Protesting is key to visibility and growing the movement. When we show up in the streets we let others know nothing is normal, and we build the movement. Whether you love the big dates, or prefer a quiet overpass, you’ll find tips for making protests more fun, more effective, and safer.
There are more than 3000 official No Kings III protests. Most will be small, and many will never get counted. If you attend a smaller protest, click through to learn where and how to report attendance so that everybody counts! You don’t need to be an official organizers, and for small protests it can be as simple as a headcount, reported to the right places.
Help Count Crowds Find Out How »
Every No Kings! people are nervous about violence, or trying to reassure partners. Practice protest safety skills from phone security to de-escalation! Ready makes steady! Click through for information and links to online resources and recorded trainings.
Protests aren’t for everyone. If you can’t attend, subsidize the protest! Sponsor a seat on a community bus, offer to taxi friends, help with sign making, or shop at sympathetic businesses. (Tell them why!) There are lots of ways to support participation, even if you can’t attend the protest Sunday. Click through for more inspiration.
Patron of Protest Find Out How »
Look for three humorous or inspiring stories about resistance today, or find a protest sign from an earlier event that speaks to you. Verify, then share them. There is a widespread idea that Americans aren’t doing anything, but in fact we’re everywhere, every day, creatively resisting. It’s up to us to get the word out.
If you don’t want to battle crowds for a big protest, join (or start!) a small one peripheral to the main event. Visibility Brigade will have overpass events, or check other standing protest groups for adjunct events. If there’s nothing, protest with a friend! Small protests in remote or deep-red places inspire people nationwide! Report your numbers to the Crowd Counting Consortium, and you’ll add to the total!
In the lead-up to every protest naysayers insist that protest are useless AND dangerous. Listen to Erica Chenoweth’s 12 minute Ted talk about moving from skeptic to believer, based on the scientific evidence. Then share it with someone else who needs to hear it.
