Need a Boost? These Stories of Civic Action Are Inspiring
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA: The LA Dodgers organization stopped federal agents from entering stadium grounds on Thursday. Photo: KABC

No Kings Day
Salt Lake City, UT — This 104-year-old Republican has had enough. She was one of the more than 5 million people who turned out in 2,000+ protests around the country and around the world on No Kings Day, June 14, 2025.

San Diego
San Diego, CA —Protesters rallied after an aggressive ICE raid at South Park’s Buona Forchetta sparked outrage. Photo: JW August / Times of San Diego


Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC — Protesters gathered outside Trump National Golf Club on Thursday to demonstrate against a dinner for top investors in his $TRUMP meme coin project.



Newark
Newark, NJ — Organized clergy joined the fight against an immigrant detention center in Newark on Monday, when two dozen pastors, rabbis and leaders of faith-based organizations stood shoulder-to-shoulder against a barbed wire-topped gate where Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested three days before. Photo: Michael Dempsey / NJ Advance


Somers
Somers, NY — Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall Sunday night, May 4, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump’s aggressive agenda before devolving into a chaotic chorus of boos as attendees were removed by law enforcement. Photo: Jessica Hill / AP

West Nyack
West Nyack, NY — Representative Mike Lawler faced shouts, groans and mockery at a high school auditorium in Rockland County on April 27. Photo: Gregg Vigilotti/The New York Times

May Day
On May Day, mass protests continued as people turned out across the country. Shown here: Concrete, WA. “I live in a tiny, very red town of 700 in the foothills of the Cascades. The nearest protests are 45 mins away. Until today. I never dreamed there'd be blue dots willing to stand up and be counted here.” Photo: Julia Broeders


Granby
Granby, CT — High school student James Crocker made a video comparing deportations of Jews during the Holocaust to ICE actions today. “When I submitted my High School English class assignment, I thought maybe it would start a conversation in my small Connecticut classroom. I didn’t think it would start one across the country. But that’s exactly what happened.” Photo: @fotosbysahana via Instragram

