""Together, millions will send a clear and unmistakable message: We are a nation of equals, and our country will not be ruled by fear or force," No Kings organizers said in a statement emailed to Fast Company. "As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, [our] nonviolent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.""
"Currently, the federal government is imposing mass layoffs and worker furloughs amid a government shutdown; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents' raids on immigrants are growing more violent; and National Guard troops are being deployed into U.S. cities and against American citizens in the name of crime reduction. (Although judges have stalled President Donald Trump's plans to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and in Portland, Oregon, troops are now patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee.)"
Anti-Trump "No Kings" rallies are scheduled for October 18 in all 50 states at over 2,500 community events. Indivisible leads the demonstrations alongside partners including the ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, Common Defense, 50501, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, MoveOn, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, SEIU, and United We Dream. Indivisible calls the day "the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern U.S. history," and organizers estimate millions will participate, building on June protests that drew over five million people. Protesters cite concerns about threats to democracy amid shutdown-related layoffs, violent ICE raids, and National Guard deployments in U.S. cities.
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