Need a Boost? These Stories of Civic Action Are Inspiring
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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






Jackson
Jackson, MS —Some 400 protesters marched at the Mississippi State Capitol on April 19, 2025, part of the nationwide 50501 protests. Photo: Hattiesburg American