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The 50501 Movement The No Kings Day Protests Scheduled For June 14

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the 50501 movement the no kings day protests scheduled for june 14

"No Kings" rallies will be held in cities across the country to protest President Donald Trump and his policies on his birthday, June 14. The 50501 Movement (50 protests, 50 states, one movement) and other groups are protesting a military parade scheduled to take place in the nation's capital on June 14, coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday, the... Army's 250th anniversary, and Flag Day. Multiple protests are being held in various cities in each state, but no events are being planned for Washington, D.C. Organizers say that a major march and rally will take place in Philadelphia to "draw a clear contrast between our people-powered movement and the costly, wasteful, and un-American birthday parade in Washington." Here's a look at one event happening in each state.

To see all the events taking place, visit the "No Kings" website. Millions of people are set to rally across the nation in opposition to President Donald Trump’s extreme agenda and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C. Dubbed “No Kings Day,” the over 2,000 planned demonstrations are set to kick off Saturday morning, June 14. The protests have been organized by hundreds of organizations and grass-roots groups, including the ACLU, Public Citizen, Indivisible and 50501. A full map and list of events can be found here. For those who can’t attend in person, some media outlets are set to stream protests from multiple cities around the U.S.

“No Kings Day is about standing up for our democracy. Standing up for our rights, our liberties and making sure that we are sending a strong message that we are going to have a free and fair democracy,” Deirdre Schifeling, the ACLU’s chief political... “We’ve had this democracy for 250 years,” Schifeling said. “As imperfect as it has been, we are going to keep that democracy.” "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump’s policies are scheduled in nearly 2,000 cities across the United States on Saturday as a military parade rolls in Washington for the Army’s 250th anniversary, which is... The protests, organized by the 50501 national movement, are meant to counter what organizers call a day for Trump to feed his own ego as he turns 79 years old.

Here’s what to know about the "No Kings" protests and the Army’s D.C. parade: The "No Kings" theme was orchestrated by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of everyday Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement. The No Kings Day of Defiance has been organized to reject authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of the country's democracy, according to a press release from No Kings. A new protest against President Donald Trump and his administration in his second term is set for Flag Day.

June 14 is the president's birthday and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's creation. Demonstrations across the U.S. and in several Mississippi cities. The event is called No Kings Day, though some call it the Day of Defiance. More towns across the Magnolia State are planning local gatherings than for previous protests.

So far in 2025, the 50501 Movement has organized protests at the Mississippi State Capitol Building on Feb. 5; Presidents' Day, Feb. 17; on March 4; on April 5; on April 19; on May Day, May 1; and over Memorial Day weekend, May 24 and on D-Day June 6. Here's what we know so far about a large military parade scheduled in Washington and protests scheduled in Mississippi and around the country this weekend. Flag Day, the U.S. Army's 250th birthday and Trump's 79th birthday all fall on the same day.

Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Opponents of President Donald Trump's administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington to mark the Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump's birthday. The "No Kings" protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump's plans to feed his ego on his 79th birthday and Flag Day. "No Kings" will follow several days of nationwide protests against federal immigration raids including in Los Angeles, where Trump's deployment of the National Guard further agitated his opponents. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is following the president's cue.

Abbott said Thursday that he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, in response to the ongoing demonstrations and in preparation for... The Army birthday celebration had already been planned. But earlier this spring, Trump announced his intention to ratchet up the event to include 60-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks and Paladin self-propelled howitzers rolling through the city streets. He has long sought a similar display of patriotic force. A “No Kings” demonstration is scheduled Saturday in downtown St. Louis, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies.

The “No Kings Day of Defiance” was organized nationwide at the same time a military parade will mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The date also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. In response to the planned rallies in Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Thursday that he had activated the Missouri National Guard in preparation for the protests. The Guard will be mobilized only if “assistance is needed to support local law enforcement,” according to a news release from the governor’s office.

The rallies across the country are intended to “honor civil liberties for all” and protest deportation, U.S. actions in Gaza and recent funding cuts to government departments such as USAID, said Jeff Stack, coordinator of the Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation and an organizer of the demonstration in Columbia. A number of rallies are planned in Kansas City and St. Louis, with additional demonstrations scheduled in Boonville, Fayette, Marshall, Jefferson City, Warrensburg, Cape Girardeau, Springfield, Joplin, Rolla, St. Joseph, Poplar Bluff, West Plains, Kirksville, Maryville, Clinton and several other locations. 50501 (short for "50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement") is an American progressive grassroots political organization founded to organize the 50501 protests against policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration in the...

The group organized several nationwide demonstrations starting on February 5, 2025, with anti-Trump rallies.[8][9] The group hosted another nationwide protest—named "No Kings on Presidents Day"—on February 17 (Presidents' Day),[10] and a third demonstration on... president Donald Trump.[13] "No Kings" protests took place across the US (but avoided Washington, D.C.)[14] on June 14, 2025,[15][16] the day of the U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade and Donald Trump's 79th birthday.[17] These events, in over 2,000 locations and attended by an estimated 5 million people,[18][19][20] represent the largest one-day protest in US history.[21] The movement continues... Discussions of a nationwide protest started circulating on social media in late 2024. According to organizer Kay Evert, the movement started on Reddit, with activist organizations eventually joining in.[22] The movement says it was organized by grassroots activists and spread through social media.[23] The movement used the...

Protestors also expressed dismay about the role of Elon Musk and his actions in the federal system.[25] One protester stated "I'm here because Elon Musk is where he's not supposed to be. He is in our pocketbooks", as well as concerns about accessing confidential and personal data, lack of legal jurisdiction, and the unelected status of Musk.[25] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 5, 2025Contact: Emily Phelps | media@nokings.org Washington, D.C. — Today, Indivisible and a coalition of pro-democracy partner organizations announced the NO KINGS Nationwide Day of Defiance on Flag Day (June 14). The actions are set to take place during Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14.

Instead of allowing this military parade to be the center of gravity, activists will make action everywhere else the story of America that day. Alongside local organizers, partners, and leaders from across the pro-democracy and pro-worker movements, activists across the country will come together for marches, rallies, and demonstrations to reject corrupt, authoritarian politics in the United States. This mobilization is inspired by the success of Hands Off! and May Day and is intended to once again motivate actions in towns and cities in every state in the country. Over 100 events have already been registered all over the country, and more will be added here. As the mobilization’s organizers announced on the website NoKings.org:

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