Trump, Good Trouble and Protest
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The theme of the rally, one of hundreds planned across the U.S., is in tribute to the late civil rights leader John Lewis.
Tens of thousands of people pledged to take to the streets in what organizers have cast as a national day of action.
Titled "Good Trouble Lives On," organizers said the rallies will take place all over the country on National John Lewis Day of Action. According to organizers, the rallies are also in honor of the legacy of the late Congressman, who often called on his supporters to make "good trouble, necessary trouble."
The July 17 demonstration marked the fifth anniversary of the civil rights icon's death and is a follow-up to the No Kings rallies in June.
About 100 people gathered Thursday outside Orlando City Hall to protest the policies of the Trump administration as part of the nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On” demonstrations.
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The protests are taking place on the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. The former congressman coined the phrase "good trouble" to describe peaceful protests challenging civil rights infringements, and organizers say the upcoming demonstrations will carry on this legacy.
The Concert of Colors, the African World Festival, the Ann Arbor Art Fair and more. Plus, a community picnic for "good trouble."
"It's vastly greater than what we had anticipated," an organizer said about an event to honor former Representative John Lewis.
Hundreds of Pioneer Valley residents joined protests in the name of the late civil rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis.
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“Good Trouble” rallies are coming to Boston and other Massachusetts cities on Thursday, July 17, in protest of the Trump administration, according to the Indivisible Mass Coalition.
Residents included Oklahoma City in a nationwide anti-Trump protest effort, which honors the death of civil rights activist John Lewis.