Hundreds of Lehigh Valley residents braved blustery winds and chilly temperatures for the pre-mid-term election No Kings Day in Bethlehem Township and the City of Bethlehem. They lined the William Penn Highway near Route 33 in the morning and along Wyandotte Street just south of the Hill to Hill Bridge in the afternoon chanting slogans and waving homemade signs to encourage citizens to vote Nov. 3.

Similar events were held in Allentown, Dorneyville and Easton.

“We’re encouraging all eligible voters to make a plan to vote early and make sure they understand their options,” says Indivisible Lehigh Valley Bethlehem organizer Brooke McDermott. Common Cause and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) partnered with Indivisible Lehigh Valley Bethlehem to conduct the rallies.

“We need America back,” says Salisbury Township resident Jamie Hess.

Bethlehem resident Wayne Dreyman says, “I feel so strongly that we’re at a crucial time to save our nation’s political system.”

Those attending the William Penn Highway location were encouraged to bring nonperishable food items, which were then donated to Second Harvest.

People driving by both areas honked their horns consistently in a show of solidarity with their fellow Americans.

In a release Philip Hensley-Robin, executive director of the nonpartisan Common Cause Pennsylvania, says “Pennsylvania voters can feel secure that no matter what questions, concerns or anxieties they have, Common Cause and the 866-OUR-VOTE election protection hotline are here to help.”