On March 28, millions of demonstrators attended the third nationwide No Kings day in protest of the Trump administration’s actions, such as expanded immigration enforcement raids and efforts to limit voting access. Across the country, protesters marched, carried signs, sang, gave speeches, danced and chanted phrases such as “no kings in a democracy” and “this is what democracy looks like.”
The movement, which started as a single day of protest in June 2025, has since grown into a series of demonstrations. Organizers describe it as a sustained national response to policies they view as threats to democratic institutions. On the official No Kings website, they write, “‘No Kings’ is more than just a slogan; it is the foundation our nation was built upon.”
Sana Sethi, an organizer with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California, attended the protest with a team of four organizers and additional volunteers. “This is the third No Kings nationwide day of action. It’s clear that people are not happy with the administration and we’re not going to stay at home,” Sethi said in an interview with The Urban Legend.
According to an article in Guardian, over 8 million people participated across more than 3,000 demonstrations in over 12 countries.
The San Francisco protest also included a tabling fair, where John Caldera, a member of Veterans for Peace, helped set up his organization’s booth. “These are people that may have different reasons for being here, but we’ve all come together with a common thread, a common ground,” he said in an interview with The Urban Legend.
Isabel Parrado, a volunteer activist for Oakland Peoples Arms Embargo, spent the day collecting signatures to stop military cargo shipments through the Oakland Airport to Israel, a practice that has been in place since the early 2000s. As of March 28, the petition stood at around 10,000 signatures. “Sometimes it feels like there’s nothing we can do [because we’re] so far away from what’s happening,” she said in an interview with The Urban Legend.
No Kings has plans after March 28. On April 20, organizers will lead a virtual “Eyes on ICE” training where participants will learn to safely respond to immigration enforcement. “This country does not belong to kings, dictators, or tyrants,” the website wrote. “It belongs to We the People.”