Next ‘No Kings’ Protests Set for March 28, With ‘Flagship’ Event in Minneapolis

As protests against President Donald Trump spread across the nation, the progressive coalition behind the extensive “ is gearing up to take to the streets again in two months.
Having brought large crowds to cities nationwide twice in the past year, Indivisible organizers tell TIME a third “No Kings” protest day is set for March 28, with the main event in Minneapolis—a city that’s become a for resisting Trump’s following the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents.
Organizers note that the federal reaction in Minnesota is one reason the next “No Kings” protest is two months away and will differ significantly from the previous two—not in its message, but in the unprecedented focus on safety and security preparation.
“We cannot respond to the fact that they are willing to be lawless and violent by being unwilling to go out in the streets ourselves,” says Leah Greenberg, Indivisible’s co-founder. “We actually have to consistently hold our ground.”
The protests follow a year where millions of Americans participated in nonviolent actions against what they see as the Trump Administration’s growing authoritarianism—from large-scale immigration raids to threats of using the Insurrection Act. Even though late March feels distant amid the ongoing pushback against federal tactics in Minnesota, organizers say the weeks of preparation show an intentional move toward long-term organizing and protecting protesters instead of just quick mobilization.
The “No Kings” coalition stated it has launched a continuous nationwide digital organizing effort leading to March 28, positioning the protests as a continuation of last year’s movement: asserting that U.S. political power belongs to the people, “not to kings.”
Greenberg tells TIME that opposition to Trump has only grown stronger since the coalition’s last big mobilization in October, when in what organizers called one of the largest single protest days in U.S. history.
“We are very confident, based on what we are seeing around the country, that the opposition to Donald Trump has only grown since October,” says Greenberg.
But she admitted the protest environment has changed drastically. Since December, almost 3,000 federal immigration agents have been sent to Minnesota, where protests have escalated following the deaths of and at the hands of federal immigration officers this month.
She cited Minnesota as a symbol of that change. “Everyday people are horrified by the cruelty, the dictatorial tendencies, the attacks on their communities and neighbors,” she says, noting residents are now organizing “to protect their communities and collectively stand against this administration’s white nationalist goals.”
The Administration has reacted to the unrest by threatening to use the Insurrection Act—a rarely invoked law that lets the President deploy the military inside the U.S. Civil liberties groups argue this would expand presidential power far beyond its original purpose, and courts have already blocked Trump’s attempts to send the military to Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.
In this context, Indivisible and its partners say the March protests are increasing their focus on security and order. Greenberg notes the coalition is creating “real security and support systems” for local organizers, including formal de-escalation training and tighter collaboration with legal observers and community groups.
This week, the “No Kings” coalition rolled out a national “Eyes on ICE” training program—a virtual effort to teach people how to exercise their rights and safely monitor federal enforcement activities. The first session had over 200,000 viewers, organizers say, and more trainings are planned in the weeks before the protests, including one on Feb. 5.
Even with the growing federal response to protests, Greenberg says she doesn’t think fear will stop people from participating. After Good’s death, she noted, over 1,200 vigils were held across the country in 48 hours.
This pattern has persisted through most of Trump’s second term. While Republican leaders last year’s “No Kings” rallies as “Hate America” protests and labeled demonstrators communists and anarchists, the national protests have stayed largely peaceful. Greenberg said those attacks had the opposite effect.
“What we’ve seen is that people are responding to the federal government’s attempts to suppress dissent by generating more dissent,” Greenberg says.