COEUR d'ALENE — As snow and rain began to fall Tuesday, about a dozen people stood in solidarity along Government Way holding signs. The words "Signs of Fascism" accompanied varying slogans. 

The inclement weather didn't matter to organizer Julie Celeberti.  

"It's Jan. 6," Celeberti said. "That's why we're here." 

The day marked five years since the breach of the U.S. Capitol building during Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election results.   

"It's a day we never want to see happen again," said Hayden Lake resident Karen Sines.  

Sines argues that there are parallels between the events of Jan. 6 and instances of violence within the last century. 

Her sign, which received honks from passersby, read "Our grandparents fought fascism; will you?" 

"I just think of the things our grandparents must have sacrificed in the name of democracy," she said. "Being out here is the least we can do." 

Kootenai County resident Nita U., who declined to give her last name, said that over the past 10 years, she has become increasingly concerned for the preservation of women's rights and those of people immigrating into the country. So much so, she changed her political affiliation.

"I'm a registered Democrat now," she said.  

The Associated Press on Tuesday reported there is no official memorialization of the events of Jan. 6 at the national level, as the opposing parties have yet to agree on a shared history of the day. 

At least five people died in the Capitol siege and its aftermath, the AP reported.