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Check the NO KINGS website every Wednesday: T he No Kings Alliance (the coalition of partners who brought you No Kings Day), will be updating calls to action (CTAs) on this site every Wednesday. The Trump administration is as unpredictable as it is dangerous. We can’t know exactly what the flashpoint will be next week, much less in a month. This page will allow us the flexibility to fight back against their authoritarian agenda in real time through weekly CTAs. Our Next Steps

People connect most with personal stories from those they know and love. The more visible we can make the movement, the more we can remind our friends, family, and associates about why we choose to fight, the more likely we are to continue to gather allies. No Kings gained two million people between June and October, let’s keep that momentum going. Here's this week's CTA: Gather your photos Write up a short story Why you chose to take action What it was like to be at No King

NOW to keep the Momentum going—-- NO KINGS held a mass call to address the next steps, you can watch on YouTube here .

April: 3 million people at 1,300 Hands Off! events. June: 5 million people at 2,100 No Kings events. October: 7 million people at 2,700 No Kings events. NO KINGS 2 was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who attended or helped others to attend. The Trump Administration did its best to scare and intimidate everyone, like authoritarians do, going so far as calling the protest an anti-American rally and painting it as potentially violent. Well they could not have been more wro

It's hard to believe, but it's time to let you know about our Annual Holiday Giving Projects and Luncheon. See below for details on how the Project is run and to sign up to attend on Friday, December 5th, at 12 noon at Villa Bella Restaurant in Burke . Please bring toys, checks, and/or gift cards to donate to the two worthy groups we are supporting! Note that the luncheon date has changed since we circulated a sign-up sheet at our meeting on September 14th,. If you signed up

Twenty years after its publication, Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner  remains startling in its relevance. While the novel tells a deeply personal story of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against Afghanistan's turbulent history, its core themes of guilt, class division, and the search atonement resonate with uncanny precision across the global human experience. Hosseini's narrative offers unexpected insights into the universal challenges of overcoming moral failure a

“Ultimately, though,” Schiff said, “the most powerful check on Trump’s authoritarianism is not Congress. It is not the courts. It is the American people.” And that was the rallying cry of Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) in Congress yesterday. Crow, who entered Congress in 2019, is a former Army Ranger who completed three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 75th Ranger Regiment. In his speech, Crow warned that Trump is tearing

Tia Levings, wrote an amazing article on substack last week titled,  Beating Evangelical MAGA at Their Long Game , where she outlined how we got here and she came up with an amazing list of ways to fight back. Here is an excerpt but the whole article deserves a read.  Here’s what they did, and how we can do the same thing our way to resist them.  Belief-based teaching at home. You don’t have to homeschool, but you should supplement your child’s education with world-broadenin

Tips for Engaging with Those Who See Things Differently Than You In our current political climate, having conversations with Red, Independent or Non-Voters can be incredibly challenging. Whether it’s family gatherings, workplace discussions or social media interactions, these conversations are often unavoidable. Here are a few tips to approach these discussions proactively: 1. Approach with Empathy & Respect When speaking with conservative or independent friends & family, it’

Early voting locations in Fairfax County: Fairfax County Government Center: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. North County Governmental Center: 1-7pm...

1. Join our rapid response call this Wednesday at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT to prepare for a potential Trump Shutdown . If Republicans force...

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, a former professor with a doctoral degree in American literature, is the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant...

CONGRATULATIONS to James Walkinshaw, the first of our soon-to-be many newly elected Democrats. James crushed his opponent, winning nearly...

On August 7, 2025, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, Jay Jones, released his comprehensive plan to address public safety, which...

When asked, during a May interview with Vanity Fair, where fighting back against the Trump ranks among her campaign priorities,...

Charniele Herring (unopposed), 4th District Richard “Rip” Sillivan, 6th District Karen Keys-Gamarra, 7th District Irene Shin, 8th...

There are seven House districts, but now only three incumbents have challengers in the November 2025 election. Michelle Maldonado’s GOP...

JJ Singh , District 26 Atoosa Reaser , District 27 David Reid , District 28 Marty Martinez , District 29 John McAuliff , District 30...

Early In-Person voting began on September 19 and will continue through November 1, 2025. For information on where to vote, see:...

To receive a General Election ballot by mail , your local registrar’s office   must receive your application  by 5:00 p.m. on Friday,...