A man who bragged about sexually assaulting women, mocked a reporter with a disability and invited a foreign adversary to hack the U.S. government will be sworn in next Friday as the 45th president of the United States.
And while it’s a fact that President-elect Donald Trump will be the next leader of the free world ― the first one to refuse to release his taxes since 1976, by the way ― you certainly don’t have to like it.
You can voice your concern at one of the hundreds of demonstrations planned across the country and around the world in the days surrounding the inauguration.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with congressional Democrats and health care activists, plans to lead dozens of rallies nationwide in an initiative called Our First Stand: Save Our Health Care. Most of the events are scheduled for this weekend, a few days before the inauguration.
Hundreds of poets are expected to gather on the steps of their local city halls on Sunday, Jan. 15, during the nationwide Poets Protest Against Trump.
Celebrities such as Judd Apatow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tim Robbins will take part in a three-hour telethon on Inauguration Day dubbed the “Love-a-thon.” The star-packed benefit will be broadcast live on Facebook and will raise money for Planned Parenthood, Earthjustice and the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore tweeted last month in support of the #DisruptJ20 Inauguration Day rallies planned around Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The events are led by “a collective of experience activists” who call themselves the DC Welcoming Committee, according to the #DisruptJ20 website, which also lists numerous protests beyond the Beltway.
And, of course, the Women’s March on Washington and its more than 280 sister marches are expected to be the main event on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Nearly 600,000 people ― of all gender identities ― are expected to flood the streets of major cities across the world on Trump’s first full day in office.
For even more events, take a look at the listings below, which we will continue to update. Be sure to check which events have been issued permits, and know that your participation in non-permitted demonstrations could result in arrest.
And if those events are a no-go, you can always participate in the national general strike by refusing to work, shop or go to school on Inauguration Day.
However you plan to resist, stay safe ― and open-minded. Remember to listen to and respect one another.
Now go forth and protest.
Note: This is not a comprehensive list of events. This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Check back for updates.
Arizona
Phoenix
Friday, Jan. 20
6 a.m. at Carnegie Library Park
California
Los Angeles
Saturday, Jan. 14
12 p.m. at Los Angeles City Hall
Friday, Jan. 20
11 a.m. at Olympic and Figueroa
Palo Alto
Friday, Jan. 20
5 p.m. at El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road
Sacramento
Friday, Jan. 20
2 p.m. at California State Capitol
San Diego
Friday, Jan. 20
10:30 a.m. at San Diego State College and Chicano Park
12 p.m. at Park Boulevard and President’s Way Lawn
San Francisco
Friday, Jan. 20
10 a.m. at the Golden Gate Bridge
5 p.m. at UN Plaza
Colorado
Denver
Friday, Jan. 20
1:30 p.m. at Denver Capitol Building
Florida
Miami
Friday, Jan. 20
6 p.m. Bayfront Park Amphitheater
Orlando
Friday, Jan. 20
6 p.m. Lake Eola Park
Georgia
Athens
Friday, Jan. 20
8 p.m. at Cine Athena
Atlanta
Saturday, Jan. 21
1 p.m. at the Center for Civil and Human Rights
Hawaii
Honolulu
Friday, Jan. 20
4 p.m. Waikiki Gateway Park
Illinois
Chicago
Sunday, Jan. 15
6 p.m. at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
Friday, Jan. 20
5 p.m. at Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Friday, Jan. 20
7 p.m. at Maresh Sheet Metal
Kentucky
Murray
Saturday, Jan. 21
10 a.m. at Faculty Hall at Murray State University
Louisiana
New Orleans
Friday, Jan. 20
3 p.m. at Duncan Park in City Hall Plaza
Maine
Portland
Thursday, Jan. 19
2 p.m. at Monument Park
Massachusetts
Boston
Friday, Jan. 20
6 p.m. at Boston Common’s Parkman Bandstand
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Saturday, Jan. 21
10 a.m. at the Fountain Street Church
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Friday, Jan. 20
5:30 a.m. at 1530 New Brighton Blvd.
2 p.m. at Lake Street and Nicollet Ave. S
Missouri
Kansas City
Friday, Jan. 20
2 p.m. at Union Station
Nevada
Las Vegas
Thursday, Jan. 19
4 p.m. at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas
New York
New York City
Saturday, Jan. 14
1 p.m. at Jamaica Colosseum Mall
Sunday, Jan. 15
11:30 a.m. at 5th Avenue and 59th Street
12:30 p.m. at Trump International Hotel and Tower NYC
2 p.m. at the New York Public Library
Monday, Jan. 16
1 p.m. at Islamic Society of Bay Ridge
Wednesday, Jan. 18
7 p.m. at Theater for the New City
Thursday, Jan. 19
6 p.m. at Trump International Hotel and Tower NYC
8 p.m. at The Stand
Friday, Jan. 20
5 p.m. in Foley Square, student walkouts throughout the day
7 p.m. at DiMenna Center for Classical Music
8 p.m. at Annoyance Theater
8 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre
9 p.m. at the Bowery Hotel
Saturday, Jan. 21
7:30 p.m. at Rough Trade
Utica
Saturday, Jan. 21
1 p.m. at St. Francis DeSales Center
North Carolina
Durham
Friday, Jan. 20
5:30 p.m. at CCB Plaza
Ohio
Cleveland
Saturday, Jan. 14
5 p.m. at Cleveland Public Square
Oregon
Portland
Friday, Jan. 20
4 p.m. at Pioneer Courthouse Square
Saturday, Jan. 21
10 a.m. at Shemanski Park
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Friday, Jan. 20
3 p.m. at Thomas Paine Plaza
Tennessee
Nashville
Friday, Jan. 20
12 p.m. at Centennial Park Band Shell
Texas
Austin
Friday, Jan. 20
5 p.m. at Auditorium Shores
Saturday, Jan. 21
12 p.m. at Armijo Par
Dallas
Friday, Jan. 20
3 p.m. at Lake Cliff Park
Saturday, Jan. 21
10 a.m. at CWA Local 6215
Houston
Friday, Jan. 20
8 p.m. at Walter’s Downtown
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Sunday, Jan. 15
12 p.m. at Hurkamp Park
Washington
Seattle
Friday, Jan. 20
5 p.m. at Westlake Park
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, Jan. 14
12 p.m. at Howard University Blackburn Center Events
Sunday, Jan. 15
9 a.m. at National Sylvan Theater
Thursday, Jan. 19
2 p.m. at Franklin Square Park (through Sunday, Jan. 22)
8 p.m. at National Museum of African American History and Culture
Friday, Jan. 20
12 a.m. at the U.S. Capitol Building
7 a.m. at Freedom Plaza
10 a.m. Malcolm X Park
10 a.m. at Martin Luther King National Memorial
Saturday, Jan. 21
10 a.m. at World War II Memorial
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Friday, Jan. 20
5 p.m. at Red Arrow Park
