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_Music! Protest! Community!_ Join us for a street festival on No Kings Day where together we will lift our spirits and claim our power. We will **sing and dance**. We will **raise our signs**—and our voices. We will **connect with our neighbors**. In defiance of the kingly pretensions of Donald Trump and his authoritarian regime, we will **celebrate our rights **as democratic citizens. Make your way on March 28 to El Camino Real in Palo Alto. - Bring **protest signs** and wave to passing cars - Listen to **local bands** and join a "resistance rock" singalong - Visit **activity areas** devoted to celebrating our freedoms What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community in America (and beyond). On March 28—**the third No Kings Day**—rise up, take to the streets, and say it loud: _No thrones. No crowns. No kings._ El Camino Real is also known as “the King’s Highway.” But on this day, thousands of us will turn the street into the **No Kings Highway**. Street Fest activities will take place on El Camino Real from **Embarcadero Road to California Avenue** between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Sidewalk protest will be welcome in that area, and across all of El Camino. _Bring your best sign! Wear a costume!_ Come together and celebrate American freedom—the freedom to say: - No to ICE brutality - No to deportation camps - No to mass surveillance - No to voter suppression - No to Epstein Class predators - No to attacks on science, education, and healthcare The No Kings Street Fest in Palo Alto is part of Peninsula Out in Force, a multi-group effort to rally people across the San Francisco Peninsula—from Sunnyvale up to San Mateo—in a celebration of American freedom and a rejection of MAGA tyranny. In many cities and over many miles, Peninsula residents will be convening on El Camino Real between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. [Learn more.](https://www.indivisiblepeninsulabayarea.org) Organized by Indivisible Palo Alto Plus and It’s Blue Turn. _A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events._
How many people know that #WordPress was co-founded by a black man, Mike Little?
Or that he's from the north of England? A self-taught coder from #Stockport, just south of #Manchester? Or that he never received so much as a share, cent or job offer from the $7bn+ valued Automattic after spending five months working exclusively with Matt Mullenweg on the B2 fork?
After @bevangelist told me about @mikelittle I interviewed him for a documentary I never got round to making. Back then I was left with two certainties: he's Wozniak to Mullenweg's Jobs. Among other things he added the one-click upgrade that's been central to WP's bonkers 45%-of-the-web-success. And he's one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, which is also bonkers given that he not only didn't share in WP's financial success, but that he's barely known.
But he should be - so, better late than never - please meet #MikeLittle, perhaps the most-influential-least-known person in #foss… https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/
After laying siege to Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, the Trump regime is now under siege by the force of its own failures—and by the force of shifting public opinion. More and more of our fellow citizens are recognizing the need to counter the out-of-control, authoritarian actions of this regime. _But how do we convert dissatisfaction into opposition, and opposition into activism?_ How do we inspire and activate the growing number of people in our community who realize that “something must be done”—but who aren’t yet doing something? _To defeat the regime—in the court of public opinion, on our streets, and ultimately at the ballot box in November—we need to swell the ranks of people who engage actively in resisting Trump and his MAGA allies._ At this gathering, experienced organizers will lead participants in a learn-by-doing session on how to spark democratic renewal by connecting with friends and neighbors. Participants will learn: - Best practices for organizing small-group events that focus on strengthening democracy - Techniques for helping less-informed citizens understand the authoritarian threat and how they can confront it - Essentials of “deep listening” as they apply to political organizing Building on the work of One Million Rising, a national initiative led by Indivisible, Growing to Win will provide information and insight on how you can help build the post-MAGA future that we all seek. **LEARN MORE, DO MORE** “Growing to Win” is the first session of **Democracy Forum**, a new series of action-oriented events hosted by Indivisible Palo Alto Plus. Democracy Forum aims to provide a “deep dive” educational experience that will equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools that they need to preserve and strengthen the American democratic experiment.
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