<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1R98PM_0wF7bHhK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1R98PM_0wF7bHhK00" width="637" height="457" ><figcaption>Public domain photo</figcaption></figure>Please Support Local Advertisers111NEWBURYPORT – Writers for Democratic Action (WDA), along with the Newburyport Democratic City Committee (NDCC) and The PEG Center for Art &amp; Activism, have announce a performance of It Can’t Happen Here–Again!, a new play “resisting the rise of authoritarianism.”The local performance will be at The PEG Center for Art &amp; Activism on Sunday, October 27 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at 3 Harris Street in Newburyport.Readers for this event include Beth Blanchard, Sarah Hall, Carolyn Russell, MA State Representative Dawne Shand, and Edward Speck.Admission is free.It Can’t Happen Here–Again! is inspired by the Sinclair Lewis play It Can’t Happen Here, which was initially presented across the nation on October 27, 1936, as a New Deal rallying cry against the rise of fascism in the US, organizers said.The readings are part of WDA’s ‘nationwide literary celebration of resistance to threats against democracy in America,” organizers added.NDCC Vice-Chair Katherine Gendron said, “We are here to say that democracy must survive in our country. We invite everyone to join us in this nationwide event. It is a call to action and a call to vote. Vote! Vote!”WDA says it is an international organization of more than 3,000 writers, as well as more than 150 bookstore partners, standing together to champion democracy and the institutions that embody it.<h2>Newsletter</h2>Would you like your week wrapped up? Sign up for our Friday newsletters for a look back and a look ahead. We won't sell (or give away) your email address.The Ipswich Local News is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We can only operate with your assistance.Instead of making a one-time donation, please consider a recurring contribution. You can select whatever amount you wish.Please consider a monthly donation of $10.But support us at whatever level makes you comfortable. Every little helps.</div></body>

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NEWBURYPORT – Writers for Democratic Action (WDA), along with the Newburyport Democratic City Committee (NDCC) and The PEG Center for Art & Activism, have announce a performance of It Can’t Happen Here–Again!, a new play “resisting the rise of authoritarianism.”. The local performance will be at...