Sunday is Flag Day…..it’s Donny’s birthday….it’s time to protest.
The anti-Donny movement, No Kings, has had several successful protests and they have another planned for Donny’s birthday, 14 June…..
It’s been more than two months since “No Kings” protests again drew crowds across the U.S. Another event is set to take place in just over a week, but the call to action by organizers is a little different than others before it.
Back in March, millions attended more than 3,000 “No Kings” events held nationwide, marking the third round of rallies since President Trump took office. Rallies last year attracted more than 5 million in June and 7 million in October, according to U.S. organizers.
The next event is scheduled for June 14. The same day, Trump’s birthday, UFC match-ups are set to be held on the White House’s South Lawn as part of a series of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary.
Meanwhile, the Committee for the First Amendment, relaunched last year, will be hosting “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment.
Being held at The Town Hall in New York City, the 90-minute event is set to be headlined by Bette Midler, Patti Smith, and Jane Fonda. It will “celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment … and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them.”
The No Kings Coalition, which is partnering with the Committee on the First Amendment, says watch parties are being scheduled across the country to stream the event, giving communities space “to sing along, make art, share food, connect with neighbors, and take meaningful action together.”
While previous No Kings events have resulted in rallies, June 14’s event “will serve as a critical opportunity for No Kings supporters to strategize, connect with local organizers, and prepare for the ongoing fights ahead of the midterm elections.”
“… while the President attempts to distract the country with his UFC cage fight spectacle, the No Kings movement will be gathering in living rooms, community centers, and local businesses for public and private watch parties in key cities and rural communities alike,” a press release reads.
Several watch parties have already been scheduled, including events in and around Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco.
(thehill.com)
Let’s wish this fool a happy birthday by protesting his stranglehold on the country and his killer policies…..time for this clown to go away….one way or another.
https://www.nokings.org/ can help make this happen but it will take much more work for a success.
There is an op-ed about this protest….and I agree with it for the most part…..
Americans across the country are banding together to fight the Trump administration. Sort of. Maybe. Well, not really. But many will spend a few hours on June 14 standing in a park, yelling into the air, and then go home wondering why nothing has changed. On the president’s birthday, there will be yet another “No Kings” protest – and it will accomplish next to nothing.
We keep getting calls to protest for a day, boycott for a day, stay silent for a day, wear a color for a day, post on social media one time. There’s a phrase for this kind of action: Doing the bare minimum.
The 1950s Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 13 months. To desegregate a single public transit system in a single city, residents sacrificed for more than a year. They carpooled, walked, watched each other’s kids, left home earlier and got back later. They didn’t ride the bus for a day and pat themselves on the back. The same goes for the lunch counter sit-ins across the South. Those college students didn’t get food dumped on them, get punched and kicked, get spit on and called racial slurs for an afternoon and call it a victory. They went back again and again.
These protests are a good idea but they are short-term…..for a Saturday protest will be forgotten by the following Thursday. If you want these protests to have lasting effect then they must be continuous and relentless.
So on one hand the op-ed is correct and should be a long-term strategy.
You thoughts will be appreciated.
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A general strike for the day of his birthday would be nice. I understand that people don’t want to lose a day’s pay, but imagine that being reported around, the world and the impact on DT.
Best wishes, Pete.
I approve of the day strike but it needs to run deeper….like the civil rights protests and the antiwar protests….some went on for weeks even months……that is what is needed…..chuq
It would have no impact on DT except to enrage him and make him think up more ways to bring retribution to those he despises.
Getting a general strike going is a near impossibility in the united states today and regardless of all the no kings days and all the other protest bullshit, none of it has done a damned thing but scream at the unhearing skies — so what is the use? Waste of time, waste of breath.