'No Kings' Rally Making A Return To Somerville

SOMERVILLE, MA — A popular political rally is returning to the city this weekend as part of a nationwide movement.

A “No Kings” protest is expected to take place at the corner of 485 Mystic Valley Parkway and 405 Alewife Brook Parkway in the vicinity of Tufts University on Saturday, March 28. Participants will come together at approximately 1 p.m., with organizers expecting the event to last 90 minutes.

The No Kings movement gained national attention last year when millions of people participated in coordinated protests in thousands of cities and towns. Organized by a coalition of progressive groups, the protests aimed to reject the policies and actions of President Donald Trump and his administration. The No Kings message is centered on defending democratic institutions and ensuring that political power remains with the public rather than concentrated in a single leader.

"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 determined to defend democracy. Our peaceful movement is bigger than ever," Indivisible leadership said in a statement. "When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence."

This protest is locally organized by Somerville Seniors, and they said they are expecting a much greater turnout than their previous gathering.

"We rallied as Somerville Seniors on the October 2025 date and are repeating the experience," the organizers said in a statement.

Interested community members can register to participate online now. In addition, some residents are planning to come together at both the MBTA Green Line Ball Square station and Red Line Porter Square station at 12:30 p.m. Saturday to travel to the No Kings event at Boston Common.

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