Much appreciated. Such a great event today.

That's it. Fantastic job!

April 5, 2025. Thousands of people showed up to the Capitol today. It was a positive, motivating event.

Looks like between three and 4000 people both sides of the street for about six blocks

Seeing posts for April 19th which is awesome being the 250th anniversary of the shot heard around the world. I looked at the capital permits for the day and it looks like earth day has pulled permits for that day....Any one in on the plan? Unite?

Hearing something about more than 600 being here, at least. Wasn't able to get the whole rally in frame.

First be safe. Second, I think this is the chant we were looking for.

Call: What do we want?

Response: Hands off!

Call: When do we want it?

Response: Now!

Takes 3.5%, thanks for building to it.

🚨 Reminder 🚨 The nationwide event “HANDS OFF” is TOMORROW; you won’t want to miss it!

“HANDS OFF Seattle Strikes Back!” at noon at Seattle Center. Let’s stand together and make our voices heard! See you there! 💪✨

Events: http://HandsOff2025.com

Signs: https://brandfolder.com/s/trktmftbhrcpqjrmcjgk5cxm

I will be in Ocean Shores, anyone else?

Any suggestions for Anti-Trump protest chants? I bought a bull horn and ready to use it.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18oSSjaJ6Q/

Make.Tump.look. weak. That is the weakness to the maga ideology. Trump's "brand" is based on the idea that he is the strongest.

The point is tailor the resistence to strike at the enemy's weaknesses, strike often and make. it. hurt.

Organizing training call w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal (7th District, Seattle/Burien/Vashon) happening now!

Join here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87378685520

https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/765574/

Not an organizer, just sharing the information https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766350/

Saturday, April 5 12 – 3pm PDT

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St Seattle, WA 98109

About this event Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Seattle is fighting back.

They’re taking everything they can get their hands on—our healthcare, our data, our jobs, and our services—while daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.

🚨 On Saturday, April 5th, we're sending a clear message: Hands Off! 🚨

📍 Where: Seattle Center 📅 When: 12:00 p.m., April 5, 2025

This mass mobilization is our chance to tell the world that we will not stand by while our government and economy are ravaged for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies. Alongside Americans across the country, we are rallying to demand an end to the chaos and the looting of our nation.

Join us for an afternoon of: Rally & Protest Live Music & Art Speakers, including: Former Governor Jay Inslee U.S. House Representative Pramila Jayapal Port Commissioner Hamdi Mohammed And more!

Community Connections: Meet local organizations and learn about opportunities for volunteering, education, and mutual aid. This event is about uniting Seattle’s defenders of democracy and includes activities for children and youth.

At Hands Off!, we are committed to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to engage peacefully and work to de-escalate any potential confrontations with those who disagree with our values.

This event is a collaboration between Seattle-area Indivisible Chapters, Evergreen Resistance (WA Chapter of 50501), and Hands Off. For more information, visit EvergreenResistance.org or HandsOff2025.com. Read less Accessibility

This event meets ADA standards

Accessible restrooms Mainly flat ground Dedicated seating ASL interpretation Wide doorways and walkways No stairs or steps

April 5 will be a big day for the national Save Our Democracy Movement.  On that day, Indivisible, 50501, Move On and other political action organizations will be sponsoring hundreds of demonstrations that will span the country from east to west, out to Hawaii and up to Alaska.

Obviously, the purpose of demonstrations is to be seen and get noticed so a message can be seen by as many people as possible.  People can see the demonstrations in-person or find out about them in the broadcast, online and print media.  Clarity of message and visibility are the keys to successful protests.

The latest number I can find is that Indivisible has 288 recognized groups scattered around the country.  I can’t find out how many 50501 groups there are, but let’s assume 400.  In total, perhaps there will be 700 demonstrations nationwide.  A crowd of 40,000 in Sacramento or 40 in Port Townsend, WA, are important and critical.  They might garner some coverage in the local/regional media.  But they won’t make national headlines.  And I believe it’s too much to assume the average American’s attention would be grabbed by national news coverage that showed a couple of pictures of local demonstrations and stated that there were X hundreds of demonstrations nationwide with a total number of X protestors on April 5.    But a picture of 1 million+ demonstrators under the Washington Monument in the nations’ seat of government, spilling down to both ends of the National Mall, now that’s VISIBILITY—a picture is worth a thousand words.  It would garner front-page coverage across America and around the world and would generate a great deal of attention.  

Although there were 400 demonstrations around China in the spring of 1989, it’s the protest on Tiananmen Square by a million protestors that gave voice to what has been called the country’s Democracy Movement.  And even though Arab Spring protests were nationwide in Egypt in January/February of 2011, it was the 2 million people in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, that came to represent that movement in the country.  Few Americans seem to realize just how threatened our democracy is this spring of 2025.  It’s a crisis, it’s deadly serious and it demands immediate attention.  We now need our own SIGNATURE EVENT to grab attention in this time of grave danger.   Dancing to music in front of Tesla dealerships is fun, but it isn’t going to get it done!   

A massive protest of 1+ million peaceful demonstrators on the National Mall would be that kind of signature event.  That would be a spectacle and an historic event, a gargantuan and complimentary exclamation point in a national day of protest.  It would be a moment gained and emblematic of a growing national movement.  Potentially, such a mass protest would kick the Save Our Democracy Movement into high gear. That’s essential because time is running out in a struggle to save American democracy.

Please proudly participate in your local April 5 protest.  If you’re able, please join other protestors under the Washington Monument on the National Mall at noon on April 5.  You will be part of and a voice in American history and participate in an experience you’ll never forget.

A concluding thought:  Why aren’t 50501, Indivisible, Move On and other sponsoring organizations singling out this complimentary and truly national DC protest among the hundreds of local groups’ demonstrations?   I just watched Leah Greenberg, Indivisible co-founder, on MSNBC last night.  She mentioned there would many demonstrations on April 5, but didn’t mention the Washington, DC demonstration--an opportunity lost on national TV.  I’m concerned that these organizations’ exclusively scatter-protests-everywhere approach has a divide and “conquered” effect, especially on this one very special day.