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Nationwide 'Free America' Walkout Begins on Anniversary of Trump's Second Inauguration

Organizers cast the synchronized walkouts as a withdrawal of consent to counter what they call an authoritarian turn.

Overview

  • Walkouts kicked off at 2 p.m. local time across cities in all 50 states, organized by Women’s March with partners including Indivisible and the ACLU.
  • Organizers listed about 1,246 local events and roughly 43,000 RSVPs by Tuesday morning, with nearly 50,000 participants expected nationwide.
  • The campaign urges people to leave work, school and commerce and declares "we will be ungovernable" as it pivots from mass marches to more disruptive tactics.
  • Preliminary survey data shared with Axios found 34% of polled current or prospective participants say Americans may have to resort to violence to save the country.
  • The White House dismissed the effort as based on "lies," after earlier threats to consider stronger measures following protests over the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good.