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19-04-2025
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Anti-Trump Protesters Mobilize for Hundreds of Events via 50501 Movement
Protesters are gathering across the country as part of the grassroots 50501 movement's 'Day of Action' on Saturday in opposition to Donald Trump's administration. More than 700 actions were expected to take place, focused on issues including the environment, deportations, and the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The organization originated from a Reddit meme. Its name stands for 50 states, 50 protests, 1 day. An estimated 5 million came out for the organization's 'Hands Off' rallies globally on April 5. 'We, the American people, have banded together in the interest of a common goal; to end executive overreach and reject the authoritarian actions of the Trump Administration. We are not paid, or coerced into action. We are driven to act out of our own sense of what is right: decency, democracy, and civil liberty for all people,' the movement writes on its website. 'The 50501 movement has called for a National Day of Action, also known as a National Day of Community Action, not a National Day of Protest,' Hunter Dunn, national press coordinator for the organization, told Newsweek. 'There are plenty of demonstrations happening around the country as part of the day of action, but the primary focus of the day of action is speaking to the needs of your community.' He said that this action could mean a mutual aid drive in Southern California for people affected by wildfires. In New York City, it could mean a demonstration against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deportations. 'The goal here is community impact, not attendee numbers,' he said. Protesters gathered near the White House to demand that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be brought back to the U.S. The Maryland man was illegally deported to El Salvador and remains there despite a Supreme Court order to bring him back. A search for affiliated events yields more than 750 results. 50501 Michigan is planning a 'March for Mother Nature' where attendees hold clean ups in local areas. In Lafayette, Louisiana, organizers are holding a 'Good Trouble March.' In Tampa, Florida, activists gathered to protest the deportation of two Venezuelan immigrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador. In New York City, people organized in front of the New York Public Library. Someone had drawn 'WE THE PEOPLE' in chalk in the street. Other areas are holding 'No Kings' protests to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. In Concord, Massachusetts, Conan Walter held a sign that said, 'Stop fascism now.' 'This celebration is about us getting out from under the King of England's authoritarian rule,' Walter told The New York Times. 'That rule is trying to make a comeback today, and it's important that people step up against that and meet the challenge.' More from Rolling Stone Supreme Court Orders Trump to Freeze Next Round of Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act Count the Dead by the Millions ACLU Demands SCOTUS Block Next Round of Deportations to El Salvador Best of Rolling Stone The Useful Idiots New Guide to the Most Stoned Moments of the 2020 Presidential Campaign Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
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More than 400 Day of Action demonstrations set Saturday against Trump, policies
April 18 (UPI) -- More than 400 demonstrations are planned nationwide on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his policies. The same grass-roots group 505051 that organized "Hands Off" demonstration that drew millions of people on April 5 is planning another one event called "A Day of Action." The website lists demonstrations' locations, including some outside the United States. "Coming off a historic day where an estimated 5.2 million of you all showed up to join us to declare that We the People reject the Trump/Musk administration's war on our freedoms and future the 50501 movement has declared Saturday, April 19th a nationwide day of action!" the group posted on Instagram. The group's name stands for 50 States, 50 Protests, 1 movement, which is a "decentralized, people-powered network of resistance and resilience." "The 50501 movement has called for a National Day of Action, also known as a National Day of Community Action, not a National Day of Protest," Hunter Dunn, national press coordinator for the organization, told Newsweek. "There are plenty of demonstrations happening around the country as part of the day of action, but the primary focus of the day of action is speaking to the needs of your community." The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 1775 is Saturday. The protests are a response "to authoritarian threats, political overreach, and the erosion of democracy," according to organizers. The movement is against a "billionaire takeover," including by Trump and Elon Musk who are "consolidating power, buying politicians, rigging the system, and silencing the people to serve their own interests," according to its website. Also, they are fighting "an economy rigged against the People." They say "while billionaires amass historic wealth, working Americans are crushed by skyrocketing costs, union-busting, and poverty wages." The group is responding to "Trump's Defiance of the Law" that includes ignoring court rulings against purged federal agencies and targeted political foes by declaring he is above the law. And they are upset about "the Erosion of freedom." They include "state-sanctioned kidnappings of students and immigrants deported without due process to attacks on voting rights, reproductive healthcare, workers' rights, and free elections, oligarchs are dismantling the foundations of our country." The group said it represents a cross-section of people racially, ethnically, generationally, economically and political parties. They say they are led by people who believe in nonviolence, mutual care, and democratic values." Demonstrations include marches and rallies. There will be diaper drives, skill sharing, free community meals and teach-ins. "April 19 is just one day of action," according to the website. "The 50501 Movement will continue to organize, resist, and build together as long as it takes." We the People Dissent, a 50501 affiliate, lists more than 525 broader events Saturday.
