Overview

• Tens of thousands were expected to participate in today’s Good Trouble Lives On events honoring John Lewis’s call for nonviolent resistance.
• Chicago’s Federal Plaza served as the flagship site where attendees gathered at 4:30 p.m. for rallies, a candlelight vigil and teach-ins blending remembrance with activism.
• A coalition including the Transformative Justice Coalition, Black Voters Matter and the League of Women Voters coordinated the nationwide actions.
• Protesters focused on policy rollbacks they say threaten voting rights, immigration protections and social safety nets under President Trump’s second term.
• Organizers reinforced strict nonviolent discipline, urging participants to de-escalate conflicts and avoid bringing weapons.