Why We Gather

Around the world and here at home, people are suffering because the powerful choose cruelty over compassion. On August 16th, we come together to stand with the victims of three interconnected systems of abuse and oppression — and to demand justice.

🇵🇸 Gaza & the West Bank

Palestinians are being starved to death by Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right cabinet in Israel. This man-made famine is a war crime. In the West Bank, daily life under an apartheid system means constant abuse, harassment, and violence. The United States enables these crimes of genocide with billions in military aid and political cover. We say: Stop funding genocide. End the occupation.

🧊 ICE & the Attack on Immigrants

I.C.E. is ripping families apart, targeting people for arrest and deportation based on ethnicity, race, and the language they speak. Even U.S. citizens have been wrongfully detained and deported. They are defying the Constitution, ignoring court orders, and terrorizing immigrant and BIPOC communities. We say: End racial profiling. End deportations without due process. Respect the rule of law.

🧒 Epstein’s Network & the Abuse of Children

Jeffrey Epstein may be gone, but his network of powerful pedophiles remains protected. The Trump administration has shielded individuals who could face charges — people who may also implicate Donald Trump himself, who has been convicted of sexual assault and credibly accused of being a part of Epstein’s ring of abusers. Survivors deserve the truth, justice, and protection. We say: No more hiding the abusers. Hold them all accountable.

This Is About All of Us

Whether it’s in Gaza, at the U.S. border, or behind closed doors of the wealthy and well-connected, the pattern is the same:

• Abuse of power.

• Dehumanization of victims.

• Protection of perpetrators.

We cannot call ourselves a decent, free society if we stay silent while our government enables these crimes. Our humanity demands that we speak up — not just for our own communities, but for anyone whose dignity, safety, and future are under attack.

Suggested Sign Messages

Make up your own creative signs. If you need a little inspiration, here are some suggested sign messages.

For Gaza & the West Bank

• STOP U.S.-FUNDED GENOCIDE

• FREE PALESTINE

• NO MORE APARTHEID

• HANDS OFF GAZA

• STARVATION IS A WAR CRIME

For ICE & Immigrant Rights

• STOP TERRORIZING IMMIGRANTS

• DEPORT RACISM, NOT PEOPLE

• FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER

• DEPORTATIONS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS = KIDNAPPING

• IMMIGRANTS ARE AMERICA

For Epstein’s Network & Survivors

• JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS

• NO MORE PROTECTION FOR PEDOPHILES

• TRUMP ISN’T ABOVE THE LAW

• EXPOSE THE EPSTEIN NETWORK

• BELIEVE SURVIVORS

We refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. We refuse to accept cruelty as normal.

On August 16, we stand with the victims — and we stand for what’s right.

WHAT IS “NO KINGS”?

NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.

• We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political positions, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. They think they rule—but we are bigger than even their worst aspirations.

• Donald Trump is planning a military parade in Washington, D.C. on June 14. This display of might is intended to intimidate opponents and solidify his image as a strongman on our dime—we won’t stand by while that happens.

• Instead of allowing this military parade to be the center of gravity, we will make action everywhere else the story of America that day: people coming together in communities across the country to reject strongman politics and corruption.

• Alongside local organizers, partners, and leaders from across the pro-democracy & pro-worker movement, we will demonstrate organized people power that outpaces any authoritarian aspirations.

• NO KINGS events should be additive and congruent with adjacent mobilizations and recognitions, including Veterans celebrations, Pride events, and Juneteenth on 6/19.

Join us in protest! Make creative signs and bring your friends! Show up, be vocal, but always peaceful.