From National Indivisible: Info on No Kings Mass Protest June 14th
This is the note from National Indivisible, reproduced here just in case you've not seen it.
Dear You,
On June 14, Donald Trump wants tanks in the streets. He wants to grandstand, with our flag and our soldiers as props. He wants to be a tyrant king -- so he’s throwing himself a taxpayer-funded parade on his birthday, just like he’s seen other tyrants do.
But we don’t do kings here. And together, we’ll let Donald Trump know it. While Trump hosts his birthday parade in DC, we’ll rise up everywhere else -- with your help, in numbers even bigger than Hands Off! -- to show him what real power looks like.
No crowns. No thrones. No kings.
Those are principles America was founded upon. They were the battle cry of the Continental Congress that adopted the American flag in June of 1777, in the midst of a war to throw off a monarchy. June 14 in fact -- Flag Day.
Donald Trump has disgraced those principles. He’s actively defying our courts, sidelining Congress, cracking down on dissent, and, with this ego-driven military parade, stealing from the people to pay for his birthday party.
No Kings Day is how we’ll remind Trump, and all of our fellow Americans, that we don’t suffer kings in this country. Trump wants the world to see a glorious and powerful ruler, but what we’ll show them is a weak and unpopular president -- a lame duck flailing for attention as the masses stand up to reject him.
Millions showed up on April 5 for the Hands Off! protests. Over a thousand events were held during the May Day mobilization last week.
On June 14, let’s stand together again, in even bigger numbers, against Trump’s cruelty, corruption, and abuses of power. Click here to find an event (or host your own) and make a plan to gather and remind Trump: America has No King!
How do we start?
To underscore the scale of our movement, we’re working with a growing number of partner organizations to launch local events in every state and community outside of Washington, DC on June 14. The next step towards making No Kings Day HUGE is recruiting folks on the ground to step up and host events in their area.
Check out our No Kings Day Toolkit for resources to plan, register, and promote your own event on June 14. Indivisible and our partners will provide all the tools and support you need to lead an event, and approved registered events will be promoted on our nationwide map!
Our commitment to peaceful protest
A core principle of Indivisible is a commitment to nonviolent action. To minimize the potential for conflict, we’re not accepting registration of any events in Washington, DC on June 14, and we strongly encourage all our allies and supporters to avoid the area of Trump’s military parade.
Let Trump have his little party in DC.
We’ll show our power everywhere else.
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
P.S. Hands Off! was the biggest day of civic protest in years, and we want No Kings Day to be even bigger -- with more people, in more places, driving even more resistance to Trump’s fascist agenda. That’ll take A LOT of investment, and grassroots donations are our single biggest source of funding. If you’re able, please contribute to support Indivisible’s nationwide organizing as we prepare to make No Kings Day historic.
On june 14th, wear your clown costumes, play caliope music & make your banners say: not a king, not a pope, just a clown in the White House.
Please EVERYONE BE SAFE, THEY WILL PROBABLY PLANT MAGAMANIACS, AND THE MAGA MALITIA TO START SHIT, AND TURN THE ARMED FORCES ON THE PEACEFUL PROTESTORS…..BE SAFE AND ⚠️ ALERT