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Newburyport “Tea & Toy Pary” Protest and March
December 13, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
In place of our regular weekly protest, the Newburyport Democratic City Committee will host a Tea & Toy Party Protest in honor of the Newburyport Tea Party (yes, that happened here too!). It will be held on Saturday, December 13th from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. (Note this event is longer than our weekly protest.)
In December 1773, Newburyport residents burned shipments of tea in Market Square to protest the tea tariffs imposed by King George III and the British Parliament.
Now we’re protesting the Trump tariffs – but instead of burning tea we will march from the Bartlet Mall to Market Square. Come out in your colonial best and we’ll protest in the 1773 spirit!!
Weather permitting, we will meet at the Bartlet Mall and march down Green Street to the Christmas tree and Menorah in Market Square. We will have a brief introduction at the Mall and then a speech or two in Market Square about the Newburyport Tea Party and how it parallels what we are going through today.
TOY PARTY DONATION GUIDELINES
We welcome you to bring a new, unwrapped holiday gift our gift card to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Salisbury. They asked us to provide the following guidelines:
Please bring an unwrapped toy or gift card only. No clothing. Gifts should be geared for 1st – 12th graders.
For middle and high school, they recommend gift cards for food places like Duncan Donuts, McDonalds, pizza places (chains). Please purchase these in $10.00 increments. All gifts must be unwrapped. Thank you in advance to all who choose to bring a gift to our “Tea & Toy Party” protest. The Boys and Girls Club is so appreciative — and we love the idea of expanding our outreach to include helping youth in our community.
