The movement has organized under the hashtags #buildtheresistance
and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day.
Many of the protests are planned at state capitols, with some in
other cities.
The movement has websites and accounts across social media.
Flyers circulating online decry Project 2025, a hard-right
playbook for American government and society, and include
messages such as “reject fascism” and “defend our democracy.” In
a coffee shop just a block from Michigan’s Capitol, organizers
of a planned action there Wednesday pushed together tables,
spreading out poster boards to write messages that read “No
Deportations Ever!” and “Workers Unite!”
Kelsey Brianne, a key organizer of Michigan’s rally, called it a
“real grassroots effort.” She learned about the movement Sunday
night and has been coordinating speakers and safety protocols.
“I got involved because I knew that there was a need, and I knew
what I could do,” Brianne said Tuesday. “But also I want to look
back at this time and say that I did something and I didn’t just
sit back.”
Trump has signed a series of executive orders in the first
couple of weeks of his new term on everything from trade and
immigration to climate change. As Democrats begin to raise their
voice in opposition to Trump’s agenda, protests have also begun.
On Sunday, thousands of people marched against Trump's plan for
large-scale deportations in Southern California, including in
downtown Los Angeles, where protests shut down a major freeway
for hours. ___
Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Michigan,
and Gabriel Sandoval in Phoenix contributed to this report.
Sandoval is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for
America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a
nonprofit national service program that places journalists in
local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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