Massive Anti-Trump demonstrations are planned in U.S. cities on June 14 to mark “No King Day”

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- BY MARK GRUENBERG

In the aftermath of the Los Angeles immigration raids of the last several days, organizers expect the nationwide “No Kings Day” protests on June 14 to be massive, and they are doing everything in their power to ensure the demonstrations are peaceful and that the Trump administration is not able to derail them.

Trump’s tactics in L.A.—first sending in masked and anonymous ICE agents to conduct immigration raids and then illegally deploying both the National Guard and U.S. Marines against mostly peaceful protesters—have prompted the June 14 organizers to adjust their plans. They’re implementing more intense training for local leaders and potential participants when it comes to safety and security measures as they get ready for at least 1,900 marches and rallies expected across the country.

Using recommendations from handbooks and toolkits from the American Civil Liberties Union, Project 50501, Greenpeace, MoveOn, and others, the organizers teach and preach de-escalation, avoiding confrontations with law enforcement, how to react when approached or arrested, and preventive measures crafted in advance, such as scoping out exit routes.

They're also teaching protective procedures marchers can take to guard the most-vulnerable among their participants, including Black and brown and marchers and people who are LGBTQ.

ICE's violence in Los Angeles and Trump's deployment of armed soldiers—over the objections of both L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom—were on the minds of Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, which put together No Kings Day, and Teachers/AFT President Randi Weingarten.