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The day of action is dubbed “Good Trouble Lives On,” in reference to Lewis’s call for people in America to participate in “good trouble” by speaking out and taking action against
An anti-President Donald Trump protest is being planned for T hursday in a traditionally Republican stronghold. The protest is being held in The Villages, a sprawling retirement community of more than 150,000 residents across three Central Florida counties with a largely GOP-voting population of retirees, per Gulf Live.
The protests are part of a nationally organized event timed to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Rep. John Lewis.
The closure comes after "no rapists on our campus" was painted on The Fence during a summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action honors the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. Protests are expected to be held along streets, at court houses and other public spaces. Organizers are calling for them to be peaceful.
Civil rights activist and Georgia Congressman John Lewis was known for saying he got into "good trouble" by using peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice. Now, in 1,600 cities and towns across the country, protesters are planning to make similar "good trouble" on July 17, the fifth anniversary of Lewis' death.
After federal authorities arrested nine individuals in Spokane on Tuesday, some local officials rushed to call it politically motivated – an attempt to silence dissent against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda – but the county sheriff says some actions have consequences.