As we get ready for No Kings this weekend sending along my recent discussion with Indivisible's Ezra Levin, where he talks about the evolution of No Kings into the largest mass movement in US history
Need help for a sign for me and my 91 year old dad. We are definitely attending but having problems thinking of clever sign. Husband is using "No DicTraitor", but my dad and me want something better . Please help and share to all of us.
Thank you for this interview. Our County Democratic Party is having a sign-making event for No Kings. I've been part of all three local/national protests and love the signs, music, speeches and media coverage. The more we rise in peaceful protest and advocate solutions, the more successful we Proud Patriots will be as agents of change.
I think the Resolutions Project is also giving permission structure to say no — in writing, in video, in community with our neighbors and elected officials, and in the promise of a better tomorrow. It's a process for pointing out what is unacceptable, saying a change is needed, and offering resolutions (steps) to help get there. People use their individual words, both orally in testimony and discussion and on paper via written comments and the draft and final resolutions, to express their concerns/dissatisfactions with where Our Country is headed. The images are of concerned neighbors working with their local elected officials, recorded on video and in official, signed documents for posterity. To me, that is also very powerful.
I hope someone is shadowing Ezra et al for the makings of a documentary.
This was one of the most inspiring and hopeful conversations I have listened to recently.
It started me thinking .... what about a No Kings picnic in Riverside Park?
On the other listening front: I heard the bizarre and demented ramblings about pens and Sharpies and slapping names on paper currency and... and, I just couldn't -- listen. I just had no bandwidth and figured I'd find out soon enough from Simon or Meidas or Pakman, etc. No need to stress myself by listening to this shit - this utter, useless shit.
1 hour after muting the news: Blood pressure 120/77.
Moral of this story: I would have never believed it but regulating input of him really is better for my health! In honor of taking better care of myself, I will make another small gift to one of our campaigns.
My one critique of Ezra Levin on this is that Hand's Off was NOT the first big nationwide protest.
The first was the 50501 Protest on February 5th, 2025. It began with a meme on Reddit proposing that people opposed to Trump hold 50 protests at the capitals of all 50 states on 1 day. That went viral and people turned out in numbers, over 1 million people.
Within my state and local Indivisible groups the 50501 protest was something lots of people rushed to join, with similar things happening at other Indivisible groups across the country. Conversation at the protests quickly turned to "Let's do this again!" and Indivisible, with lots of it's members participating (my local Indivisible group had a separate protest planned for the same day, which was then canceled to go to 50501), existing infrastructure, and experience holding larger protest events, 50501 essentially merged with Indivisible, leading to Hands Off!
So Hands Off was Indivisible's first nationwide protest, but it was not THE first.
Need help for a sign for me and my 91 year old dad. We are definitely attending but having problems thinking of clever sign. Husband is using "No DicTraitor", but my dad and me want something better . Please help and share to all of us.
There are examples in photographs and videos within Hopium Chronicles. For example:
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/celebrating-no-kings-day-across-america
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/7-million-people-joyously-peacefully
ideas from League of Conservation Voters
https://www.lcv.org/blog/no-kings-march-28-protest-find-a-rally-near-you-get-sign-ideas-tell-your-friends/
The power of the voters is the ultimate guardrail.
We have lots of progress to make between now and then. There is not a moment to waste in our Ferocious Opposition.
Thank you for this interview. Our County Democratic Party is having a sign-making event for No Kings. I've been part of all three local/national protests and love the signs, music, speeches and media coverage. The more we rise in peaceful protest and advocate solutions, the more successful we Proud Patriots will be as agents of change.
I think the Resolutions Project is also giving permission structure to say no — in writing, in video, in community with our neighbors and elected officials, and in the promise of a better tomorrow. It's a process for pointing out what is unacceptable, saying a change is needed, and offering resolutions (steps) to help get there. People use their individual words, both orally in testimony and discussion and on paper via written comments and the draft and final resolutions, to express their concerns/dissatisfactions with where Our Country is headed. The images are of concerned neighbors working with their local elected officials, recorded on video and in official, signed documents for posterity. To me, that is also very powerful.
Here's a great No Kings hype video:
https://next.frame.io/share/d12e59fb-a8d9-43b4-babf-db1dd5f9d267/reel/0d016c77-34b5-4b0b-ad8a-f87086603de6?version=842eb058-8d2e-4d39-9750-a7998881e579
Really powerful. Thank you. I am ready with my "25th Amendment" sign!
Loved this interaction.
I hope someone is shadowing Ezra et al for the makings of a documentary.
This was one of the most inspiring and hopeful conversations I have listened to recently.
It started me thinking .... what about a No Kings picnic in Riverside Park?
On the other listening front: I heard the bizarre and demented ramblings about pens and Sharpies and slapping names on paper currency and... and, I just couldn't -- listen. I just had no bandwidth and figured I'd find out soon enough from Simon or Meidas or Pakman, etc. No need to stress myself by listening to this shit - this utter, useless shit.
1 hour after muting the news: Blood pressure 120/77.
Moral of this story: I would have never believed it but regulating input of him really is better for my health! In honor of taking better care of myself, I will make another small gift to one of our campaigns.
My one critique of Ezra Levin on this is that Hand's Off was NOT the first big nationwide protest.
The first was the 50501 Protest on February 5th, 2025. It began with a meme on Reddit proposing that people opposed to Trump hold 50 protests at the capitals of all 50 states on 1 day. That went viral and people turned out in numbers, over 1 million people.
Within my state and local Indivisible groups the 50501 protest was something lots of people rushed to join, with similar things happening at other Indivisible groups across the country. Conversation at the protests quickly turned to "Let's do this again!" and Indivisible, with lots of it's members participating (my local Indivisible group had a separate protest planned for the same day, which was then canceled to go to 50501), existing infrastructure, and experience holding larger protest events, 50501 essentially merged with Indivisible, leading to Hands Off!
So Hands Off was Indivisible's first nationwide protest, but it was not THE first.