Thousands of people are set to take the streets Saturday in more than 100 locations across Michigan.
Cities from the state capitol to Upper Peninsula’s Ironwood will be hosting No Kings protests Saturday, Oct. 18 in a second round of demonstrations against President Donald Trump and the federal government.
Political representatives supporting the marches pointed to immigrant arrests at courthouses, masked federal agents, escalating ICE presence in Chicago and other instances of what they called federal overreach as the reason for additional protesting.
“It all adds up to one thing – tyranny,” said Michigan Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Livonia. “This is literally the situation our founders warned us about.”
Shanay Watson Whittaker, with the Michigan chapter of Reproductive Freedom for All, highlighted impacts to the poor and working class, including cuts in the federal “Big, Beautiful Bill” to the Affordable Care Act, food stamps, home heating assistance and renewable energy.
“By controlling the information and the media, by instilling fear, by weaponizing the Department of Justice and deploying the military against his citizens, Trump is breaking down the connection between public opinion and political consequences,” she said.
Protests on Oct. 18 will be the second large-scale demonstration under the No Kings banner. Organizers estimated roughly five million joined national protests in June, with 50 events were held in Michigan alone, said Ryan Bates, spokesperson for the advocacy organization.
Thousands gathered in both Detroit and Lansing on June 14, with some traveling from across the state.
“Each day, it’s something new,” Jeanne Balesy, 75, told MLive at the Lansing protest. “You turn on the news, and he’s taking away another freedom.”
The upcoming Detroit protest is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. at Roosevelt Park in Detroit. A protest will also be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Michigan State Capitol.
Other cities with protests include Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Bay City, Flint, Jackson and Ann Arbor, alongside smaller cities in southern and mid-Michigan.
Find a complete list of events at nokings.org.
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