Some photos from today's belated 50501 / #Indivisible / #HandsOff #protest and march in #Memphis #Tennessee! (Last week was postponed due to tornadoes and flooding.)

There was a boisterous crowd of several hundred awesome people, plus a few radical leftist good dogs. Signs spanned all the topics: #Trump, #ElonMusk, #DOGE, #Ukraine, #xAI, #SocialSecurity, the #IRS, #science...

So, I'm not sure if I'll have the energy to attend this (but since I had cave-time this weekend, I might), but wanted to let folks here know about this event.

"Note: Maine Resists is helping Greater Portland Indivisible with their 4/19 action and creating the FB event for visibility. We are not the hosts.

Hosted by: Greater Portland Indivisible
April 19th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Monument Square, Portland, ME

"If you have questions, you can reach out to us at maineresists25@gmail.com and we will work with Greater Portland Indivisible to get the answers.

"National Day of Action: Rally Around Our Community - This is more than a rally—it’s a commitment to each other and the values we share.

"In collaboration with Indivisible Greater Portland, we invite you to join us for a National Day of Action. On this day, we will stand united in purpose and power to Rally Around Our Community. In a time when our democratic institutions face unprecedented challenges, our voices—raised together—are our most powerful tools for change. This day is more than a gathering; it is a collective commitment to defending democracy, uplifting progressive values, and building a future grounded in justice, equity, and accountability.

"Through advocacy, community building, collaboration, and direct action, we affirm our dedication to protecting the rights of all people and supporting the leaders who reflect our shared values. By showing up, we declare that our communities will not be divided, our voices will not be silenced, and our democracy will not be dismantled. Together, we rise."

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1206748587562256/

BWAHAHAHA! Congress is in recess again.

Last recess, #Indivisible groups all over the country held "empty chair" or "cardboard cutout" town halls to shame AWOL #GOP Congress critters. This document shows the efforts of all the local Indivisible chapters, organized by AWOL critters' districts.

Now they're gearing up for another round, which promises to be even more intense!

This is the shit the legacy media won't show you.

#protests #50501movement

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nB4td_QoA1RdDDj-xdLtVblW7pXMuTaQ0CwAp1IfVxU

1st they came for...

it's time to speak up. silence is complicity.

#FortWayne Journal Gazette published a few good shots of Saturday's #HandsOff protest. (Just between you and me and the lamppost, I'm at the lamppost.)

#Indiana #resistance #indivisible

https://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/saturdays-protest-shows-why-democracy-is-a-hands-on-process/article_ea0ed874-eb90-4a90-9261-244d1d3390b8.html

#MassiveProtests Against #Trump are Just The Beginning

A co-founder of #Indivisible lays out a vision for harnessing millions of protesters into an unstoppable pro-democracy movement

by Tim Dickerson, April 8, 2025

Excerpts: "The demonstrations were organized by a broad coalition — including groups that rose to prominence in the first Trump administration, like Indivisible, upstarts like the #50501Movement, as well as established grassroots groups like #MoveOn. The upswell of resistance surprised even seasoned organizers. Indivisible cofounder #EzraLevin texted Rolling Stone on Friday to predict 'one of the largest single-day protests in years' adding that the public response was “kind of shocking."

[...]

"This was a Big Tent — everybody from like #DSA to #MattYglesias and #NeverTrump Republicans were endorsing it. I had briefly gotten excited about calling this the 'Normal March.'

"Like the wacko, MAGA, right-wing crazies are not gonna be part of this. But if you’re a normal person, you would want to take part. Because obviously you oppose #Project2025, you oppose #DOGE and the richest man in the world coming after your #SocialSecurity.

"But I’m happy we went with '#HandsOff.' It served as a good rallying cry, because we all come to this for different reasons. Maybe we’re concerned about the #tariffs, maybe we’re concerned about #TransKids in our community being targeted, or the #immigrants being disappeared, or maybe we’re concerned about Social Security. We’ve all got something to fight back on."

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-protests-democracy-hands-off-indivisible-1235312482/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/eohLD
#Resistance #Resist #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #BadDOGE

Another photo from the Los Angeles #HandsOff demonstration that didn't get enough love on social media following April 2025.
Large balloon of Corporal Bone Spurs rises above the crowd that turned out for the Saturday protest.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-protests-democracy-hands-off-indivisible-1235312482/
#HandOff #Indivisible #USPolitics #BoneSpurs #Protests #Demonstration #AntiTrump #TuckersBalls

Glad to hear about the smart people who showed up without signing up. Getting on "lists" now is not a good idea. https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/114302470184621547 #HandsOff #Indivisible

I knew I should have taken my "SCOTUS is illegitimate" sign to the protest on Saturday. #handsoff #indivisible #5051movement

HANDS OFF! STAND UP! Music Video
Tin Horn Uprising in an exuberant version of "Stand Up" with a supporting rally of 2000 people in Kingston, NY.
https://youtu.be/AP1TOeD86FY?si=nHHaLSuuJBOQyo9j
#INDIVISIBLE
#IndivisibleUlster
#STANDUP