PM -630 PM

WHERE
PDX Reject the Coverup
Center of Hawthorne Bridge, North Side•Hawthorne Bridge, Portland, OR 97204
5:30pm – 6:30pm
CONTACT Common Cause Oregon’s Associate Director Cristina Nieves
(503) 757-9973, cnieves@commoncause.org

Reject the Coverup
Washington Square by Hanna•Greenberg and Locust, Tigard, OR 97223
12pm

PDX- West-Side Rejects the Coverup
Cornell / Murray Blvd (Safeway intersection)•13485 NW Cornell Rd, Portland, OR 97229 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Standup for Democracy
Corner of SW Langer Dr & Southwest Sherwood Boulevard•SW Langer Dr & Southwest Sherwood Boulevard, Sherwood, OR 97140
4:30pm – 6:00pm
CONTACT Common Cause Executive Director Kate Titus will speak at this event.
(202) 480-1132 ktitus@commoncause.org

A full list of Oregon events, including Medford, Eugene, Florence, Newport and Salem can be found at https://rejectthecoverup.org/.

PRESS
If you are a member of the media who will be covering the event, please click on https://rejectthecoverup.org/ to contact a local organizer.

STATEMENT OF KATE TITUS, COMMON CAUSE OREGON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
“What happened in the Senate over the last few weeks was a sham. A trial without witnesses and new evidence is not a trial at all. It’s a cover up of Donald Trump’s betrayal of our democracy. Even as the Senate failed us and ignored their oath of office, the ultimate power in our country and our government still remains with We The People. Trump is not going to protect our elections, so that means we have to.We must fight for a free and fair 2020 election.”
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