On Saturday, April 19, protesters will pick up where they left off on April 5 with demonstrations opposing the Trump administration’s actions nationally, including locally in Salem and Marblehead.
The No More Kings rally for democracy in Marblehead, organized by The League of Women Voters of Marblehead, will involve a peaceful assembly to “stand against the rise of authoritarianism in our country,” while simultaneously celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
The Marblehead assembly will start at the Marblehead Old Town House at 1 p.m., where the Longfellow poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” will be read from the steps. The group will then walk to Abbot Hall at 188 Washington St. and assemble near the flagpole to hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
The program is expected to last about one hour. Families are welcome, and attendees are encouraged to bring signs. The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Marblehead and the Marblehead Alliance for Democracy.
Also on Saturday, starting at noon at Riley Plaza in Salem, protesters will also be present for a day of speakers and standouts to “usher this new revolution deposing the MAGA insurrection,” according to organizers from “Meeting of the Minds Salem,” a podcast hosted by Salem resident Jerry Bowyer. Attendees are encouraged to bring signs.
This follows a “Hands Off” rally that saw several hundred protesters fill Riley Plaza on April 5, amid a wave of protests that Saturday across the country to decry the Trump administration and DOGE’s actions on numerous issues. A smaller gathering of 200 or so protesters held a rally at Odell Park in Beverly as well.
For more information on Saturday’s Marblehead demonstration, which will start at Marblehead Old Town House on Washington Street at 1 p.m., email lwvmarblehead@gmail.com.
For more on the Salem demonstration, which will take place at Riley Plaza at noon, visit events.pol-rev.com/events/88aa3936-c4d0-4ce0-97d9-0606c6600dba.
Michael McHugh can be contacted at mmchugh@northofboston.com or at 781-799-5202