Demonstrators at a 50501 Trump protest on April 5 at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont. Photo: John Lazenby/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Another grassroots, widespread action against the Trump administration is planned nationwide on Saturday.
Why it matters: The 50501 Movement takes momentum from recent protests to encourage Americans to become each other’s “social support web” as the administration’s policies target marginalized communities.
- The 50501 Movement, meaning 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement, is pushing back against what it called executive overreach from the Trump administration. Its organizing started on Reddit.
- “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,” the movement’s website said.
Driving the news: More than 400 events are scheduled nationwide for April 19, including rallies, protests, nature cleanups and food drives.
Zoom in: Saturday’s mobilizing could include protests, organizers said, but it could also include community actions like donation drives, clothing swaps or meeting to discuss future action.
- “We need to think about the America we want to see, where we have empathy and help each other, and just become that,” organizers wrote. “That’s just as important as protesting.”
Context: The first 50501 protests were on Feb. 5, “a decentralized rapid response to the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies,” its website said.
- “In just days, grassroots organizers—without any budget, centralized structure, or official backing—pulled off over 80 peaceful protests in all 50 states.”
Zoom out: Millions of people across the country protested during the Hands Off! movement on April 5. They took to streets, state capitals, federal buildings, congressional offices and city centers.
- Backlash against the Trump administration has also targeted Elon Musk’s involvement in the government and his sweeping cuts across the federal bureaucracy via DOGE.
Go deeper: In photos: “Hands Off!” protesters rally against Trump across the U.S.
