Organizers of the “No Kings” rally including Indivisible East Bay estimate that over 10,000 people converged in Oakland’s Chinatown and marched to Frank Ogawa Plaza on Saturday, June 14 to take part in one of the many protests planned across the nation.

Protests large and small were set for Saturday throughout the Bay Area, from banner-hangings on overpasses, to major gatherings in San Jose’s St. James Park, and in Oakland’s Wilma

The “No Kings” protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump’s plans to feed his ego on what is also his 79th birthday and Flag Day.

The parade, honoring the Army’s long-planned 250th anniversary celebration and coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday, is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial under the threat of stormy weather in Washington and protests around the country tied to a turbulent week of immigration enforcement that has involved military deployment in Los Angeles.

Protesters across Michigan and the United States are rallying Saturday afternoon in a demonstration organizers are calling a "national day of defiance."The "No Kings" rallies are being described by organizers as "a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.

Thousands of people packed large protests in San Jose, Oakland and Walnut Creek, many waving signs and chanting as speakers took to microphones. In all, more than 50 separate protests involving

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said that he too was “deeply concerned about President Trump’s decision to hold a military parade," but added that while “many in our city feel passionate about the issues facing our country

Indivisible cofounder and protest organizer Ezra Levin explained ahead of Saturday that the movement is about reclaiming U.S. patriotism from the Republican Party and to denounce what he called Trump's authoritarian actions.