Miami ‘No Kings’ Protest: When, Where, What to Know

Thousands of people will take to the streets throughout South Florida to demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s administration as part of the third rendition of the nationwide “No Kings” protests on Saturday. More than 3,000 protests are planned in cities across the country.

“As President Trump escalates his attempts to control us, it is on us, the people, to show that we will fight to protect one another and our country,” the No Kings website reads. “If he believes we will roll over and allow him to take our freedoms, he is mistaken. We are coming together on March 28 because we know we can overcome this repression when we unite.”

The demonstrations come amid aggressive immigration enforcement and escalating military conflicts abroad in the wake of the U.S. military strikes in Iran and Venezuela.

“Masked secret police terrorizing our communities,” the website states. “An illegal, catastrophic war putting us in danger and driving up our costs. Attacks on our freedom of speech, our civil rights, our freedom to vote. Costs pushing families to the brink. Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people – not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies.”

Unlike the previous Miami protests, protesters will not gather at the Torch of Friendship near Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Ultra Music Festival has pushed protests outside of downtown.

In partnership with 50501 South Florida, the Black Liberation Movement, and Unidos U.S., Miami Indivisible is organizing a protest in Little Havana for both logistical and symbolic reasons.

“Today, [Little Havana] is home to immigrants from every country in Latin America and beyond, many of whom lack a voice in the public sphere,” a Miami Indivisible organizer, Leonor H., tells New Times. “We also wanted to build bridges between, on the one hand, racial justice groups that may not normally set foot in Little Havana, and Latino and immigrant rights groups on the other.”

She adds, “Little Havana IS Miami. There’s no more of a Miami space than Little Havana.”

People are encouraged to bring acoustic, hand-held instruments, such as drums, tambourines, and maracas. There will also be an “open mic” area for grassroots groups to speak.

Here is what you need to know about the “No Kings” protests in and around Miami: