Evansville answers the call to march and vote
Evansville neighbors, students and community groups are marching to early-voting sites as part of “1,000 Marches to the Polls,” a nonpartisan initiative encouraging voter participation.
“This is what democracy looks like” was the call and response of marchers across the Evansville area as they walked to local voting centers to cast their vote. Neighbors, students, faith leaders and community organizations are answering the call of Rev. Dr. William J. Barber to turn civic power into action.
The local marches are part of “1,000 Marches to the Polls,” an initiative of Barber and Repairers of the Breach encouraging nonviolent, nonpartisan voter participation. Following Barber’s October visit to Evansville, local groups organized marches to early-voting sites, with events scheduled Oct. 19–31.
One march brought together 63 participants, and organizers reported that 27 people voted, supported by neighbors, friends and family.
NAACP members also marched Saturday, Oct 24, during the organization’s state convention, which brought hundreds of members and leaders from across Indiana to Evansville.
Behind the marches was a community effort. The photos below capture snapshots of people coming together to support participation.
| Early-voting location | Dates | Hours |
| Central Library — 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Oct. 26–30 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Central Library | Oct. 31 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Central Library | Nov. 2 | 9 a.m.–noon |
| McCollough Library — 5115 Washington Ave. | Oct. 26–29; Oct. 30 | Noon–6 p.m.; noon–5 p.m. Friday |
| North Park Library — 960 Koehler Drive | Oct. 26–29; Oct. 30 | Noon–6 p.m.; noon–5 p.m. Friday |
| Oaklyn Library — 3001 Oaklyn Drive | Oct. 26–29; Oct. 30 | Noon–6 p.m.; noon–5 p.m. Friday |
| West Side Christian Church — 1200 N. Red Bank Road | Oct. 26–29; Oct. 30 | Noon–6 p.m.; noon–5 p.m. Friday |
| Northeast Park Baptist Church — 1215 N. Boeke Road | Oct. 31 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Cedar Hall Elementary School — 2100 N. Fulton Ave. | Oct. 31 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. |
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