More than 100,000 people could attend the No Kings Boston rally on the Boston Common Saturday afternoon, say organizers.
The rally from 2-4 p.m., one of 162 planned in Massachusetts and 3,000 worldwide, according to organizers, is a protest against what they call “the authoritarian takeover of the United States and for a democracy that works for everyone.” It will be the third No Kings event, following ones held last June and October.
Gov. Maura Healey will speak at the Boston rally, as will Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Sen. Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. The Dropkick Murphys will perform.
The Boston rally will feature a 24-foot-long, 5-foot-high “END ICE” ice sculpture, and attendees will be invited to paint a “personal commitment to pro-democracy actions” on a 45-foot-long mural.
Local events will take place across the state in communities including Pittsfield, Southbridge, Winchendon, Newburyport, Lowell, Plymouth, Salem, Waltham and more. The nonprofit Indivisible has created a map of local rallies and in list form as well as a list of all 162 of them.
