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Protests will take place across the Bay Area on Saturday as part of what is expected to be over 1,800 nationwide demonstrations in response to the policies of President Donald Trump’s second administration, according to event organizers.
Over 80 protests are scheduled for the Bay Area, including in Palo Alto. About 190 organizations from across the country formed a coalition called No Kings to promote the events.
Beginning at noon, Together We Will organizers Sally Lieber and IdaRose Sylvester, along with other co-hosts, are sponsoring a 7x7k Palo Alto to Sunnyvale Rally. The event will feature thousands of people lined up across 7 miles to form a solid line between the Palo Alto and Sunnyvale Tesla showrooms. According to the event details, the event will take place only on the south (Santa Cruz Mtns/ocean/280) side of El Camino. People are encouraged not to block intersections, sidewalk access, or businesses.
Organizers with the Redwood City chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice said it will be supporting the Indivisible Portola Valley and Indivisible Mid-Peninsula plan for Saturday, which includes a No Kings Parade in Palo Alto at the corner of El Camino and Embarcadero from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and a Democracy Fair at Rinconda Park from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
“The ‘No Kings’ mobilization is a direct response to Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing $100 million military parade and birthday celebration, an event funded by taxpayers while millions are told there’s no money for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or public schools,” No Kings organizers said.
The demonstrations coincide with the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and also Trump’s birthday. To celebrate, the administration and Army are hosting a military parade in Washington, D.C. An estimated 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters are expected to participate.
Since Trump’s inauguration in January, protests have been organized almost weekly across the country by grassroots groups.
Other demonstrations are planned in Vacaville, Guerneville, Napa, Sonoma, Sausalito, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz and Monterey.
More information can be found here.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct time for the 7×7 Palo Alto to Sunnyvale event. It begins at noon and is expected to end at 2 p.m.
