A second NO KINGS Day of resistance in opposition to the increasingly authoritarian actions of the federal government has been set nationwide for Saturday, October 18, 2025. The upcoming NO KINGS demonstrations are predicted to top the prior NO KINGS protests held in June, which was estimated to have exceeded 5 million participants, the largest protest in the nation's history.

Somerset County Indivisible has issued a call to all their members and as of Thursday have seen steady signups for this event. he Somerset County Indivisible action is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon at the Franklin Township Gazebo in the Municipal Complex and they will be joined by members of Franklin Township Indivisible for the rally.

Other local groups, including the Somerset County and Hunterdon County Visibility Brigades known for displaying their messages on various bridges throughout the state, plan on being out in full force this weekend in support of the NO KINGS rallies.

The focus of the action is to challenge the attack on democracy with the administration attacking free speech, filing baseless charges against their opposition, limiting due process rights and sending the military and national guard to cities over their objection.

While it is expected that many of the larger cities may see turnouts that exceed 100,000, Somerset County Indivisible, like many of the other local organizations participating in the event, are stressing the importance of community- based demonstrations. Indivisible and the Visibility Brigades are grass roots organizations founded on encouraging broad participation by all citizens. While the media tends to focus on the larger protests, it is the smaller protests that allow maximum participation from all community members.

Not only does it permit the elderly, the disabled and those parenting small children to attend the action, it demonstrates to the community that there is opposition to the administration and that community members can easily support the resistance and join their rallies. This encourages participants who can't or prefer not to march to bring their signs and lawn chairs and listen to the speakers and musicians that will perform at the rally.

In addition to the NO KINGS theme it is expected that the participants will bring colorful banners and homemade signs protesting the hallmarks of this regime which includes attacks on immigrants, the use of the military against citizens, challenges to the media and free speech, the dangerous foreign policy which attacks allies like Ukraine and indiscriminately attacks boats off Venezuela, assaults on the LGBTQ community and policies which limit access to health care.

The protests represent a coalition of demonstrations organized by national organizations such as NO KINGS, 50501 and Indivisible National which have called for protests in every state.