Cross Cultural Solidarity

History in the Service of Solidarity

Grassroots Opposition to Trump

Image: Climbers flying an upside down American Flag – a symbol of national distress – from Yosemite’s famous El Capitan.

This page is part of a resource collection on organizing against the second Trump administration.

February 3.   Monica Sager: National ’50 States’ Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Feb 5: What to Know.

February 3.   AP News: Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles.

February 5.   Morgan Lee: Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk.

February 10.   Lana Leonard: Thousands “Rise Up for Trans Youth” in New York City, Leading National Conversation on Denial of Healthcare Across Major Hospital Systems.

February 14.   Jason Koebler: Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website: “These ‘Experts Left Their Database Open.”

February 20.  Edward Hasbrouck: Tesla Takedown’ underscores the importance of moving from protest to resistance.

February 25.   Gavin Feek: How the Yosemite Climbing Community Is Reacting to DOGE Layoffs: El Cap’s upside-down flag, the park’s fired lone locksmith, and the safety of Yosemite climbing this.

February 25.   Victoria Valenzuela: Los Angeles is leading the way in resisting Trump’s mass deportations: Since Trump’s inauguration, Latinos and their allies in LA have organized walkouts and near daily protests against ICE and in support of the undocumented community.

February 27.   Kylie Mohr: A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing.

February 28: Boycott Central: Boycotts can be a powerful tool to make companies stop doing bad things. Boycotts are people power. Let us know if you’re part of that power!

February 28.   S. Baum: University of Cincinnati Protests Lead to “Biological” Bathroom Signs Reversal.

February 28.   Media Matters: People are calling into right-wing radio shows to voice frustrations with the Trump administration.

March 1.   Forbes: People Protest Near Vermont Ski Resort Where Vice President JD Vance Is Vacationing.

March 1.   Isabel Spartz: Hundreds gather at Yellowstone National Park to protest job layoffs.

March 8.   Pranshu Verma & Trisha Thadani: Anger at Elon Musk turns violent with molotov cocktails and gunfire at Tesla lots.

March 9.   Christopher Wiggins: Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters.

March 21.   Kevin Foster: Portland is building a model for migrant solidarity under Trump: As ICE raids ramp up across the country, Portland’s Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective is building trust and community through mutual aid.

April 6.   Rebecca Solnit: Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action.

April 19.   Emma Bowman: Anti-Trump protests this weekend turn focus to community action.

April 22.   Dominic Rushe: Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits

May 6.   Jordan King: Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest Planned for Parade on Trump’s Birthday.

May 25.   Rachel Leingang: Indivisible: the mass movement leading the progressive fight against Trump.

June 26.  Sam Hill: ‘GO **** YOURSELVES’: National park visitors slam feds in leaked park comments.

July 21.   Brad Reed: ‘It’ll Take All of Us’: Indivisible Launches Effort to Train 1 Million+ Organizers to Oppose Trump.Indivisible says its goal is “to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design.”

August 4.   Benjamin Wittes: Contemplating strategies of non-cooperation.

August 12.   Waging Nonviolence: New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history: The historic number of No Kings Day protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.

August 13.   Daniel Hunter: Free DC models effective resistance to National Guard takeover: Washington, D.C. residents’ rapid response to Trump’s National Guard deployment is a masterclass in how to prepare for crises and fight authoritarianism.

September 18.   The Washington Post: Man plays ‘Imperial March’ behind National Guard members.

October 16.   Waging Nonviolence: The resistance reaches into Trump country: As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.

October 16.   Bill McKibben: Ha, it’s a frog! On the role of humor in resistance movements.

October 20.   Anand Giridharadas: At No Kings march, solidarity, defiance, and courage.