No Kings - Real Virtual Protest

No Kings movement & locating events near you

My name is kirill, I am an asylum seeker in the US from russia. I lived in California for 10 years. I want to peacefully protest the current administration’s actions, hate towards immigrants, and polarization in the US. My parents are asking me not to join any protest because they are worried I will get arrested with consequences for mine and potentially their immigration situation.

I disagree with the level of risk my parents and family are placing on going out during the day, to an organized protest, in a liberal state. And I am okay with some amount of risk. No protest is risk-free. For me and other people with immigrant status the risk is higher compared to a risk for a citizen, higher yet for non documented immigrants.

While I am still debating with myself if I will show up in person, a good friend of mine Isaiah suggested the following solution: anyone who is for whatever reason too scared to show up to a protest in person, could join virtually through a friend attending. Furthermore, people can organize conference calls and bring a larger medium like a TV or a projector to safely bring people with them.

Bigger gatherings might have cellular connectivity issues making this impossible

Why I am upset? What am I protesting?

I want to peacefully show my dissatisfaction with the current administration, many of trump’s decisions, hate towards immigrants, disregard for mistakes and lives wrecked, stock market manipulations, most definitely insider trading, making enemies with too many countries, being supportive or not critical enough of the wrong people like putin, inciting fear in the country, going after politically misaligned people, the tit for tats among extremely rich people and the government, the lack of consideration and second thought for consequences president’s words and actions have, the direction early similar to russia in many ways this country is headed.