Nationwide 'No Kings' Protest Planned for Parade on Trump's Birthday [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published May 06, 2025 at 9:38 AM EDT
Activists are coordinating a protest on June 14—Flag Day and President Donald Trump's birthday—targeting a military-style parade planned by the Trump administration. The president has said the parade will be a patriotic tribute, but the "No Kings" group, which is organizing the protest, has described the parade as "a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday." Newsweek has contacted the Department of Defense for comment.
Why It Matters
Since Trump returned to office in January, there have been major nationwide protests against his policies. The June 14 event is shaping up as a flash point for tensions between Trump's critics and supporters. Opponents of the planned parade have compared it to authoritarian displays of military power, but the president has defended the value of the "big, beautiful" parade to celebrate the country.
What To Know
The "No Kings" group, along with partners such as Black Voters Matter and the Declaration for American Democracy, is mobilizing volunteers to show up "everywhere Trump isn't—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings." "Real power isn't staged in Washington," the group said. "It rises up everywhere else."
Planning documents for the parade obtained by the Associated Press call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly about 2,000 civilians. Defense officials told NBC News that this kind of parade could cost up to $45 million, which Trump said was "peanuts compared to the value of doing it."
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/no-kings-protest-donald-trump-birthday-parade-2068443
50501 site here - https://www.fiftyfifty.one/
June 14 events (compiled by 50501) sort of start here (at the very bottom) and go over the next several pages - https://events.pol-rev.com/search?contentType=EVENTS&eventPage=6
6/14/25 is a Saturday so stuff is going 6/13 - 6/15.
Other entities also have events planned that might not be in the above list - have to check locally including Indivisible ones.
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