We don’t do kings here: Photos from Philadelphia’s ‘No Kings’ protest

At Philadelphia's 'No Kings' protest, faith leaders urge crowd to 'rebuke hate'

In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest filled the streets for a 'No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.'

No Kings Day Helped Me Find a Few Things I Had Lost

Republished with permission from John Pavlovitz Sometimes you don’t notice attrition when it happens. When you lose elemental parts of you, they don’t all depart at once, and since you’re inside yourself in the daily woundings of this life, you may not feel the thousands of tiny cuts at the time. You may not notice the lifeblood slowly draining from your spirit. In fact, you might believe you’re who you’ve always been, until something reminds yo…

Scenes From Saturday’s “No Kings” Protest in Philadelphia

Tens of thousands of Philadelphia protestors gathered on the Parkway, joining a day of nationwide "No Kings Day" anti-Trump rallies.

Pennsylvania dispatch: ‘No Kings Day’ in Philadelphia felt like a parade

On Saturday I joined the No Kings Day protest in Ardmore, an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I was scared, but I had to go. “Action binds anxiety,” is a maxim in my daytime work.  The current political environment creates an ambient fear, like computer malware jamming wi-fi and wasting battery.  I needed to get out and act. Protesting was also scary, with the current situation in Los Angeles and ongoing threats from the branch of…

We don’t do kings here: Photos from Philadelphia’s ‘No Kings’ protest

“The spirit of Philadelphia is the spirit of America.” –Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), speaking at “No Kings” Philadelphia  In a city steeped in revolutionary past, the symbolism of Flag Day (June 14th) was central to the message of “No Kings”—a national celebration of American ideals reframed as a demand to defend them.   LOVE Park to the Parkway: A march with a message On a Saturday afternoon as military hardware assembled in Washington, D.C. for …