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‘No Kings, No ICE, No War’: Millions Protest Across U.S. (world-outlook.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45395325

April 1, 2026

On March 28, 2026, marches and rallies took place in about 3,300 cities, towns, and villages across the United States. It was the third national “No Kings” mobilization. Organizers estimate that more than 8 million turned out, a significant increase over the estimated 7 million that participated in the October 2025 No Kings actions.

The network Indivisible was prominent among the organizers, but hundreds of other groups — both national and local — helped build the events. These included a number of local and national labor organizations.

The recent mobilizations marked an historic overall turnout of protesters in the United States as well as an unprecedented number of individual actions. Among the largest were in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (as many as 200,000); New York City (where organizers reported more than 350,000 in attendance); Chicago, Boston, and Washington, D.C. (about 100,000 each); Seattle (90,000); and Los Angeles and San Francisco (50,000 each).

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

These critiques have been around since long before the first no kings and you should probably engage with them instead of being so dismissive. Among organizers the value of these kinds of protests are often a subject of hot debate.

First, what exactly are the demands that No Kings is asking for? What is the ask of the protest or protest organizers? Go to the website. Take a look around. There are no specific asks.

How many new voters were signed up as a result of No Kings? How much closer are we to a general strike? What direct actions are being planned as a result of No Kings.

I do not care for the politics of masturbation which is effectively what modern protests are: a self serving act of release. And I say this as some who has been an organizer for decades.

The frustration sitting behind the energy people bring to no kings, to take that energy and steer it into.. into nothing? Like I genuinely don't know what No Kings is other than a feel good rally, because they litterally have no call to action.

I think it's a perfectly legitimate stance to take that these kinds of protest politics are extraordinary self serving.