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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNationwide protest planned for Feb. 5, 2025

Protests at each state Capitol Building is being organized on various cities' reddit pages, https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/s/wSQf9Mqd1n as well as at r/50501

QED
(3,071 posts)Think. Again.
(21,311 posts)SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)If you can't participate, don't. But you don't need to poo poo this effort, for fuck's sake. People know Feb. 5 is a Wednesday. We don't need you to tell us that. Spare us the condescension.
gdom
(1 post)Is there a page or a list of future protests rallies one could go to? I just saw this and can't go, but would like to know about future events. Also, what else can we do? Write to our reps in Congress? Just signed up to this group. We need to organize, and I feel a little lost finding one or two groups with ideas, information and agendas that take action. Thanks for your time.
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)What city are you in?
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SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)If you don't want to help, then get out of the way. Don't try to sabotage this thing by calling it a setup. These are brave folks doing what they can, hoping to get weekday media attention and setting a spark to encourage more protests.
Initech
(103,377 posts)And Elon's got his eye on turning the site into YET another Nazi shithole we don't need. Something is up and I don't know what.
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)Lulu KC
(6,447 posts)Think. Again.
(21,311 posts)Initech
(103,377 posts)
Think. Again.
(21,311 posts)Meowmee
(6,881 posts)Not everyone can get to their state capitol.
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)This is just the beginning, I'm sure there will be more protests as the pain of what Trump - Musk is doing hits individuals.
Initech
(103,377 posts)I look forward to the day he and his enablers are given the Osama Bin Laden treatment.
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)NorCalBlue
(49 posts)Mind blown. Going to see if my city has one! Thx!
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)If you look at that link you will see a huge protest RIGHT NOW in downtown LA shutting down the freeways with massive crowds of people protesting the immigration sweeps. Nothing in the news about it, of course!
California's Capitol is in Sacramento, and the r/Sacramento reddit page has been posting about the February 5 protest.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/s/7Yphe78xg5
meow2u3
(25,002 posts)What can we do locally instead?
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)Or start your own local supporting protest. Even just one girl sitting on a lawn chair protesting -- on a weekday-- can get media attention if she's creative about it. Ask Greta Thunberg.
eppur_se_muova
(38,204 posts)Sally-Arch
(1 post)Is anyone organizing this? I am gathering people to go but keep getting this question.
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)Here's a post on the Sacramento reddit page about it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/s/7Yphe78xg5
That post answers your question as follows:
Lifeafter70
(424 posts)I and hubby will make a trip into Sacramento.
MissLisa
(1 post)Are we all protesting at our own state capitals at noon local time, so all of us protesting at different times or does it start at noon in a specific time zone and everyone protests at that time?
To say it more clearly is it option A or B?
A. 12pm Pacific, 12pm Mountain, 12pm Central, 12pm Eastern (Not protesting at the same time)
B. 12pm Pacific, 1pm Mountain, 2pm Central, 3pm Eastern (Protesting at the same time)
For me this is a 3 hour time difference, so I'd like to get it right.
Look at your local protest.
SunSeeker
(54,483 posts)Lots of questions answered at the reddit page for Sacramento (which is California's Capitol city).
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/s/7Yphe78xg5
Lulu KC
(6,447 posts)On Reddit and Bluesky there are more specifics under 50501, but as I was scrolling I saw that in some cities it will be at different times because other protests had been scheduled at noon! Interesting! Where required, they are getting permits, so they have to have times.