Last weekend, a mom in North Carolina stepped up to make sure a No Kings rally happened in her suburban town.
A man in her area had registered to host a rally, but at the last minute, he backed out and canceled. So Jen did what any mom would do — she took the reins. She tried to re-register on the No Kings webpage, but it was too late.
Despite that, Jen knew that she and her neighbors wanted to show up anyway. There were rallies in nearby cities, but she says it was important to her to host something in their own town. She expected 50-100 people to attend, but when she arrived, there were already 200 of her neighbors ready to protest.
Nobody quite knew what was happening or where they should go, so Jen stepped up again. She welcomed the group and directed them to march to the town’s main intersection using nothing but a child’s karaoke machine as a microphone. And as more neighbors drove by the rally, they didn’t just honk their horns in support — many went home, grabbed signs and costumes, and joined the protest.
By the end of the day, more than 1000 of Jen’s neighbors showed up to support each other and democracy.
Rallies aren’t the only way to stand up for our values and build our community, but they’re a powerful tool. Stories like Jen’s took place all across the country last Saturday. Let’s keep this momentum going!
