Albion Demonstrators Participate in Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Rally

Over 200 protesters attended Albion’s “No Kings” rally, part of a nationwide movement against authoritarianism, with festive costumes and widespread support. The event coincided with similar protests across the U.S., drawing millions of participants nationwide.

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Oct 20, 2025

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Albion public safety officers peacefully walk through the protestors gathered in front of Albion’s post office.

Upwards of 200 people participated in an Albion “No Kings” rally Saturday morning on the sidewalk in front of the Albion Post Office spilling across to Molder Park. Wes Dick, organizer of Albion Moral Mondays, said Albion College alumni from many states in town for Homecoming Weekend joined local residents at the event. Some of the alumni arrived in dressed in inflatable animal costumes which gave the event a festive atmosphere.

Inflatable animal costumes make their appearance.

As the crowd grew, cars and trucks driving by honked in support throughout the event. The “No Kings” movement is a nationwide protest campaign against, in the words of the organizers, rising authoritarianism in America. The first major day of action took place June 14, 2025 (coinciding with Trump’s birthday and a military parade in Washington) at over 2,000 protest sites around the country.

The “No Kings” coalition said the nationwide rally Saturday was “the largest single-day protest against tyranny in our nation’s history”. They estimated that demonstrations took place in over 2,600 cities and towns drew nearly seven million people, two million more than the rallies in June.

Some protests, notably in Chicago, were fueled by anger over immigration enforcement tactics and the deployment of National Guard troops to several U.S. Cities. More than 200,000 demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., Grant Park in Chicago, and across New York City. The line of protestors in Chicago was said to be two miles long. The rallies were almost entirely peaceful with only a handful of isolated arrests reported.

The rally drew a wide range of participants, many bringing colorful homemade signs.

Demonstrators protested in more than 100 communities in Michigan. Thousands marched down Michigan Avenue in Detroit after holding a rally at Roosevelt Park. An Ann Arbor rally drew 8,000 participants. Traverse City counted 7,000 protesters, and thousands demonstrated in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Battle Creek, Jackson, Kalamazoo, and other cities.

President Trump responded to the No Kings protests with a short AI generated video in which he is portrayed as a crown-wearing bomber pilot, in a plane labeled “King Trump”, dropping excrement on protesters. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaking on Fox called the event a “hate America rally,” claiming “it’s all the pro-Hamas wing and the antifa people.”

Albion Moral Monday rallies continue each Monday from 5 to 6pm on the sidewalk in front of the Albion Post Office.