HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY! Rally - Newport, RI on Tuesday April 15 from 3pm to 5pm [View all]

SOS - Save Our Security!
Come rally with us to say HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY!

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Social Security Administration office
130 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI

In addition to protesting the cuts to Social Security from DOGE, let's show our support for the staffers at the Social Security Administration.

The plaza where the office is located is private property. 
Please stay on the sidewalks, and respect all private property.
Parking is not always easy in Newport. Please respect street signs.

This rally was organized as part of the HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY call to action, from Social Security Works. For more information, see: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/hands-off-social-security

The attempts to dismantle Social Security continue. The plan is to cut 87% of the staff at the regional offices. 
https://www.wired.com/story/social-security-administration-regional-office-elon-musk-x/
DOGE employees are still accessing data despite court orders.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5352470/doge-musk-social-security-voting
Social Security senior staff are being removed when they stand up to the invasion by DOGE.
https://www.alternet.org/doge-social-security/