Activists Staging Jan. 6 ‘Rush-Hour Resistance’ In Bucks County

More than a dozen activist groups across Pennsylvania will commemorate the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol with public displays along regional highways.

Members of the Visibility Brigade, a decentralized movement that characterizes its activities as “rush-hour resistance,” plan to display messages for motorists along I-295 in lower Bucks County, Route 611 in Doylestown Township, and City Avenue in Philadelphia.

Organizers said the coordinated effort looks to keep the events of Jan. 6 in the public consciousness.

“We felt that we needed to coordinate with other groups across the Commonwealth to make a bigger impact,” said Sharon Moon, a local coordinator for the Visibility Brigade. “We cannot drop the events of January 6th into the memory hole if we want democracy to survive in these United States.”

The group, which originated from a 2020 protest in New Jersey, has since expanded its presence nationwide.

In Bucks County, the local chapter has hoisting signs over I-295 several times.

Amy M., a representative of the brigade’s Doylestown branch, said the displays are intended to highlight the importance of the peaceful transition of power.

“January 6th was not just an assault on the nation’s Capitol, it was an attack on democracy in general,” she said.

Several people charges in relation to the events of Jan. 6 were from Bucks County.

After taking office last year, Trump pardoned all those who had been charged as part of the investigation into the insurrection.