protests

Friday, May 1, 2026

May Day demonstrations in CA and across US

USA/May Day—   By Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Today is May Day – also known as International Workers’ Day – and this year, gatherings in California and across the United States will call for immigration reform and policies that improve affordability and defend democracy. Union organizers are calling out cuts under the Department […]
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Massive turnout for No Kings 3 rallies

Protests/No Kings 3—   Organizers are cheering the success of yesterday’s No Kings rallies across the nation and in several countries. The grassroots movement, Indivisible, claims on its website that more than 8 million participants took part in 3,300 demonstrations on Saturday, March 28.  Independent sources have not verified that number, but most agree it was one of the largest […]
Friday, March 27, 2026

Another nationwide No Kings Day protest this weekend

USA/No Kings Day—   Thousands across the nation are expected to show up at “No Kings” rallies in their communities tomorrow, Saturday, March 28. Last year, in June and October, two “No Kings” days reportedly drew millions to the streets to demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed governing style and controversial policies. On the front page of the “No Kings” […]
Sunday, February 1, 2026

ICE Out protesters in Media City take part in nationwide action

Media City / ICE Out protests—   Hundreds of protesters turned out in Burbank this weekend to take part in a nationwide action against ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) tactics and violence. Also, they were showing solidarity with the pushback and fight to remove ICE from Minnesota, where two U.S. citizens were killed by federal agents recently. Alex Pretti, […]
Monday, January 26, 2026

Protests against ICE crackdown from SoCal to Minnesota

Pushback Against ICE—   Mike Moen, producer, Minnesota News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Anti-ICE Protestors in SoCal over the weekend demonstrated in Downtown Los Angeles.  They called for an end to the ICE crackdown. Also, they took to the streets to show outrage at the brutality and killings by ICE agents in Minnesota. Meanwhile,  Minnesotans are […]
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Anti-ICE organizers in Minnesota call for a statewide strike

USA / ICE Crackdown   Mike Moen, producer, Minnesota News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   With federal immigration agents showing no signs of leaving Minnesota, local organizers want to show strong solidarity in condemning ICE enforcement. Major union partners are part of a push for a statewide strike planned for Jan. 23. It is billed as a “Day […]
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

‘No Kings’ rallies planned in CA and nationwide by anti-Trump protesters

  Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Hundreds of thousands of protesters across California are expected for “No Kings” rallies in at least 258 local communities this Saturday. More than 2,400 events are planned nationwide. The protests are pushing back against an array of Trump administration policies, from immigration raids to cuts to social […]
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Kent State survivor issues warning about military response to LA protests

  Farah Siddiqi, producer, Ohio News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   A Kent State University shooting survivor is warning Ohioans and others to take note of the U.S. military’s involvement in immigration-related protests. She says it echoes a dark chapter in Ohio history – when four students were shot by the National Guard at Kent State in 1970. […]
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators hit the streets across the country

A lot of talk and photo sharing today about the massive turnout for the Hands Off Protests across the nation yesterday. They were joined by anti-Trump demonstrators in European cities as well.  Locally in Glendale, protestors showed up at the Social Security Administration building on West Broadway. The locations of the protests were varied, but the messages were very similar. […]