The anti-Trump protests that lead the legacy of Senator John Lewis are calling for “good trouble.”
The “no King” rally beyond us attracts a large crowd to protest Trump
Hundreds of thousands of protesters filled streets across the country with a “no-kings” march coordinated to protest President Trump.
Civil rights activist and Georgia Rep. John Lewis was known to have caused “good trouble” by using peaceful, non-violent actions to challenge injustice. Currently, in 1,600 cities and towns across the country, protesters plan to have a similar “good trouble” on July 17th, the fifth anniversary of Lewis’ death.
“What we want the country to know is that his legacy continues to live on, that he gets caught up in, and that the good issues he fought are not over,” said Barbara Arnwein, co-leader of the Transformational Justice Coalition. “We are absolutely focused on ensuring that voices across the country are nurtured.”
Protesters are expected to emerge for a variety of reasons, including opposition to the recently passed budget bill, attacks on women’s rights and diversity, and President Donald Trump’s decision to call on the California State Guard to quell pro-immigration protests in Los Angeles.
“We have a president who actually deploys the National Guard to stop peaceful protests, which makes things more dangerous for people, and makes things more difficult for those who want to get up and protect their neighbors and speak up.
A White House spokesman said this week that President Donald Trump is doing what he promised in the campaign trail.
“Nearly 80 million Americans have given President Trump historic orders to make America great again, and he is making that promise in record time,” said White House spokesman Liz Houston.
When will they start?
As they take place on Thursday, many of the protests are expected to occur after the workday is over. Many of the morning events are organized as protests of cries and waves on the elevated overpass during rush hour.
Organizers said they were not worried that weekday timing would affect the number of protesters.
Over 231,000 people were registered to attend by the afternoon of July 15th. In previous demonstrations, sign-ups were only a small percentage of people who actually showed up to protest.
The Good Trouble Protest Following the No Kings protest on June 14th, attracting millions of Americans in more than 2,000 locations across the country.
Why now?
On August 6, 1965, he pointed out that the protests were escalating weeks before President Lyndon Johnson’s 60th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, a senior director of the Voting Rights Program at the Private and Human Rights Leaders.
“At this moment, more than ever, we need to lift a positive vision for multi-ethnic democracy that everyone can take part in,” she said.
April Albright, legal director and chief of staff in Black Voters Affairs, said Americans need to come out to protect each other once more.
“We need to march. Yes. We need to protest. Yes. We should have local elections. “But we need all aspects of the community that we are actively involved.”
