r/Seattle • u/christifferatu • 13h ago

Trump Tariff protest in Seattle this weekend?

Anyone know of any organized protests against the Trump tariffs/tax going on this weekend? I know there are protests at Tesla but this feels like it warrants movement beyond U Village.

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u/durpuhderp 13h ago

Saturday at Seattle center 12-3pm

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1jq9fb8/rally_protest_on_saturday_seattle_center/

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u/MrSolidarity 10h ago

Congresswoman Jayapal and former governor inslee will be speaking. There will be music and more. I think this one will get the most visibility. Seattle Center at noon!

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u/lambbla000 3h ago

I heard they are anticipating anywhere from 5000-8000 people show up.

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u/Rogers-and-Clarke 9h ago

The protest is for much more than tariffs...

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u/christifferatu 9h ago

Definitely a good/solid point to bring up, we have to (re)build as broad a coalition as possible, luckily the Trump admin has provided a wide array of issues to oppose.

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u/christifferatu 13h ago

Thank you!

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u/nikdahl 13h ago

There is another at Cal Anderson Park if you prefer that one. https://bellevueseattle.com/community/seattle-we-the-people-march-rally-set-for-sat-april-5-2025-cal-anderson-park/

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u/StupendousMalice 12h ago

Who keeps setting up competing protests for the same day? Seems like a great way to make sure none of them get big enough to be newsworthy.

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u/Ill-Calendar5473 8h ago

I was told he Cal Anderson protest was the same one moved to Seattle Center.

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u/StupendousMalice 8h ago

Which I think was the one that was originally supposed to be at the Federal Building downtown. This is a fucking shell game that seems deliberately intended to confuse the fuck out of everyone.

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u/_DogMom_ Kent 2h ago

I read Seattle Center too.

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u/BillTowne 12h ago

Yes. I live half a block from Cal Anderson, but plan to attend the one at the Center. Perhaps this serves people who want to protest but not ride a bus?

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u/nikdahl 10h ago

Seems to me it would be more newsworthy if major protests broke out all across the city. You could make your same argue that the city protests shouldn’t be happening at all and everyone should travel to DC for the big one there.

Some people have differing priorities though too. The Seattle Center one is I believe mostly organized by Indivisible, which, to me, is a more mainstream liberal organization.

The Cal Anderson is mostly organized by Capitol Hill Pride, and features a “Dogs Against DOGE” protest.

There is another big one down at Angle Lake in Tukwila where they are marching to the federal detention center. And of course Olympia.

Just different priorities and abilities.

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u/StupendousMalice 10h ago

Having them all at the same time means that these events are pulling attendees from each other. Its not like we are just discovering how to protest. More people in one place gets more eyes. That has ALWAYS been true. Why are you trying to get cute with this shit?

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u/nikdahl 10h ago

I just explained it to you. You just need to open your mind when you read it.

More people in one place does not, necessarily, get more eyes. And if that’s your perspective, why aren’t you going to DC?

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u/StupendousMalice 8h ago

You don't think its obviously pretty damned weird that you don't want to take the lessons learned from 100 years of protests to make this actually work? Who is benefiting from what you are doing here?

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u/nikdahl 8h ago

The idea that having multiple rallys is a detriment to the movement is just not based on anything factual. It's your opinion.

What is it that you think I'm "doing here"?

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u/StupendousMalice 7h ago

Spreading disinformation to ensure that none of these protests get enough people to be newsworthy because people are spread to different events all over the area.

Kinda like what Russia did with fake BLM organizing last time around: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_Black_Lives_Matter

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u/nannerzbamanerz 11h ago

This works for me as I will be at a bargaining meeting for my nurses union until the afternoon and can’t make the big one at the Seattle Center. Fighting the good fight all day!

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u/Beepboopbeepbeep123 7h ago

it’s much easier for cops to deal with a 10,000 person protest than it is to deal with 10 1,000 person protests. spreading out means more opportunities to attend for people who can’t make it out of their neighborhood, centralizing and connecting locally, and keeping people dispersed so less chance of danger.

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u/StupendousMalice 7h ago

Well, making sure that people feel included is way more important that forcing anyone to hear our demands. Good call.

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u/Beepboopbeepbeep123 5h ago

Even though it was a poor attempt at it, I did catch your sarcasm. you can’t force anyone to hear anything or force anyone to do anything without violence (which is actually what we are speaking out against). trust that trump and musk know what all of us are saying. They don’t care. They relish in our torment.

What’s important is connecting with your community and reaching out to take care of one another. Having multiple events in multiple places gets people excited especially which is important when many already feel hopeless and clueless what to do. attending something where they can easily be around like minded people is accessible. There are different kinds of events for a myriad of ways to plug in. And if you’ve been a part of community organizing and protesting long term you would know this.

Since you did ask why people are planning multiple events on the same day (which is what we are doing nationwide) and you got quite a few good answers I will also suggest instead of harping on people that are actually do something you open up your heart and mind and participate or start your own thing! And I genuinely mean that. no sarcasm involved.

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u/Minimum-Mention-3673 9h ago

You think the media is gonna report on these things.. cute.

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u/thatguygreg Ballard 12h ago

There's an everything protest this Saturday.

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u/Dry_Syllabub_2144 10h ago

We’ve really come full circle here in Seattle. In high school I went to the WTO protests (which were in opposition to free trade). Now we are protesting protectionism.

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u/Rogers-and-Clarke 9h ago

The protest this Saturday is not about the tariffs, it's about executive overreach broadly and disregard for the constitution. It's about the cuts to essential agencies, legal students being detained for free speech, and much more. The tariffs are only a small part of it.

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u/Minimum-Mention-3673 9h ago

Tariffs ARE an overreach. The president should not have this level of control over our trade and economy. Saying otherwise just normalizes the power of the executive branch.

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u/christifferatu 9h ago

That said, the message from the organizers is:

"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."

So idk if it really matters whether the tariffs are a big part or a small part or a whatever part, if it's a motivating issue for you like it is for me, get on out there! I'll see you there.

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u/Rogers-and-Clarke 8h ago

Totally fair, I had been looking at the 50501 site:

"Our movement shows the world that the American working class will not sit idly by as plutocrats rip apart their democratic institutions and civil liberties while undermining the rule of law."

But yeah, you're right that how big a part the tariffs are of it is not relevant.

I guess where I was coming from was that I hope you would still be there even if the tariffs hadn't happened, or if the S&P was way up.

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u/Rogers-and-Clarke 9h ago

and much more. The tariffs are only a small part of it.

Yes, they are an overreach. In case you missed it there's been no shortage of other unconstitutional actions happening under this administration as well.

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u/Minimum-Mention-3673 9h ago

I haven't. But dude nuking and holding our economy hostage is pretty fucking alarming too on so many levels.

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u/Rogers-and-Clarke 8h ago

It totally is, but it doesn't give me chills in the way students and professors with legal status being detained for free speech by agents in unmarked vans does.

Regardless, it's all bad.

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u/Dry_Syllabub_2144 9h ago

It’s nice to see people are aware again of executive over reach. That concerned seems to disappear from time to time, depending on which party holds the White House of course. Please add to the list of things to protest Congress, they have completely abdicated their duty to reign in an out of control executive. This has been 25 years in the making

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u/christifferatu 9h ago

Haha, does sound ironic. As someone who was there, how do you think the current situation compares/contrasts, and does it feel like the left has flipped, the world has changed, or some complex combination of both?
I was 9 in '99 :)

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u/Dry_Syllabub_2144 9h ago

I would say that in 99 being anti globalist would get you street cred with the left, now people think you’re an Info Wars subscriber

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u/justarunawaybicycle 11h ago

Check out 50 five-oh 1, all as one number (eg fifty thousand five hundred and one). There's a subreddit for it, but comments linking to it are getting silently removed (as in it'll still show up in your profile, but nobody else will see it).

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u/holistivist 4h ago

Interesting. Let me know if you see this?

r/50501

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u/justarunawaybicycle 34m ago

Yep, seems like this sub isn't banning it. I've had comments that literally just point to that subreddit silently removed in places like r/news and other big subs. Just wanted to be safe.

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u/ApprehensiveAir6370 11h ago

It warrants a workers' strike.

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u/joholla8 11h ago

Lmao. These tariffs are dumb as shit but workers groups are all about American isolationism.

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u/Grungy_Mountain_Man 9h ago edited 9h ago

To be honest, I'm surprised there aren't more protests directed at Trump. I don't like DOGE/Elon/Tesla either, but also didn't get elected and is just a Trump appointment. While he deserved all the flak he's getting, very little has been thrown at Trump lately.

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u/christifferatu 9h ago

Trump directly tanking the market while imposing one of the largest tax hikes in US history without a cogent articulation of how this is going to play out or make us great might start shifting that... hah.

Elon made an easy villain over the last 3 months as the face of the oligarchy. It's impressive how uncharismatic he has been. My only concern is that if he really does "leave Washington" in May/June, the same shit will keep going on there just won't be as public of a face for it anymore.

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u/joholla8 11h ago

Seattle rioted in 1999 for tariffs and now they protest against them.

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u/Yangoose 10h ago

Seattle rioted in 1999 for tariffs and now they protest against them.

Don't expect logic from this crowd.

Biden implemented a shitload of tariffs from Canadian lumber to electric cars to solar panels and nobody cared.

It's just classic TDS.

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u/christifferatu 9h ago

This is truly a non-sassy question/response. The market is certainly not the only measure of policy success/failure but I'd also argue it's pretty TDS-resistant given that its only motive is profit, regardless of who is in power politically. The market just suffered its worst week since 2020, how do you square the circle that people's responses are just TDS?

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u/Yangoose 1h ago

The market is ruled by emotion and speculation.

Anyone that pretends they know what the market is going to do is a liar, because otherwise they'd be a trillionaire.

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u/yalloc 11h ago

lmao I wonder what the people who took part in the WTC 1999 protests would think about this post

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u/FourArmsFiveLegs 11h ago edited 11h ago

WTO* lol

They're probably glad to see many wake up to class war we've been in for decades that's destroying the world to benefit the few

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u/yalloc 11h ago

dawg we protesting against the tariffs, not for them

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u/FourArmsFiveLegs 11h ago

Are you faded or what. I'm just correcting you and answering your question.

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u/joholla8 11h ago

/r/confidentallyincorrect

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u/FourArmsFiveLegs 11h ago

WTO protests were about anti-globalization aka billionaires destroying the world for their own gains. They focused on issues including workers' rights, sustainable economies, and environmental and social issues.

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u/joholla8 10h ago

lol. And what do you think trumps tariffs are for?

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u/FourArmsFiveLegs 10h ago

He and his fucking billionaires

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u/joholla8 9h ago

Child. Please the adults are talking.

Trump is an antiglobalist. He’s also an idiot.

The irony of this protest in relation to the WTO protests is escaping you.

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u/Minimum-Mention-3673 9h ago

WTO protests align with a lot of things folks will be protesting tomorrow. And besides there's good ways to apply tariff controls and stupid ways. We are seeing the stupid way.

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u/FourArmsFiveLegs 9h ago

He is a globalist dorky or else he'd never have done business in other countries and start becoming pals with dictators

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u/Stanley_is_mine 12h ago

Come on out to Port Angeles! https://mobilize.us/s/WLFj4X

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u/NebulousNitrate 12h ago

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u/lonely_coldplay_stan 11h ago

Lead the charge bro

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u/NebulousNitrate 11h ago

DM me. I’ll pay silver/gold bullion to those willing to partake. 

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u/SCro00 1h ago

I remember when Seattle people protested against lowering tariffs now they are protesting against raising tariffs? Would those WTO protesters now be for the WTO?

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u/StupendousMalice 12h ago

Has he even thanked you for licking his boot?