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‘Good Trouble Lives On’ Protests Underway at Over 1,600 Sites Nationwide

More than 1,600 sites nationwide are holding peaceful demonstrations to defend civil rights against federal policy rollbacks.

FILE - Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., addresses a crowd at a rally protesting the National Rifle Association's annual convention a few blocks away in Atlanta, April 29, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)
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FILE - U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., addresses a gathering at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, file)
Thousands of people demonstrate in Carson City, Nevada to protest President Trump's policies on Saturday April 19, 2025.

Overview

  • Chicago’s flagship rally features a candlelight vigil followed by a DJ-led demonstration honoring John Lewis’s legacy.
  • A coalition including the Transformative Justice Coalition, Black Voters Matter and the League of Women Voters coordinated events in all 50 states.
  • Protesters are challenging Trump administration policies on mass deportations, voting rights restrictions and cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
  • Activities extend beyond marches to include moral assemblies, food drives, teach-ins and voter registration drives.
  • Organizers seek to build on June’s No Kings mobilization by invoking nonviolent civil disobedience as “good trouble.”