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Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘50501' movement plans May Day protests across US against Trump and Musk, thousands to participate: Key points
In response to Donald Trump's administration flurry of moves over its first 100 days, a series of protests and rallies have been planned against US President across the country for May Day. Protests under the '50501' movement – short for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement have been planned for Thursday. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Nuclear Power! How India and Pakistan's arsenals stack up Does America have a plan to capture Pakistan's nuclear weapons? Airspace blockade: India plots a flight path to skip Pakistan 'Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,' the movement's website states. 'National Day of Solidarity. Stop the Billionaire Takeover. We are the Many. They are the Few.' Here are ten points on May Day protests: -Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate across the United States against the policies of the Trump administration. Protestors will also rally against his tech billionaire ally Elon Musk in what organizers are calling "a war on working people." 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Husband Calls the Police after Discovering the Shocking Truth About His Wife's Dog Obsession Happy in Shape Undo -Over 1,000 demonstrations and rallies are scheduled in every state and abroad, with most being held Thursday, May 1 – historically known as May Day or International Workers' Day, according to a report in USA Today. -The volunteer-led 50501 movement , which spurred other nationwide protests this year, is helping organize the demonstrations along with labor unions, student groups and other grassroots organizations. Live Events ALSO READ: 'Not looking good': Trump's F ratings by Americans in first 100 days sent shockwaves among Republicans -The 50501 movement which stemmed out of a Reddit forum has already organised multiple national days of action the last few months. The most recent one was organised on April 19 when crowds of people attended over 80 protests at state capitols, courthouses and city halls in several states. A massive protest was also organised on April 5. -Organizers are expected to hit the streets to protest President Trump's executive overreach, including deportations without due process, the dismantling of federal agencies and threats to higher education. The protests Thursday are part of a partnership with the group May Day Strong, according to Gloriann Sahay, the co-founder and digital director of Political Revolution PAC, according to CNN. -One of the larger protests is expected in Washington, D.C., where a " May Day Movement USA " rally on the National Mall will start at 10 a.m. In Philadelphia, Sen. Bernie Sanders will join the "Workers over Billionaires" rally hosted by the city's AFL-CIO chapter. -'We will not stand by as this administration kidnaps our neighbors, tramples our rights, jails judges, harms people in our marginalized communities, and turns the evil Project 2025 into a reality. When the government attacks even one person, they are attacking every American,' Sahay said. 'On May 1st, we're gonna step up to bat for our communities and our unions, because we know they would do the same for us.' ALSO READ: Kanye West unleashes explosive rant over custody battle with Kim Kardashian, appeals to Musk and Trump -May 1 marks May Day, which shares a date with International Workers' Day and is often a day for protests and civil action for labor rights. However, most Americans do not have the day off of work, and planning a protest for the middle of the workweek is a tricky proposition for mass attendance. -"We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics," the organizers' website said. -The protests come after Trump's 100th day in office and as the president faces sinking approval ratings. Since returning to the Oval Office, Trump and his administration have cut thousands of jobs across the federal government, enacted sweeping tariffs that led to an escalating trade war with China and launched a deportation program that has triggered bitter court battles. ALSO READ: Elon Musk was asked who would lead DOGE after he quits. He invokes Buddha and Buddhism -50501 describes itself as 'decentralized' and says all its events are organized by independent volunteers. A map on its website lists over 1,000 events in communities across the country. -According to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS, Donald Trump's approval rating stands at 41%—the lowest for any newly elected president at the 100-day mark since at least Dwight Eisenhower, more than sixty years ago. This rating is even lower than Trump's own during his first term. His approval has dropped 4 points since March and is down 7 points compared to late February. Only 22% of respondents say they strongly approve of his performance—a record low—while 45% strongly disapprove.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
50501 protest against Donald Trump on May Day across US: Bernie Sanders to lead Philadelphia rally
50501 movement will hold May Day protests against Donald Trump across US. Several protests are scheduled to take place on May Day against President Donald Trump under the 50501 movement which stands for 50 protests, 50 states and 1 movement. 'Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,' the movement's website states. 'National Day of Solidarity. Stop the Billionaire Takeover. We are the Many. They are the Few.' The 50501 movement held several mass protests across the country in the last few months. The May Day protest comes as Trump completed the first 100 days in office -- with the lowest approval rating. Crackdown on illegal immigrants is one of the most glowing achievement of the Trump administration in the first 100 days, which the protesters are disapproving. 'We will not stand by as this administration kidnaps our neighbors, tramples our rights, jails judges, harms people in our marginalized communities, and turns the evil Project 2025 into a reality. When the government attacks even one person, they are attacking every American,' Gloriann Sahay, co-founder and digital director of Political Revolution PAC, told CNN. On April 5, 'Hands off' protests were held against Trump and Elon Musk. Thousands of people took to the streets leading to the second protest from the same group on April 19. The deportation of Marylan'd Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a key issue of the second protest. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Bernie Sanders to lead May Day rally in Philadelphia The 50501 protest today against Trump coincides with May Day with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders leading the May Day rally in Philadelphia. Organizers say protests, marches, town halls and other actions are scheduled in nearly 1,000 cities across the country to rally against the "billionaire takeover" of the federal government. "This rally is not necessary exclusively against Trump, it's against all the bad bosses, billionaires, and oligarchs who are attacking the working class to further line their own pockets," Philly chapter AFL-CIO spokesperson Maggie Mullooly told Axios.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘50501' movement plans anti-Trump protests across US on May Day
Protests under the '50501' movement – short for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement – in response to the Trump administration's flurry of moves over its first 100 days are set to take place across the country Thursday for May Day. 'Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,' the movement's website states. 'National Day of Solidarity. Stop the Billionaire Takeover. We are the Many. They are the Few.' The 50501 movement sprang out of a Reddit forum and has held multiple national days of action the last few months. The most recent came on April 19 when crowds of people attended over 80 protests at state capitols, courthouses and city halls in several states to oppose what organizers describe as President Donald Trump's executive overreach, including deportations without due process, the dismantling of federal agencies and threats to higher education. The protests Thursday are part of a partnership with the group May Day Strong, according to Gloriann Sahay, the co-founder and digital director of Political Revolution PAC, who responded to a CNN message sent to 50501's 'Press' email. 'We will not stand by as this administration kidnaps our neighbors, tramples our rights, jails judges, harms people in our marginalized communities, and turns the evil Project 2025 into a reality. When the government attacks even one person, they are attacking every American,' Sahay said. 'On May 1st, we're gonna step up to bat for our communities and our unions, because we know they would do the same for us.' May 1 marks May Day, which shares a date with International Workers' Day and is often a day for protests and civil action for labor rights. However, most Americans do not have the day off of work, and planning a protest for the middle of the workweek is a tricky proposition for mass attendance. 'Despite it being a weekday, we still expect a large turnout because the American people are committed to defending the rights of their communities,' Sahay said. 50501 describes itself as 'decentralized' and says all its events are organized by independent volunteers. A map on its website lists over 1,000 events in communities across the country. The planned protests come two days after Trump marked 100 days in office. In that short period, he has moved to upend the world order by cracking down on immigration and immigrants' rights; instituting tariffs that threaten global trade; dismantling the administrative state under the Department of Government Efficiency's slapdash cuts; rolling back protections for transgender people; and exercising executive power with disdain for checks and balances. Trump's 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower over six decades ago – including Trump's own first term, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Approval of Trump's handling of the presidency is down 4 points since March, and 7 points lower than it was in late February. Just 22% say they strongly approve of Trump's handling of the job, a new low, and about twice as many say they strongly disapprove (45%). The first Trump presidency was met with immediate mass protests in the form of the Women's March on the day after the inauguration in January 2017. The second time around, protests were slower to develop on a significant scale until more recently. The 'Hands Off' protests on Saturday, April 5, targeted both Trump and billionaire Elon Musk in response to what the organizers called a 'hostile takeover' and attack on American rights and freedoms. The organizers said they had three demands: 'an end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on; and an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.' Nearly 600,000 people had signed up to attend the events, some of which took place in major cities like London and Paris, according to Indivisible, one of the organizations leading the movement. In Washington DC, several Democratic members of Congress, including Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin, Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost, spoke to the crowds to criticize the Trump administration. Then on Saturday, April 19, the '50501' protests gathered across the US in a similar show of disapproval for the Trump presidency's actions. A key focus of that protest was the plight of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to an El Salvador prison. Further, there have been hundreds of 'Tesla Takedown' demonstrations in the US, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to Musk's efforts to slash federal government staffing and budgets through DOGE. CNN's Alaa Elassar, Kristin Chapman, Shania Shelton and Mina Allen contributed to this report.
CNN
01-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
‘50501' movement plans anti-Trump protests across US on May Day
Protests under the '50501' movement – short for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement – in response to the Trump administration's flurry of moves over its first 100 days are set to take place across the country Thursday for May Day. 'Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,' the movement's website states. 'National Day of Solidarity. Stop the Billionaire Takeover. We are the Many. They are the Few.' The 50501 movement sprang out of a Reddit forum and has held multiple national days of action the last few months. The most recent came on April 19 when crowds of people attended over 80 protests at state capitols, courthouses and city halls in several states to oppose what organizers describe as President Donald Trump's executive overreach, including deportations without due process, the dismantling of federal agencies and threats to higher education. The protests Thursday are part of a partnership with the group May Day Strong, according to Gloriann Sahay, the co-founder and digital director of Political Revolution PAC, who responded to a CNN message sent to 50501's 'Press' email. 'We will not stand by as this administration kidnaps our neighbors, tramples our rights, jails judges, harms people in our marginalized communities, and turns the evil Project 2025 into a reality. When the government attacks even one person, they are attacking every American,' Sahay said. 'On May 1st, we're gonna step up to bat for our communities and our unions, because we know they would do the same for us.' May 1 marks May Day, which shares a date with International Workers' Day and is often a day for protests and civil action for labor rights. However, most Americans do not have the day off of work, and planning a protest for the middle of the workweek is a tricky proposition for mass attendance. 'Despite it being a weekday, we still expect a large turnout because the American people are committed to defending the rights of their communities,' Sahay said. 50501 describes itself as 'decentralized' and says all its events are organized by independent volunteers. A map on its website lists over 1,000 events in communities across the country. The planned protests come two days after Trump marked 100 days in office. In that short period, he has moved to upend the world order by cracking down on immigration and immigrants' rights; instituting tariffs that threaten global trade; dismantling the administrative state under the Department of Government Efficiency's slapdash cuts; rolling back protections for transgender people; and exercising executive power with disdain for checks and balances. Trump's 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower over six decades ago – including Trump's own first term, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Approval of Trump's handling of the presidency is down 4 points since March, and 7 points lower than it was in late February. Just 22% say they strongly approve of Trump's handling of the job, a new low, and about twice as many say they strongly disapprove (45%). The first Trump presidency was met with immediate mass protests in the form of the Women's March on the day after the inauguration in January 2017. The second time around, protests were slower to develop on a significant scale until more recently. The 'Hands Off' protests on Saturday, April 5, targeted both Trump and billionaire Elon Musk in response to what the organizers called a 'hostile takeover' and attack on American rights and freedoms. The organizers said they had three demands: 'an end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on; and an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.' Nearly 600,000 people had signed up to attend the events, some of which took place in major cities like London and Paris, according to Indivisible, one of the organizations leading the movement. In Washington DC, several Democratic members of Congress, including Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin, Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost, spoke to the crowds to criticize the Trump administration. Then on Saturday, April 19, the '50501' protests gathered across the US in a similar show of disapproval for the Trump presidency's actions. A key focus of that protest was the plight of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to an El Salvador prison. Further, there have been hundreds of 'Tesla Takedown' demonstrations in the US, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to Musk's efforts to slash federal government staffing and budgets through DOGE. CNN's Alaa Elassar, Kristin Chapman, Shania Shelton and Mina Allen contributed to this report.
CNN
01-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
‘50501' movement plans anti-Trump protests across US on May Day
Protests under the '50501' movement – short for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement – in response to the Trump administration's flurry of moves over its first 100 days are set to take place across the country Thursday for May Day. 'Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,' the movement's website states. 'National Day of Solidarity. Stop the Billionaire Takeover. We are the Many. They are the Few.' The 50501 movement sprang out of a Reddit forum and has held multiple national days of action the last few months. The most recent came on April 19 when crowds of people attended over 80 protests at state capitols, courthouses and city halls in several states to oppose what organizers describe as President Donald Trump's executive overreach, including deportations without due process, the dismantling of federal agencies and threats to higher education. The protests Thursday are part of a partnership with the group May Day Strong, according to Gloriann Sahay, the co-founder and digital director of Political Revolution PAC, who responded to a CNN message sent to 50501's 'Press' email. 'We will not stand by as this administration kidnaps our neighbors, tramples our rights, jails judges, harms people in our marginalized communities, and turns the evil Project 2025 into a reality. When the government attacks even one person, they are attacking every American,' Sahay said. 'On May 1st, we're gonna step up to bat for our communities and our unions, because we know they would do the same for us.' May 1 marks May Day, which shares a date with International Workers' Day and is often a day for protests and civil action for labor rights. However, most Americans do not have the day off of work, and planning a protest for the middle of the workweek is a tricky proposition for mass attendance. 'Despite it being a weekday, we still expect a large turnout because the American people are committed to defending the rights of their communities,' Sahay said. 50501 describes itself as 'decentralized' and says all its events are organized by independent volunteers. A map on its website lists over 1,000 events in communities across the country. The planned protests come two days after Trump marked 100 days in office. In that short period, he has moved to upend the world order by cracking down on immigration and immigrants' rights; instituting tariffs that threaten global trade; dismantling the administrative state under the Department of Government Efficiency's slapdash cuts; rolling back protections for transgender people; and exercising executive power with disdain for checks and balances. Trump's 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower over six decades ago – including Trump's own first term, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Approval of Trump's handling of the presidency is down 4 points since March, and 7 points lower than it was in late February. Just 22% say they strongly approve of Trump's handling of the job, a new low, and about twice as many say they strongly disapprove (45%). The first Trump presidency was met with immediate mass protests in the form of the Women's March on the day after the inauguration in January 2017. The second time around, protests were slower to develop on a significant scale until more recently. The 'Hands Off' protests on Saturday, April 5, targeted both Trump and billionaire Elon Musk in response to what the organizers called a 'hostile takeover' and attack on American rights and freedoms. The organizers said they had three demands: 'an end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on; and an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.' Nearly 600,000 people had signed up to attend the events, some of which took place in major cities like London and Paris, according to Indivisible, one of the organizations leading the movement. In Washington DC, several Democratic members of Congress, including Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin, Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost, spoke to the crowds to criticize the Trump administration. Then on Saturday, April 19, the '50501' protests gathered across the US in a similar show of disapproval for the Trump presidency's actions. A key focus of that protest was the plight of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to an El Salvador prison. Further, there have been hundreds of 'Tesla Takedown' demonstrations in the US, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to Musk's efforts to slash federal government staffing and budgets through DOGE. CNN's Alaa Elassar, Kristin Chapman, Shania Shelton and Mina Allen contributed to this report.
