Gary North blows a whistle — an enduring symbol of the resistance against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota — as hundreds gather in downtown Minneapolis for the national No Kings rally to encourage midterm voting Saturday.

Dozens turned out in the rain in Juneau to rally for No Kings, one of at least 14 communities that planned events across Alaska on Saturday (Photos by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

Emmett Doyle, a folk musician and defendant in the Minnesota 15 case, performed at the Twin Cities No Kings event in downtown Minneapolis.
“When I was getting pulled out of my truck by federal agents a couple months ago, one of the first things I asked them was, "Hey, is this about the songs? And they told me, "No, it's about resisting ICE,” Doyle said, “I told them, "Well, you're going to have to arrest all of Minneapolis if you want to hit me for that.
The Minnesota 15, a group of labor and anti-racist activists, face federal felony conspiracy charges stemming from protests against Operation Metro Surge and ICE’s presence in Minnesota. Doyle was also joined by Brian Apland, another defendant in the case.
Doyle’s first song was “L'Estaca” by Lluís Llach, a song written in the 60s in protest of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship in Spain.

Brenda Double from Des Moines, Iowa, stands on the bridge near Roosevelt High School in Des Moines with protest signs and an American flag encouraging people to vote. She often participates in Fascist Friday events, posting signs calling for people to save democracy. (Photo by Joanna Schroeder for Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Mia Warren, in an inflatable wolf suit, and her mother, Ginny Warren, outside Nashville’s Lentz Public Health Center, which serves as a voting precinct. Event organizers urged attendees to come in costume ahead of Halloween. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
 

Kim Young and her dog, Goblin, live in Denver and walked to Civic Center Park to take part in the demonstration. She said that she is worried about the “dark money” pushing many of the Colorado ballot measures this year. She voted against an amendment that would enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution. 

Arianne Mayer, 49, co-founded the Jackson Heights, Queens, chapter of Indivisible, one of the grassroots organizations behind No Kings, about two years ago after President Donald Trump was elected. On this day of action, she hands out pens and paper to volunteers to write letters to voters in battleground states, encouraging them to get out and vote as early as possible.
“The practice of mobilization of bodies is really helpful, especially in New York City, where you’re trying to mobilize many thousands of people,” Mayer said. “When you see those thousands of marches, you understand people everywhere are not ok with this, but it’s nice to have a different approach for this event [...] I believe every action is important.”

At a No Kings site in Astoria, Queens, Indivisible organizer, Katherine Scannell, 35, said it’s “insane” to think that encouraging people to exercise their right to vote is “rigging an election.”
Scannell and volunteers set up shop at a neighborhood “open streets” event where residents could listen to live music, and pick up fresh and locally grown veggies.
“We had a great turnout of people,” Scannell said. “Normally it’s a protest, but the No Kings coalition had nationwide calls about this talking about how we wanted to turn those protests and eyeballs into action.
“Voting early is a great way to protect everyone’s vote, because when you vote early it’s hard to sabotage those numbers.”
 

On the first day of early voting in Nevada, Indivisible Las Vegas hosted a No Kings rally outside Desert Breeze Park, a popular early voting location.  “I can't trust polls. I wish that I could, and that's why it's so important to get out and vote," said Alexis Keizer, 69, as she dropped off her mail-in ballot and joined the protest. "No one should be resting on the laurels of what the polls are telling us.”

Rose Kelly, 17, holding her homemade sign at a No Kings rally in Downtown Phoenix. She told the Arizona Mirror that while she cannot vote, she’s been active in politics by staging walkouts at her high school over the presence of ICE in the state.

Mary Rose Wilcox, the firs Hispanic woman to serve on the Phoenix City Council and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, holds up her early ballot and encourages those in attendance to vote early at a No Kings rally in Downtown Phoenix.