Vashon Island Free America

Independence Day is about freedom. The American Revolution was a stand against tyranny and kings. That same spirit has lived on—from the Boston Tea Party to the Underground Railroad, from Stonewall to the Civil Rights Movement.

This July 4th, while the U.S. marks Independence Day, we’ll gather across the country—on porches, in town squares, backyards, and streets—to stand for real freedom and build a vision of a Free America brick by brick. 

We will gather at Ober Park. We will read excerpts from our Declaration of Independence and recall the context and the threats our forebears faced then. We will consider the current threats to our freedoms. We will invite you to join in song and music. Bring your flags, your drums and your signs.

The enemies of freedom want us scared, divided, and alone. They don’t want us to dream about freedom. But that’s exactly what we have to do.

This Fourth of July, we will be in the streets with songs of freedom and joy. The dream of American freedom belongs to all of us, and we will not stop in our pursuit of its promise, now or ever.