A nationwide protest campaign titled “Good Trouble Lives On” is scheduled for Thursday at more than 1,600 locations across the United States. The events aim to push back against President Donald Trump's policies, including mass deportations and cuts to social welfare programs such as Medicaid. The protests will also commemorate the legacy of the late Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis.
Protest sites include city streets, courthouses, and other public venues, with major gatherings planned in cities such as Atlanta, St. Louis, Oakland, and Annapolis. Chicago will serve as the flagship location, with a large rally and candlelight vigil in the city’s downtown.
According to a report by AP, “We are navigating one of the most terrifying moments in our nation’s history,” said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, during an online news conference on Tuesday. “We are all grappling with a rise of authoritarianism and lawlessness within our administration ... as the rights, freedoms and expectations of our very democracy are being challenged.”
Public Citizen, a nonprofit organization focused on corporate accountability, is one of the leading groups organizing the events, along with a coalition of allied advocacy organizations. Organizers have called for peaceful demonstrations.
John Lewis, who served in Congress from 1986 until his death in 2020 at age 80, is widely remembered for his role in the civil rights movement. At age 25, Lewis led a 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where he suffered a skull fracture after being beaten by police. That march, known as Bloody Sunday, played a key role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America,” Lewis said in 2020 during a commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.
In Chicago, Thursday’s rally will include both solemn and energetic moments. Betty Magness, executive vice president of the League of Women Voters Chicago, said the event will feature a DJ and community-led performances alongside a candlelight vigil.
The demonstrations also reflect growing discontent with Trump’s second-term policies on immigration. Earlier this month, federal authorities carried out mass arrests at two marijuana farms in Southern California, where a farmworker died after falling from a greenhouse roof during a raid. These incidents occurred shortly after Trump deployed National Guard forces around federal buildings and to assist immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
On June 8, protests began in Los Angeles, and by June 14, the “No Kings” demonstrations had expanded to hundreds of events across the country, from New York to San Francisco. Protesters criticized Trump’s leadership style, comparing it to authoritarianism, and objected to the use of a military parade to mark his birthday.
The Thursday protests, while rooted in civil rights history, reflect a broader mobilization against what organizers describe as attacks on democratic values.
(With inputs from AP)
Protest sites include city streets, courthouses, and other public venues, with major gatherings planned in cities such as Atlanta, St. Louis, Oakland, and Annapolis. Chicago will serve as the flagship location, with a large rally and candlelight vigil in the city’s downtown.
According to a report by AP, “We are navigating one of the most terrifying moments in our nation’s history,” said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, during an online news conference on Tuesday. “We are all grappling with a rise of authoritarianism and lawlessness within our administration ... as the rights, freedoms and expectations of our very democracy are being challenged.”
Public Citizen, a nonprofit organization focused on corporate accountability, is one of the leading groups organizing the events, along with a coalition of allied advocacy organizations. Organizers have called for peaceful demonstrations.
John Lewis, who served in Congress from 1986 until his death in 2020 at age 80, is widely remembered for his role in the civil rights movement. At age 25, Lewis led a 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where he suffered a skull fracture after being beaten by police. That march, known as Bloody Sunday, played a key role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America,” Lewis said in 2020 during a commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.
In Chicago, Thursday’s rally will include both solemn and energetic moments. Betty Magness, executive vice president of the League of Women Voters Chicago, said the event will feature a DJ and community-led performances alongside a candlelight vigil.
The demonstrations also reflect growing discontent with Trump’s second-term policies on immigration. Earlier this month, federal authorities carried out mass arrests at two marijuana farms in Southern California, where a farmworker died after falling from a greenhouse roof during a raid. These incidents occurred shortly after Trump deployed National Guard forces around federal buildings and to assist immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
On June 8, protests began in Los Angeles, and by June 14, the “No Kings” demonstrations had expanded to hundreds of events across the country, from New York to San Francisco. Protesters criticized Trump’s leadership style, comparing it to authoritarianism, and objected to the use of a military parade to mark his birthday.
The Thursday protests, while rooted in civil rights history, reflect a broader mobilization against what organizers describe as attacks on democratic values.
(With inputs from AP)
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