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On Capitol insurrection anniversary, Acton rally says ‘Never again’

January 6, 2024

The speakers were blunt. “We have a problem,” said Acton Indivisible’s Diane Proctor to a crowd on the First Parish lawn. “Democracy is imperiled.” On the third anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, the local Indivisible chapter hosted a lineup of speakers, each of whom exhorted the chilly participants to recognize the danger of watching American democracy slip away. “We are here because you are here,” said former Governor Deval Patrick, acknowledging the at-times boisterous crowd. “Citizenship is an action, not just a concept and I’m uneasy about democracy.” “Citizenship is an action, not just a concept and I’m uneasy about