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'Good Trouble Lives on': Community Members Honor the Legacy of a Legend on John Lewis Day of Action

UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – More than 1,600 events nationwide honor John Lewis's legacy with rallies and actions against voter suppression and civil rights attacks, drawing an estimated 400,000 participants, organizers say.

  • On Thursday, July 17, mass marches will launch in Chicago and Atlanta, leading over 1,600 cities nationwide, organizers said.
  • Amid concerns over civil rights rollbacks, organizers frame the July 17 action as a moral reckoning to defend democracy, led by a coalition of advocacy groups.
  • Indivisible Baltimore plans a community walk on Saturday, July 19, 2025, and will host a sit-in screening of `John Lewis: Good Trouble` at Pikes Studio Theater with Tyrod Haynes.
  • An estimated 400,000 people have signed up, `We’re getting two more registrations every minute,` says Betty Magness of the Chicago League of Women Voters.
  • Between now and November 2026, the League of Women Voters plans to mobilize 8.5 million voters, while April Albright urged focusing on local elections to build grassroots power.
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People's World broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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