Minneapolis Will Be The Center Of The Next Round Of ‘No Kings’ Protests | EUROtoday

The subsequent main spherical of “No Kings” protests towards President Donald Trump’s administration will happen on March 28, organizers stated Wednesday, and can function a flagship occasion in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

The protests are billed as a direct response to the Trump administration’s determination to focus on Minnesota with an aggressive and often-violent immigration crackdown that has led to the deaths of two activists by the hands of federal brokers.

“The Trump regime is doubling down on fear and force to intimidate communities and silence dissent, and what we are seeing in Minnesota is a tragic example of that, with immigrant families and Black and brown communities being terrorized,” stated Ezra Levin, the co-executive director of the liberal organizing group Indivisible. “From Alex Pretti to Renee Good to the tens of thousands showing up in subzero weather, we are also seeing a massive movement of brave people standing up for their neighbors and against this regime.”

Two earlier rounds of “No Kings” protests on June 14 and October 18 every drew hundreds of thousands of individuals at occasions throughout the nation, with estimates of attendance on the October occasions as excessive as 6 million individuals, sufficient to qualify as the most important single-day protest in American historical past.

Beyond Indivisible, a number of liberal teams and unions are companions within the protest, together with Public Citizen, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Service Employees International Union and each the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.

Previous rounds of “No Kings” protests have drawn sharp criticism from the GOP, with House Speaker Mike Johnson dubbing them “Hate America” rallies, and different Republicans suggesting the occasions would flip violent. But the variety of arrests and accidents on the rallies was minuscule.

Organizers stated the actions of on a regular basis Minnesotans within the face of the administration’s surge into town present a mannequin for the kind of civic motion “No Kings” goals to encourage.

“For weeks, Minnesotans have shown the rest of the country how people power will help us push back on this administration and move our nation towards the future we all deserve,” stated Katie Bethell, govt director of MoveOn Civic Action. “Peacefully protesting by the thousands, delivering groceries to their immigrant neighbors, driving friends to doctor appointments, walking children to school – this is what organizing looks like.”

It’s not instantly clear what the “flagship” occasion in Minneapolis will contain. During the October protests, greater than 200,000 individuals attended a rally on the National Mall that featured speeches from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and different progressive leaders.