North Shore Indivisible Groups Plan Coordinated No Kings Rallies March 28

Three Indivisible chapters along Minnesota's North Shore held coordinated "No Kings" rallies on Saturday, March 28, staging back-to-back events in Grand Marais, Silver Bay, and Two Harbors as part of a nationwide movement opposing what organizers described as unconstitutional actions by the federal government.

The day began at noon in Grand Marais, where participants gathered at the Cook County Courthouse at 411 W 2nd St. for a program of speeches and songs before filing down to the harbor, finishing by 2:00 PM. In Silver Bay, the Finland/Silver Bay Indivisible group held its rally from 2:30 to 3:30 PM at the corner of Highway 61 and Outer Drive, near the stoplights. Two Harbors Breakwall Indivisible closed out the day at Lakeview Cemetery, 1440 7th Ave., from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. The North Shore Journal noted that anyone motivated enough could have attended all three by starting in Grand Marais and working their way down the shore.

Both Grand Marais and Two Harbors organizers planned community-building events in the days leading up to the rallies. Grand Marais hosted sign-painting sessions at the UCC Church lower level on March 18 and March 24, both from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, with poster board, paints, and brushes provided. Two Harbors Breakwall Indivisible organized a sign-making and pizza night the evening before, on March 27, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

The rallies drew on a range of grievances. "If people are frustrated by rising costs, angry about immigrants being incarcerated without due process, appalled at the atrocities of ICE agents, or furious about the war on Iran, these rallies offer an opportunity to speak out," the North Shore Journal wrote in previewing the events.

The No Kings movement takes its name from what organizers describe as the Trump administration's own framing: the name and theme reflect Trump's contention that he is a "king" and posts by his administration depicting him as a monarch. Nationally, the protests were organized by Indivisible in coalition with more than 200 groups, including the American Federation of Teachers, the American Civil Liberties Union, Communications Workers of America, MoveOn, Public Citizen, Social Security Works, the Third Act Movement, and 50501.

The movement that produced the March 28 rallies has continued to grow. Large-scale No Kings protests drew massive crowds across the country on June 14, 2025, a date participants labeled No Kings Day, which coincided with the U.S. Army's 250th Anniversary Parade and President Trump's 79th birthday. Further demonstrations followed on October 18, 2025.

Indivisible operates through three distinct legal entities: Indivisible Civics, a 501(c)(3) focused on nonpartisan voter education and training; the Indivisible Project, a 501(c)(4) that handles legislative advocacy and what the organization calls "resistance" organizing; and Indivisible Action, a PAC that makes official candidate endorsements and funds campaign advertising.