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50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement.
Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach!
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Holiday Boycott

This holiday season, we’re saying it loud and clear: We Ain’t Buying It.

Scan the QR or visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information.
Instagram @weaintbuyingit
#WeAintBuyingIt
We Ain’t Buying It Your wallet. Your power. * Hold your money - no Target, no Home Depot, and no Amazon due to their support of harmful policies! * Delete shopping apps * Donate to Mutual Aid * Support Small Businesses Scan (QR code) to access the full toolkit, petitions, and resources. Or visit https://weaintbuyingit.com/ #weaintbuyingit For too long, corporations have profited while our communities face attacks—on workers, families, and racial equity. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability. This is more than skipping a sale—it’s about building power, protecting our communities, and showing corporations that our values aren’t for sale. Scan the QR or visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. Instagram @weaintbuyingit #WeAintBuyingIt Sponsored by a coalition including the 50501 Movement, Black Voters Matter, Indivisible, Target Fast, Tesla Takedown, NDLON, and others for a coordinated economic pressure campaign centered on Black Friday weekend.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Rallies don't do anything. "Democrats sweep the . . . 2025 elections"
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Don't just wait for the big events!
There are things happening every week, everywhere!
Bookmark this page:
50501vermont.com/events/
Events Archive - 50501 Vermont
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November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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This is an overpass visibility event on Veterans Day, November 11, 2025.
www.mobilize.us/nooathstotru...

Other Events on Nov 11:
If you are looking for a more traditional visibility event on sidewalks with signs, please head over to Vets Say No campaign: www.mobilize.us/publiccitize...
VETERANS DAY 11.11.2025 NO OATH TO TRUMP NATIONAL OVERPASS BANNERING
November 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW!
The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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NO KINGS ALLIANCE ACTION ALERT!
This weekend, join the millions of Americans coming together to provide mutual aid and care for our communities. Consider hosting a No Kings give-back drive in your community this weekend.

SNAP benefits stop Nov. 1.

Take action now at NoKings.org/alliancek
NO KINGS MASS MUTUAL AID MAGA wants people to starve. America, it's up to us. Take action now at NoKings.org/alliance
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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OUR HEALTHCARE IS ON THE LINE

Join us and coalition partners this Thursday, October 30 at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST for an update on the shutdown situation and the campaign to organize collectively to protect our healthcare.

www.mobilize.us/wfpower/even...
OUR HEALTHCARE IS ON THE LINE Dear Friends, On November 1st, as open enrollment in the healthcare marketplace begins, working families will face the consequences of Trump’s healthcare cuts and refusal to fund the government. Millions of Americans will see huge increases in their premiums because Trump and Congressional Republicans are refusing to extend premium tax credits for people who use the ACA. At the same time, more than 40 million people will be unable to afford food when SNAP benefits are halted because of the government shutdown. Join us and coalition partners this Thursday, October 30 at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST for an update on the shutdown situation and the campaign to organize collectively to protect our healthcare. We won’t sit by as an estimated 22 million people watch their healthcare premiums double and 4.2 million lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it. We won’t sit by while government workers go without pay and families go without food. It’s time for Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to negotiate a deal to lower healthcare costs and fund our government. We hope you’ll join us this Thursday as we strategize to protect our healthcare and our communities amidst the threats we’re facing from the Trump administration. In solidarity, 50 50 1 (50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement.) https://www.mobilize.us/wfpower/event/864944/ Help Support Our Cause: Each local chapter of 50501 relies on community support and sponsorships. If you’d like to help us continue our work and are able to, please consider donating. Your support makes a difference. Thank you! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/50501vermont Find your local chapter: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1azok1bA4NxkPKdIb2xIptmqinovTirIPcA3rc-s2tys/preview
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Trump destroys the East Wing of the White House as the GOP refuses to extend health subsidies for Americans; Trump screws farmers to help Argentina; Inside Trump's pay-for-pardon scheme; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT.
LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 10/23/25
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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October 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Spotify is running ICE advertisements and refuses to address it. Might be because their founder is basically another Elon Musk.

It’s time to cancel your subscription, and we made it easy for you—just go to BoycottSpotify.com.
Drop ICE ADS NOW! No ICE Ads on our Streaming Platforms boycottspotify.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VermontRises

Website coming soon!
Vermont Rises is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equity, resilience, and justice in our communities. We empower local leaders and grassroots movements across Vermont to rise together by fostering connection, amplifying community voices, and investing in sustainable action. Through grassroots organizing, public education, and policy advocacy, we fill the gaps left by unjust policies and inadequate systems - ensuring no neighbor is left behind and everyone has a voice in shaping their future.
October 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Spotify customer service is immediately ending conversations if you ask about them airing ICE advertisements on the platform.

Cancel your Spotify subscription.
#BoycottSpotify
Spotify Support — Spotify at 10:04 PM, Oct 21 Jake R. is now connected and reviewing your question. They'll message you shortly. Hi there! Jake R. at 10:04 PM, Oct 21 Hi - I have read that Spotify is advertising ICE commercials. Is this true? If so, I would like to cancel my subscription. You at 10:05 PM, Oct 21 End of conversation. You can close the messaging window now.
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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People’s Summit to Offer Answers to: “We’ve Marched, Now What?”

Hundreds of Vermonters are expected at this weekend’s People’s Summit in Winooski.

All out to the People's Summit! www.rakevt.org/2025/10/21/p...
The People's Summit Organizing Resistance against Trump & the Billionaires Saturday Oct. 25 9:00am-7:00pm Winooski School District
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Saturday 10/18 was amazing! And now we get the questions:

> Why didn't you do _______?
> Where are the pictures from ______?
>You really should do _______.

Do YOU have some great ideas? JOIN US!

VOLUNTEER: 50501vermont.com/volunteer/
Volunteer - 50501 Vermont
Volunteer with 50501VT: Complete our intake form. Volunteers are grouped into three categories: Committees, Nodes, and the Volunteer Brigade.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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@maddow.msnbc.com covered the NO KINGS protests.
NO KINGS protests in Burlington and Montpelier, Vermont NO KINGS protests in Burlington and Montpelier, Vermont NO KINGS protests in Burlington and Montpelier, Vermont
October 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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We want to make sure the every single person who showed up on 10/18 gets counted! You can be part of the OFFICIAL count, even if your event wasn't registered on Mobilize! Send your attendance # to INFO@50501vt.com; we'll send you back instructions on how to be officially counted.
Barre-Montpelier 25 Bellows Falls 470 Bennington 1,043 Brandon 450 Brattleboro 4,500 Burlington - 7 events 10,000 Chester 605 Danby 15 Essex Junction 1,000 Fairfax 90 Fairhaven 60 Fairlee 425 Hardwick 286 Huntington 163 Jamaica 14 Jericho-Underhill 750 Manchester (1) 670 Manchester (2) 1,000 Middlebury 1,007 Milton 156 Montpelier 6,500 Moretown 3 Morrisville ? Newbury 380 Newport 350 Pawlet 60 Pittsford 25 Randolph 400 Richford 21 Rochester 60 Rutland 1,326 South Hero 300 South Royalton 375 Shelburne 500 South Burlington (1) 43 South Burlington (2) 47 South Burlington (3) 638 St. Albans 1,000 St. Johnsbury 1,000 Vergennes 764 Waitsfield 450 Wallingford 200 Waterbury 387 White River Junction 3,500 Williston 503 Wilmington 327 Windsor 300 Winooski 300 Wolcott 97 Woodstock 500 VERMONT TOTAL 43,085
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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10-18 NO KINGS - Public Photo Album - hosted by 50501 Vermont

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10-18 NO KINGS - Public Photo Album VERMONT - Google Drive
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October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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10/18 NO KINGS in VERMONT

57 Events
~ 43,000 attendees
6.6% of our state population
Brattleboro Common Montpelier Pawlet South Burlington, Patchen Road overpass
October 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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I'll be at my state capital on Saturday. Where will you be?
Find your closest event: www.nokings.org#map
The only thing more dangerous than overestimating the power of protest is underestimating it. A demonstration isn’t just a crowd; it’s public proof of shared dissent and collective power. Here’s why demonstrations matter: – They influence elites: Large crowds signal that politics are shifting, pressuring business leaders, politicians, and civil servants to reconsider loyalties. – They cause loyalty shifts: Movements from South Africa to Serbia succeeded when insiders stopped defending regimes; even small defections alter power balances. – They drive progress: Every major U.S. reform (the Civil Rights Act, ADA, marriage equality) was born from street pressure. – They shape elections: 2009 Tea Party → 2010 Republican wave; 2017 Women’s March → 2018 Blue Wave; 2020 BLM → record turnout. People who take to the streets take to the polls. Demonstrations seed democracy, build the road to deeper resistance, and open gateways to liberation. They plant the courage and connection that grow into organizing and transformation. They’re on‑ramps that turn witnesses into participants, feeding organized networks and pillar work. Each action opens the gate to new ones: defections, mutual aid, solidarity, and policy shifts. Erica Chenoweth’s research shows nonviolent movements reaching 3.5 percent of a population never fail to remove an autocrat. That’s roughly 12 million Americans and can be built through national days like No Kings. Momentum matters too: success comes from mass × velocity which is participant numbers times frequency of events. That’s when regimes lose their grip. And this one is slipping. Trump’s federal crackdowns prove protest power. Crackdowns don’t happen when movements fail; they happen when movements work. Since June 14’s No Kings Day, hundreds of thousands have moved from the streets into strategy, building the scaffolding for the country we deserve. Demonstrations aren’t endings; they’re beginnings. See you in the streets Saturday and in the strategy sessions after. Since June 14’s No Kings Day, hundreds of thousands have moved from the streets into strategy, building the scaffolding for the country we deserve. Demonstrations aren’t endings; they’re beginnings. See you in the streets Saturday and in the strategy sessions after.
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Every time Trump escalates his attacks on our communities, the #NoKings movement grows stronger.

We, the millions of Americans who make up of this peaceful movement, are coming together on Oct. 18th to say: NO KINGS! app.sosha.ai/s/yJcKRx4q
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍
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As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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LET FREEDOM RING! Literally!

Ask your local church(es) to ring their bells on 10/18 at Noon for 5 minutes.

#nokings #october18
LET FREEDOM RING Ask your local church(es) to ring their bells on 10/18 at Noon for 5 minutes in solidarity with the No Kings 2.0 Protests
October 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Ok folks, time to get that chalk back out and CHALK THE WALK!

10/18 EVERYWHERE!
www.nokings.org/#map

#chalkthewalk
CHALK the WALK! Bring your message of Democracy to your towns (public) sidewalks with... CHALK! This is an independent, nationwide action! No groups, no sign ups - JUST DO IT! & take photos to post! #ChalkTheWalk
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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LET FREEDOM RING! Literally!

Ask your local church(es) to ring their bells on 10/18 at Noon for 5 minutes.

#nokings #october18
LET FREEDOM RING Drawing of the Liberty Bell
October 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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We cannot and will not allow these attacks on our freedoms to stand uncontested.

MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR 10/18:

Find an event near you: 50501vermont.com/event/no-kin...

No event in your town? Start one: nokings.org/host-toolkit

Donate: secure.actblue.com/donate/50501vermont
The administration continues to escalate its attack on our rights and the rule of law. In late September, the president authorized the use of tear gas and other “non-lethal” munitions against peaceful protesters (1) legally exercising their right to free speech in Portland, Oregon. Last week, ICE carried out a full-force raid on U.S. citizens’ homes in Chicago without warrants.(2) And on Friday, they began targeting immigrant children as young as ten.(3) It’s getting frighteningly real. As a trans woman, I feel particularly vulnerable when the Donald calls transgender people the “biggest domestic public safety threat.” The Heritage Foundation now labels anyone who supports us as a “domestic terrorist.”(4) The creator of the trans flag, like nearly half of respondents to a poll conducted by Williams college in May, is fleeing the country.(5) If the spending bill had passed, hundreds of thousands of transgender Americans could have lost access to hormones, without which many would not survive.(6) We cannot and will not allow these attacks on our freedoms to stand uncontested. On October 18, we come together across Vermont to speak truth to power, defend our communities, and reclaim our democracy from the cruelty and corruption threatening it. MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR 10/18: Find an event near you: 50501vermont.com/events No event in your town? Start one: nokings.org/host-toolkit Across Vermont, nearly 40 towns are already organizing, from Brattleboro to Burlington, from Barre to Bennington, joining a national wave of peaceful resistance. Together, we can help the country reach the “3.5% threshold” that research shows always leads to real change. In America, we don’t have kings. We will not back down from chaos, corruption, or cruelty. “No Kings” is more than a slogan - it’s a promise to each other. SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT: Donate: secure.actblue.com/donate/50501vermont Grab a t-shirt: marchmerch.com/collections/50501-vermont OUR COMMITMENT TO NONVIOLENCE All No Kings events are rooted in peaceful, lawful action. We ask everyone to act with compassion and discipline, to de-escalate and not to provoke, and to leave all weapons, even legal ones, at home. We show our strength not through force, but through courage, truth, and unity. Together, we rise. Geri Peterson, Volunteer/Organizer, 50501 Vermont (1) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I-bqKEd1OiU (2) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2d591LRPU40 (3) https://immigrantjustice.org/press-release/operation-freaky-friday-what-you-need-to-know/ (4) https://www.wired.com/story/heritage-foundation-uses-bogus-stat-to-push-a-trans-terrorism-classification/ (5) https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/creator-of-the-trans-flag-is-fleeing (6) https://www.gendergp.com/the-danger-of-withdrawing-hormones-from-trans-people/ use of tear gas and other “non-lethal” munitions against peaceful protesters The Heritage Foundation now labels anyone who supports us [trans people] as a “domestic terrorist.”
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A wearable way to support 50501 Vermont (which helps to financially support activism throughout Vermont).

Now available in LONG SLEEVE, and in black or white shirts!
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Long sleeve black t-shirt 50501 Vermont 2 short-sleeve white t-shirts 50501 Vermont with state graphic 50501 Vermont with Pride flag
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM