I think this is an important part of protesting that goes overlooked by the "protests don't immediately solve the problem" people. I'm in a very conservative area as well but when I protest I get more support than opposition. It helps other people realize that hey, maybe I'm not actually surrounded by people who are okay with this. Maybe there are actually a lot more of my neighbors who aren't okay with things, and there's actually hope that if I start acting up more, I'll have support. Hope and morale are pretty important for resistance movements.

Same. I woke up and saw there was another protest scheduled for today projected to be bigger than the last one. I thought "maybe this time there will be one in my town" and lo and behold. I swung by at the tail end of it to see what was up and it was active to the very end. I talked to the event organizers who said 300 people showed up and most care were honking and giving thumbs up. I ended up following the group to a post-protest location to eat and hangout and all in all I talked for five straight hours. I only expected to swing by for a couple minutes to see if there were more than a dozen people.

We did go for beers after so. Not wrong.

It's going to turn into a music festival soon with capitalism ruining it. Bruce Springsteen already showed up to one.

It’s not too late to join - No Kings has more events coming up.

In the meantime, your wallet is your strongest voice in the eyes of this administration. Think carefully about where you spend your hard earned money. A single day of avoiding Walmart and Amazon is not meaningful if you give them your money tomorrow.

Find local businesses that deserve your money and spend your money with them instead. Buy less and buy better quality items that last longer. Reduce consumerism and give homemade gifts or experiences instead of more junk nobody needs. Use lending libraries, swap groups, and other methods to reduce your contribution to the economy, which is frankly the only thing your government cares about.

Nokings.org is the site I went to. I just keep an eye on their site and check it like once a week to see if anything is happening in my area

I just googled it after the last one. Honestly though, I saw a lot less coverage on this one. I'm surprised that it was bigger.

Nokings.org ? You do have to look for it. Not going to show up on your Instagram feed...

We seriously need a countrywide and also even individual online real-time communities for states and cities focused on getting things done together.

Especially to inform each other on when these events are

I know many people who would have gone including myself.

Keep getting more people active, and most importantly connected with each other in-person and online. We all got this!! First we need to better connect!

Edit: Stoat, and Matrix are ideal for the platforms to build up these online 3rd spaces

In Chicago, we have the Chicago Activism Hub where people post protests, gatherings, workshops, other activist events, etc. That's usually my go-to for determining when large protests like No Kings are happening.

Maybe you have a similar website hosted by an organization(s) from your state's largest city? Cities tend to be more Democratic and have more of that drive towards organizing.

From what I've seen this is already happening, along with other engagement drives like circulating petitions and recruiting for mutual aid or collecting aid donations. Those efforts can vary by location but it's certainly not "just standing around with signs" like critics say.

have you been to a protest? they do this at like, every single one of them.

Some dude at the protest I attended had a petition signature sheet for ranked choice voting. He took time to calmly explain how RCV functioned to protestors who weren't familiar with it. Wound up getting a lot of signatures once he brought up the costs of runoff elections on the taxpayer's dime. Gotta know how to speak to your audience

No, we haven't hit 10,000,000 yet. About 12,000,000 is the magic number to reach 3.5% and possibly reach a Tipping Point that becomes a national trend.

I submit that we are already there. No Kings is a literal DEMONSTRATION of our numbers, but it doesn't tell the whole story. There are MILLIONS of people at home, who are just as committed, but will not participate in a protest for many reasons. That does not mean they are less committed, just that the physical act of protesting isn't possible for some reason.

And No Kings is too infrequent. If that's all we had, we'd be screwed. Even more important are people talking to their families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, encouraging their resistance, and spreading the word person by person, as well as online. That keeps the resistance growing between Demonstrations, so each No Kings protest grows, and freaks out MAGA each time.

We've already blown past that 3.5%, and we're heading for Midterms.

If peaceful protests worked then the US military would be holding hands on the Iranian border singing Kumbayah.

Over 3000 protests in the US plus sixteen countries, according to The Guardian. We're here.

Oh, and in respect of your instance I saw a Canadian maple leaf sign that said "Elbows up!" in a picture of the Portland, Oregon demonstration (tenth down, near the bottom of the frame). I miss the goodwill and friendship of Canada so much. Keep boycotting!

wonder if he's wathing at home, rubbing his nipples, South Park Comcast style ?

Vote for what, the system that led us to where we are right now?

no kings >>> progressive victory circle jerk