Alexandria leaders will participate in an anti-Trump protest in front of City Hall at Market Square (301 King Street) on Saturday.
Confirmed speakers at the event, which runs from 3 to 5 p.m., include U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8), Virginia House majority leader Charniele Herring (D-4), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-39), and Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter. Mayor Alyia Gaskins is tentatively scheduled to speak.
The full speakers list has not been released.
The event is being hosted by the Alexandria Democratic Committee, Indivisible and Do Something NCR.
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts.
The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to us. We’re not watching history happen. We’re making it.
Join us at this rally to show our resistance to the Trump administration!
This is a peaceful event. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation.
The group will next conduct a discussion at the James M. Duncan Branch Library in Del Ray on July 12.
Alexandria leaders have been critical of the administration on multiple fronts since before Trump took office in January. See some of our coverage below.
- DHS removes ‘Sanctuary Jurisdiction’ list, which included Alexandria, from its website
- Alexandria named “Sanctuary Jurisdiction” by Trump administration, Mayor pushes back
- ‘I will punch back’ against Trump administration, Stoney says in Alexandria as Dem primary nears
- Alexandria Dems ask Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine to stop supporting Trump’s cabinet picks
- Congressman Beyer refuses to attend President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress
- Alexandria leaders rattled by Trump administration’s attempt to freeze federal grants and loans
- Virginia Theological Seminary defends alumna Bishop for asking President Trump for mercy at Washington National Cathedral
- Mayor-elect says Alexandria will not alter progressive values under Trump presidency
