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Largest Protest in United States History: No Kings Day 3

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Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
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Saturday, March 28, 2026 - No Kings Day 3!
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After attending the largest peaceful protest in the history of the United States -- the Saturday, March 28, 2026, No Kings Day 3 -- I thought it was important to create this blog post for two reasons:

  • First, and most importantly, to thank both the national and local organizers that made this historic event happen!

  • Secondly, to honor the millions of participants by sharing my photos/videos and those of others from the big day.

I have mentioned in this blog post some of the organizations that hosted protests. My purpose is to honor everyone who is making a difference, and any omissions are not intended.

A month ago, I wrote in my fourteenth Blogiversary post the reason that I have been writing fewer blog posts so far this year:

Unfortunately in this, the 250th year of our country, I have been attending many protests to stop the felon in the White House instead of going to the positive community events that normally start the year.

Thus, it is appropriate that this blog post, which starts my fifteenth year of blogging, is about the largest protest event in the history of the United States.

 

 

No Kings Day 3 -- Northeast Ohio Locations for March 28th

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. March 28, 2026. NoKings.org
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To start this blog post, I thought it would be interesting to list the impressive number of locations of the No Kings Day 3 protests in our Northeast Ohio area. A total of 17 locations were identified on the Indivisible NEO No Kings Day 3 featured event web page, which I helped in maintaining:


This country does not belong to kings, dictators, or tyrants. It belongs to We the People — the people who care, who show up, and who fight for dignity, a life we can afford, and real opportunity. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.


On March 28, 2026, we will join with people all across the United States to peacefully mobilize to declare with one voice — America has No Kings!


Please go to the NoKings.org website for the most current list of March 28th event locations as they are announced. Currently, the following Northeast Ohio No Kings locations have been confirmed (Click on links to sign up). Note that these NEO No Kings events take place at different times, so please consider attending more than one location if you are interested. The locations are listed in order of their start time:


  1. NO KINGS Chagrin Gateway/Pepper Pike 10am – 12pm EDT at Lander Circle and Chagrin Blvd., 30550 Pinetree Road, Pepper Pike, Ohio Click here to sign up.


  2. NO KINGS in Parma 10am – 1pm EDT at 7620 W Ridgewood Dr, Parma, OH 44129 Click here to sign up.


  3. NO KINGS North Ridgeville Stand Up Lorain County 10am – 12pm EDT at LCCC University Partnership Ridge Campus, 32121 Lorain Rd, North Ridgeville, OH 44039 Click here to sign up.


  4. NO KINGS Chardon 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM at Chardon Square, 100 Short Ct St., Chardon, OH 44024 Click here to sign up.


  5. NO KINGS Lakewood Ohio10:30am – 12pm EDT at the sidewalk in front of Lakewood city hall, 12650 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107Click here to sign up.


  6. NO KINGS - CUYAHOGA FALLS 11am – 1pm EDT at Cuyahoga Falls Downtown Amphitheater, 2050 Riverfront Pkwy, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 Click here to sign up.



  7. No Kings 3--Great Lakes Mall--Mentor Ohio 12-2pm Hosted by Hosted by Ohio District 14 Partners 12 – 2pm EDT at Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave 250, Mentor, Ohio Click here to sign up.


  8. NO KINGS Strongsville 12 – 2pm EDT at Pearl Road & Ohio 82, Strongsville, OH 44136 Click here to sign up.


  9. 3/28 Protest at Tesla Lyndhurst - No Kings If you are most comfortable in a smaller venue, join us from 12 -2 pm at the weekly Protest at Tesla as we celebrate No Kings 3. Click here to sign up.


  10. NO KINGS Shaker Heights, Ohio 1 – 2:30pm EDT at 17100 Van Aken BlvdShaker Heights, OH 44120 Click here to sign up.



  11. NO KINGS - CLEVELAND Hosted by Ohio Progressive Action Leaders 1 – 3pm EDT at Free Stamp, 601 Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. Click here to sign up. Click here to sign up for second NO KINGS Cleveland listing. 1 – 3pm EDT at Mall C, Lakeside Avenue between 9th and 6th, Cleveland, OH 44114

    Click here to sign up for Ohio AFL-CIO Joins No Kings - Cleveland 1 – 3pm EDT at Mall C, Lakeside Avenue between 9th and 6th, Cleveland, OH 44114


  12. NO KINGS Akron, OH 1 – 3pm EDT at John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse2 S Main St, Akron, Ohio Click here to sign up.


  13. NO KINGS Hudson, Ohio 1 – 3pm EDT at Gazebo Green, Hudson, Ohio 91 & Ohio 303, Hudson, OH 44236 Click here to sign up.


  14. NO KINGS Avon Lake1 – 3pm EDT at Walker Road / Rt. 83, Walker Rd, Avon Lake, OH 44012Click here to sign up.


  15. NO KINGS Bainbridge1:30 PM – 3:30 PM at Ohio 306 & Bainbridge Road, Bainbridge, OH 44023Click here to sign up.


  16. No Kings Kent, Ohio 2 – 4pm EDT at Gazebo, intersection of Franklin Ave and West Main StreetKent, OH 44240 Click here to sign up.


  17. NO KINGS Medina 4 – 6pm EDT at Medina Public Square Historic District Public Square, Medina, OH 44256 Click here to sign up.

No Kings Day Protest Signs
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NO KINGS Chagrin Gateway/Pepper Pike - Hosted by Chagrin Gateway Democrats

We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. Our peaceful movement is bigger than ever.

When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence.

On March 28th, rise up, take to the streets, and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings. We’re not watching history happen—we’re making it. Join us.

Near the beginning of the protest in Pepper Pike, I talked to one of the organizers, who was doing a count of the attendees. They told me that 500 to 600 protesters were already there, and more were still arriving. Here is a video of my photos/videos from the morning No Kings Day 3 event I attended:

I recommend viewing videos in full screen mode.
Please pause the video to look more closely at the wording of the protest signs in the slides!! I strongly believe these messages are important and should be shared with others.
(Music is a version of Chumbawamba's The Day the Nazi Died)

 

 

No Kings 3--Great Lakes Mall--Mentor Ohio 12-2pm - Hosted by Ohio District 14 Partners

In 2025, millions of Americans came together in nonviolent protest to oppose the growing authoritarian actions of the Trump administration and affirm that this nation belongs to its people, not to kings. Since then, people have continued to rise up nonviolently against the Trump administration’s ongoing brutality and abuses of power, including the latest escalation in Minnesota. The No Kings Coalition is activating an immediate and ongoing nationwide digital organizing effort leading up to our next mass mobilization on March 28, including a flagship event in the Twin Cities.

Please join us at the Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, Ohio to support the protection and improvement of democracy. Stand in solidarity with our Immigrant neighbors, Minnesotans, and all the victims of the insidious actions of the Trump Administration.

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-This protest is supported by Ohio District 14 Partners, 50501, Progress NEO, Like Minded in Lake County, and Burning River Bridge Brigade.

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-Please find ways to protect democracy before and after the protest.

-Please go to your local pro-democracy, political office and offer help, volunteer at a local organization, send postcards for democracy, make phone calls about issues and candidates via Mobilize, donate to and volunteer for candidates (primaries are in May), make art, join a local organization like Indivisible, 50501, Standing Up for Racial Justice, or Red Wine and Blue, and most importantly talk to your family, friends, and neighbors about what is going on. If everybody gives just 15 minutes a week, then we can move the needle in the favor of democracy over authoritarianism, community over fear, and joy over hate.

-Have fun protecting democracy. Lead with Peace and Joy.

Here is a video of my photos/videos from the afternoon event that my wife and co-blogger, Julie; my son, Michael; and I attended. Note that although I was walking along the route of the protest taking photos, I never saw the ends of the protest area. It just looked like it went on forever. Prior to the event, organizers stated that they were planning on filling the space from "Plaza Blvd to Eleanor Garfield Park." After the event, Julie read on Facebook that there were 3,500 participants.

I recommend viewing videos in full screen mode.
Please pause the video to look more closely at the wording of the protest signs in the slides!! I strongly believe these messages are important and should be shared with others.

(Music is the ending part of Frank Turner's The Sand In The Gears. "On 10 February 2017, Turner released a new song entitled 'The Sand in the Gears', a political song that seemingly refers to the election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States.")

 

 

No Kings Day 3: Ohio and Countrywide!

United States map showing all the No Kings Day 3 locations for Saturday, March 28, 2026. Note that the huge protest in Cleveland took place at the Free Stamp.
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. . . an estimated 8 million people turned out for the third No Kings Day of Nonviolent Action across more than 3,300 events in all 50 states and every continent, local and national organizers of the nation’s largest single-day nationwide protest . . .

. . . By bringing tens of thousands of new protesters into the fold, the No Kings coalition is flooding local organizations with the exact people power needed to escalate our tactics and sustain this fight for the long haul. . . .

. . . The Trump administration and its enablers are still trying to rig the rules, suppress the vote, and sabotage our elections. So, we will not stop either, and we have the momentum:

. . . Organizers saw staggering event numbers in multiple traditionally “red” states, including Texas (127 events), Florida (121 events), and Ohio (113 events).

Here is a collection of photos and videos I want to share about No Kings Day 3 in my state of Ohio and beyond:

 

Related Blog Posts

I always like to include in my blog posts a list of related posts that may be of interest to my readers, so here are two that are tagged as "Protest," since they include photos from local protests:

 

A very important related blog post is the one I wrote about attending the Disinformation Panel Discussion at the University Of Akron's Institute for Human Science and Culture. As a country, we got to our current situation because of a large number of Americans believing the disinformation/misinformation coming from the felon in the White House and his supporters. If you want to learn more, please watch the full, hour-long video in the blog post: Panel Discussion: Misinformation Society

 

 

What’s Next?

We showed up. And it mattered. Millions of us took to the streets for No Kings on March 28th and made it clear: we don’t do kings; not now, not ever.

But these days of action are not enough. Because the truth is: they’re not stopping. They’re still trying to rig the rules, suppress the vote, and sabotage our elections. So we’re not stopping either.

Ready to keep up the momentum?

The success of the Saturday, March 28, 2026, No Kings Day 3 is not the end point, but only the beginning of putting more pressure on our current government to make our country better. Please follow and share on social media the No Kings partner organizations' action steps. Join some of the local organizations as they plan more events. A good place to start in Northeast Ohio is with the Indivisible NEO event calendar at IndivisibleNEO.org/#calendar Nationally, please watch for updates on the No Kings' What's Next web page: NoKings.org/whats-next

Thank you for reading my blog post. You can learn about my travel journeys with my wife and co-blogger, Julie, and the venues we explore in Cleveland and Akron at: sosAssociates.com/Blog