US EditionUrban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Over 1,600 events nationwide commemorate John Lewis’s legacy, opposing administration policies seen as rolling back civil rights and targeting marginalized communities, organizers said.
- Organizers defined this ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ day as a national response to rollback of civil rights protections, with protests scheduled across six Indiana cities on July 17.
- The Associated Press reported that one of the oldest civil rights organizations declared a `state of emergency` for antidiscrimination policies, while report authors wrote that since January 20, 2025, the federal government has dismantled civil rights departments.
- With more than 1,600 events scheduled nationwide, GoodTroubleLivesOn.org highlighted the protest’s scale, noting all events commit to nonviolent action, according to the website.
- Protest materials urged unity against division, while the website proclaimed `Trump is trying to divide us,` according to organizers.
- Alongside legal actions, civil rights organizers are building a broad coalition for future advocacy, with contributors including civil rights leaders and lawmakers like Hakeem Jeffries and Damon Hewitt.
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