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Anti-Trump protest planned in New Orleans to push back on June 14 parade
Protestors will take to the streets in New Orleans on Saturday as part of what organizers expect will be the largest single-day anti-President Trump rally since the start of his second administration.
Why it matters: The widespread movement will run counter to Trump's multimillion dollar military parade in D.C.
State of play: The protests, which represent action from more than 100 pro-democracy advocacy groups, are collected under the banner of "No Kings."
What they're saying:"No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance," organizers wrote on a website listing hundreds of protests across the country. "From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism."
Organizers called Trump's planned military parade "a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday," the No Kings website said.
"A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn't staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else."
Zoom in: New Orleans' protest is organized by Indivisible NOLA, a branch of the Indivisible Project.
Local organizers expect about 1,500 protesters, a press release says, as they march from the Marigny to Washington Square Park on Saturday morning.
They'll do so as a show of "rejecting authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy," organizers say.
By the numbers: Millions of people are estimated to protest in more than 1,800 rallies across all 50 states and commonwealths including Puerto Rico, organizers said.
Some international rallies are also planned in countries including Colombia, Malawi, Italy, Portugal, Germany and the United Kingdom.
What we're watching: The Women's March is separately organizing nationwide protests called "Kick Out the Clowns."
