FRAMINGHAM – Framingham will be among more than 160 ‘No Kings’ rallies planned across Massachusetts this Saturday (March 28) and thousands nationwide. “Organizers are predicting this third round of protests in President Trump’s second term will be the largest yet,” the Boston Globe notes.
The Framingham protest is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Framingham Centre Common on Vernon Street. It will include “special meet & greet activities throughout the rally to welcome newbies” as well as the formation of a human peace sign, according to the rally announcement on the No Kings events site. There will also be a MetroWest Rally Crawl designed to be “‘somewhat’ like a road rally or scavenger hunt w/ participating municipalities.”
While there was no information posted on which other events are included in the Rally Crawl, the No Kings event site map shows events nearby in
Wayland, 10 am to noon, 225 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, 11 am to 1 pm, Rte 20 intersection between Shaw’s and Whole Foods
Marlborough, 11 am to 1 pm, Union Common
Natick, noon to 1:30 pm, Natick Common
Sherborn, noon to 1:30 pm, ‘The Split’ at Rtes 17 and 27
Ashland, 3 pm to 4:30 pm, Gordon A Green Square
As well as many others.
The Boston rally is from 1 to 4 pm on Boston Common and is scheduled to include performances by the Dropkick Murphys and Jimmy Tingle. Featured speakers on the agenda: Gov. Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Sen. Ed Markey, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, American Federation of Teachers Mass President Jessica Tang, and Milford student leader Marcelo Gomes da Silva.
Organizers emphasize that all events are committed to nonviolence, and attendees are expected to work toward de-escalating potential confrontations.
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