Leaders for the organization coordinating this weekend’s No Kings 3 series of 3,000 nationwide demonstrations on Saturday against the Trump administration predict that the turnout is expected to be the largest day of protesting in U.S. history.
And like the first two rounds of protests, thousands of Pioneer Valley residents are expected to turn out for local demonstrations stretching from Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield — and many other communities in between.
Indivisible, the activist organization spearheading the third round of No Kings protests, said roughly two-thirds of more than 3,000 planned demonstrations will be held outside urban areas. Overall, more than 9 million people are expected to turn out nationwide, with almost a dozen standouts happening locally.
In June, the first No King’s rally drew an estimated 5 million people. A second standout in October brought out 7 million protesters nationwide. The throngs expected to come out this time around outdo both turnouts.
Here’s a rundown of where local demonstrations are taking place. For more information about No Kings, including additional standouts, visit https://www.nokings.org/:
Amherst
Opening songs will take place at 1 p.m. on the Town Common. The 90-minute standout will feature a variety of speakers, including state Sen. Jo Comerford and state Rep. Mindy Domb.
At 12:30 p.m., students and singers will host a standout against seven “corporate collaborators” with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. At 12:30 p.m., protesters will gather at Bank of America in Amherst, and then at the Target in Hadley at 3 p.m.
Belchertown
The Town Common will draw protesters on Main and Jabish streets for a two-hour period beginning at 10 a.m.
Easthampton
Pulaski Park, 16 Main St., will welcome protesters from 10 to 11:30 a.m. State Rep. Homar Gomez, “a giant Lady Liberty peace puppet” and former Easthampton poet laureate Carolyn Cushing will all be present.
Granby
Rallygoers will gather at 5 Corners, where West, State and Pleasant streets intersect, from 12 to 2 p.m.
Holyoke
Holyoke has the longest standout of the day at four hours. Rallygoers will gather from 3 to 7 p.m. on the lawn of City Hall, 536 Dwight St.
Northampton
Northampton’s protesters will gather at 11 a.m. and take over the downtown area for an hour and a half, from the intersection of Main and King streets, stretching down Main Street to Bridge Street, and from King Street to Pleasant Street.
People will gather on these streets to form an X, symbolizing no kings, according to organizers.
Organizers include Climate Action Now WM, Feminist Generation, Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western Mass, Northampton Resists!, River Valley Democratic Socialists of America, River Valley Freedom Road Socialist Org, ROAR, Sunrise and Veterans for Peace.
Shutesbury
The Shutesbury Town Common, 1 Colleyville Road, will host protesters from 10 to 11 a.m.
South Hadley
From 2:30 to 4 p.m. South Hadley will rally close by the Village Commons. People will gather across from the U.S. Post Office at the intersection of routes 47 and 116.
Williamsburg
Williamsburg will come together at 9:30 a.m. on the lawn of town offices and the Haydenville Congregational Church, 141 Main St.
Worthington
From 10 a.m. through noon, Worthington protesters will gather in front of Town Hall, 160 Huntington Road.