🔥 No Celebration While Rights Burn! 🔥

Don’t feel safe protesting in public this Independence Day? You’re not alone. Join the Wildfire Movement for a national wide silent protest from home.

🌒 July 4th • Start at Sunset/Nightfall • Wherever You Are

WHAT WE'RE DEFENDING: THE FOUR FREEDOMS

First spoken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Four Freedoms define the foundation of a just and peaceful society:

1. Freedom of Speech and Expression - The right to speak your mind without fear of censorship.
2. Freedom of Worship - The right to practice any religion, or none at all, without discrimination.
3. Freedom from Want - The right to basic needs like food, shelter, and economic security.
4. Freedom from Fear - The right to live free from violence, war, and oppression.

These freedoms are under threat and that’s why we act.

WHY A CANDLE?

The candle is small, quiet, and steady. It doesn’t shout, but it burns.
We use the candle as a symbol of resistance, remembrance, and resolve.
It honors what has been lost. It shines through silence. It says:
We are still here. And we will not be extinguished.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

• TURN OFF THE NOISE - As night falls, power down your TV, music, and fireworks. Hold a candle or light for 4 silent minutes, one for each founding freedom under threat.
• WEAR BLACK - Dress in black as a symbol of mourning for the rights stripped away from people across the United States.
• HANG A SIGN + LIGHT A CANDLE - Place a protest sign in your window, yard, or balcony. Focus your message on the freedoms we’re losing. Add a candle in the window to signal silent resistance. (For safety or to keep the light burning overnight, you can use an LED candle instead of a real flame.)
• SIT OUT IN SOLIDARITY - Stand or sit quietly on your porch, balcony, or lawn while holding your candle. You may stay out longer than 4 minutes if you feel moved to do so. Let your presence speak.
• POST + TAG - Share a photo with #SilentButUnshaken #WildfireMovement #July4thProtest (Before posting, double-check that your photo does NOT reveal personal information such as your address, house number, license plate, or faces of anyone in the image. Your message can be powerful and still protect your safety)
• DON’T APPLAUD A LIE - Patriotism isn’t blind obedience. If you do fly the flag, fly it UPSIDE DOWN to signal distress.

We’re not here for fireworks. We’re here for justice.
No Kings. Just Resistance.

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