Donald Trump thinks himself a King. Enabled by his Republican minions in Congress and a Supreme Court that he believes is beholden to him, Donald Trump recently confided to the graduating class at West Point that, because of his narrow electoral win last November, he has been given “the right to do whatever he wants.”

And, by his actions since taking office in January, it is clear that Donald Trump means what he says. He has issued hundreds of Executive Orders asserting for himself powers that are reserved to Congress by the Constitution. He has asserted the right to unilaterally disappear lawful US residents to foreign gulags. He has used the power of our government to blackmail and punish law firms, universities and civil servants. He has abused the authority of his Office to line the pockets of his friends and family, including securing himself a lavishly appointed jumbo jet from a foreign prince. And finally, on June 14, Donald Trump is throwing himself a birthday party, complete with Soviet-style military parade on the streets of our Nation’s Capital, all paid for by the American taxpayer.

But the United States of America doesn’t have a King, and on June 14, the American people will remind Donald Trump that, in this Country, the President is beholden to the People.  In thousands of events taking place across the Country, the American People will celebrate June 14 as No Kings Day, a nationwide day of defiance. From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject Trump’s authoritarianism, and to show the world what American democracy really looks like!  

To celebrate No Kings Day here in the Capital Region, we will be building a Wall of Defiance, a human chain of citizens, neighbors, patriots and friends joining together in a show of open and forceful unity against Trump’s totalitarianism.  We the People will gather on Wolf Road, between Central Avenue and Albany Shaker Road, beginning at 1:00 on Saturday, June 14 to declare that, in America, there are 

No Thrones, No Crowns and No Kings!

The Capital Region Wall of Defiance will be the result of collective action taken by Indivisible Colonie, Bethlehem NY Indivisible, Progressive Schenectady, Indivisible Albany, Troy Indivisible, Indivisible Adirondack/Saratoga, We Get Out the Resistance, Bethlehem Morning Voice Huddle, CapitalWomen, and other local activists and concerned citizens. Contact hello@indivisiblealbany.org for more information.