The square in Fayetteville, Georgia, was filled with over 1000 peaceful protestors at the No Kings Rally on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
According to one attendee, organizers said there were 1120 people in attendance, filling up both sides of GA 85 at the old courthouse square in Fayetteville.
With handmade signs sharing a diversity of protesting reasons, from Pride month to immigration to anti-Trump sentiments protestors yelled slogans like, No Kings!, Whose flag? Our Flag! and No fear. No hate. No ICE in our state!
The protestors met for an hour and a half between 3 and 4:30 p.m. One other protestor recalled that there was no discernible police presence needed, Protesters were energetic, cohesive. No counter-protesters were there, no one jeered. People would march back and forth through the crosswalks when the light changed.
When asked why she attended, the protester from Fayetteville, who works at an office locally and has three children in schools in Fayette County said, I wanted to go. When my kids ask me, What did you do? I want to be able to put something tangible and meaningful. Attending this rally was a way of sharing the voice of the people that whats going on in this country is not okay.
What is she referring to that many others were also protesting about at the No Kings Rally? She listed, The disregard of due process, terrorizing immigrant communities, particularly the way immigration hearings are held against them, the intimidation of judges, disregard for the constitution, and canceling of large swaths of the government.
She concluded, We have a major problem in our country. We havent had a king since 1776, but we have someone in the White House who is styling himself as King.
Its not just getting moms out to protest to show their kids. Elderly parents were also involved. One other person posted in a group, My 78-year-old parentsthis was their first protest.
Christian missionary Jane McAfee who lives in Peachtree City gave the following as her reasons for attending the rally, I participated because I believe in the checks and balances provided by our constitution and see expanding the powers of the presidency and the executive branch as detrimental to our nation. In addition, I have major concerns about the values placed on giving increased benefits to the wealthy while at the same time showing disregard and lack of compassion for the most vulnerable among us.
The No Kings rally was part of a larger move across the country that included some two thousand national rallies. It was organized by 50501, whose motto is 50 States, 50 Rallies, 1 Movement.
