No Kings Boston Announces Speakers, Performers and Art at Boston Common Protest Rally on March 28

Organizers of the No Kings Boston rally, expected to draw more than 100,000 people to Boston Common this Saturday from 2-4 p.m., announced their inspiring lineup of speakers and performers. The Boston rally will be the Commonwealth’s biggest display of people power yet, as “We the Powerful” mobilize en masse in nonviolent protest against the authoritarian takeover of the United States and for a democracy that works for everyone. RSVP for No Kings Boston here.

Emcee:

Rahsaan Hall, President and CEO, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts

Speakers - Elected Officials:

• Attorney General Andrea Campbell

• Governor Maura Healey

• Senator Ed Markey

• Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

Speakers - Civic leaders:

• Hessann Farooqi, Executive Director of the Boston Climate Action Network

• Marcelo Gomes da Silva, Milford student leader

• Darlene Lombos, President, Greater Boston Labor Council

• Carol Rose, Executive Director, ACLU of Massachusetts

• Jessica Tang, President, American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts

• And others addressing issues including attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community, and U.S. aggression at home and abroad

Performers:

• Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians

• BVOCAL Chorus

• Dropkick Murphys

• Jimmy Tingle

Art as Resistance:

Because art is a form of resistance, there will be two impressive installations on the Common during the rally.

• Chainsaw artist Kat Dressler will be carving a 24-foot-long by 5-foot-high “END ICE” ice sculpture.

• Rallygoers are invited to paint their personal commitment to pro-democracy actions on a 45-foot-long by 6-foot-high interactive “We the Powerful” mural.

Sponsors:

No Kings Boston is grateful to the following sponsors whose support has helped make the rally possible:

• 350 Mass Action

• ACLU of Massachusetts

• American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts

• Boston Democratic Socialists of America

• Boston Indivisible

• Common Cause Massachusetts

• Educational Freedom Project

• Extinction Rebellion Boston

• Force Multiplier

• Indivisible Mass Coalition

• Indivisible Progressive Mass Cambridge

• Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action

• MassCOSH

• Massachusetts Climate Action Network

• Massachusetts Peace Action

• Mexico Solidarity Project

• Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts

• Sunrise Boston

• Swing Blue Alliance

• True North Action Alliance Boston

• Voters of Tomorrow

• UU Mass Action

No Kings Boston is part of the third “No Kings Day,” during which millions of people nationwide and abroad will mobilize in nonviolent protest against the escalating corruption and abuses of the Trump administration. More than 3,000 No Kings rallies and marches are happening worldwide on March 28, including nearly 160 in cities and towns across Massachusetts.

No Kings Boston is organized by a coalition of the ACLU of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501 (“fifty-fifty-one”), plus partners from across the pro-democracy and pro-worker movement.

Donations to No Kings Boston are welcome: https://givebutter.com/NoKingsBoston

All No Kings events adhere to a shared commitment to nonviolent protest and community safety. Organizers are trained in de-escalation and are working closely with local partners to ensure peaceful and powerful actions nationwide.

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Media contact:

Mass 50501
Samantha McGarry
samantha@mass50501.org
508.395.3401