By Dara Mathis
On the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s re-election as President, a coalition of progressive organizations plans to kick off a sustained series of nonviolent, public protests in DC beginning November 5. Organizers project that between 10,000 and 20,000 people may attend the protest on Wednesday in the nation’s capital. Led by the activist group Refuse Fascism, the “Trump Must Go Now” rally intends to “flood DC” with waves of protesters over the coming days.
The “Trump Must Go Now” rally will begin at 11 AM at the Sylvan Theater, which is located at the intersection of Independence Ave. and 15th St., near the base of the Washington Monument. Programming at the Sylvan will last about an hour and a half, says Sunsara Taylor, a spokesperson for Refuse Fascism. Around 1 PM, the protest will segue into a march.
“We expect to march past the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court to indict all three institutions which are dominated by fascists now, and we’ll have a concluding rally in Stanton Park,” Taylor tells Washingtonian.