After America made terrifying history by electing a demagogue who campaigned by uniting White America against Mexicans, Muslims, African Americans, and more "others" while doing little to hide his disdain for women, you may be wondering what to do now. How do we move forward when Donald Trump has rightfully earned the title of president-elect? How can those of us who didn't vote for a great "white-lash," aka the majority of the electorate, continue to make our voices heard? How can we start a legitimate movement against our legitimately elected president-to-be?
We can protest the shit out of him.
Plans for exercising our First Amendment rights are popping up across the United States. Here's a list of protests today in various cities that'll hopefully continue to grow (all times local):
- Albany: 9 a.m. NOV. 16 at New York State Capitol
- Anchorage: 5 p.m. THURSDAY at Mall at Sears
- Asheville: 5 p.m. FRIDAY at Vance Monument
- Athens: 6 p.m. FRIDAY at UGA Arch
- Atlanta: 6 p.m. FRIDAY at Historic Fourth Ward Park
- Baltimore: 6 p.m. THURSDAY at 33rd Street and Guilford Avenue
- Boston: 2 p.m. FRIDAY at Park Street Station
- Burlington: 12 p.m. FRIDAY at City Hill Park
- Cincinnati: 1 p.m. SATURDAY at Fountain Square
- Columbus: 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY at Ohio Statehouse
- Dayton: 12 p.m. SATURDAY at Dayton Courthouse Square
- Denver: 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY at Colorado State Capitol
- Dublin, Ireland: 12 p.m. SATURDAY at Garden of Remembrance
- Grand Rapids: 5 p.m. THURSDAY at Rosa Parks Circle
- Indianapolis: 5 p.m. SATURDAY at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
- Las Vegas: 8 p.m. SATURDAY at Linq Parking Lot
- Lincoln: 9 a.m. JANUARY 20 at Nebraska State Capitol Building
- Los Angeles: 10 a.m. SATURDAY at MacArthur Park
- Louisville: 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY at 600 W Jefferson St
- Madison: 7 p.m. THURSDAY at Bascom Hill
- Melbourne, Australia: 6 p.m. FRIDAY at State Library of Victoria
- Miami: 12 p.m. FRIDAY at Bayfront Amphitheater
- Milwaukee: 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY at Red Arrow Park
- Minneapolis: 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY at Government Plaza
- New Orleans: 5 p.m. THURSDAY at Lee Circle
- New York City: 2 p.m. FRIDAY at Washington Square Park; 12 p.m. SATURDAY at Union Square
- Oakland: 3 p.m. SUNDAY at Lake Merritt; 12 p.m. JAN. 21 at Frank Ogawa Plaza
- Oklahoma City: 12 p.m. SATURDAY at Oklahoma State Capitol
- Orlando: 6 p.m. FRIDAY at Lake Eola Park
- Philadelphia: 5 p.m. THURSDAY at Philadelphia City Hall
- Pittsburgh: 9:30 p.m. NOV. 16 at Cathedral of Learning
- Portland: 5 p.m. at Pioneer Courthouse Square; 6 p.m. at Salmon Street Springs; 8 p.m. THURSDAY at Holladay Park Plaza
- Providence: 1 p.m. SATURDAY at Rhode Island Statehouse
- Salt Lake City: 7 p.m. THURSDAY at Wallace Bennett Federal Building; 9 a.m. SATURDAY at Salt Lake City and County Building; 1 p.m. SATURDAY at Salt Lake City Public Library
- Tampa Bay: 6 p.m. THURSDAY at Sam M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse
- Tucson: 5 p.m. MONDAY at UA Mall
- Washington D.C. 8 p.m. SATURDAY at White House; 12 a.m. JANUARY 20 at U.S. Capitol Building
If you know of a protest not on the list, feel free to email me at ian.servantes@complex.com.
