Overview

• Organizers report about 2,500 locally run events are planned across every state and in parts of Europe and Canada for Saturday.
• Safety protocols include mandatory host trainings, de-escalation sessions, and on-site safety marshals, with some cities planning anchor rallies such as Washington, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Kansas City, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Bozeman.
• Republican leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, have labeled the events a "hate-America" rally and linked participants to antifa, a claim contradicted by the coalition’s listed partners.
• Coverage in multiple states details extensive local schedules, including more than 100 planned sites in Michigan and large marches in Philadelphia and Chicago.
• A Daily Wire report said internal host guidance lists "Shutdown" among event topics and encourages speakers such as laid-off federal workers, as legal fights continue over recent federal moves to deploy National Guard forces in cities like Chicago.