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‘Free America Walkout’: A protest campaign to mark one year of Trump 2.0

January 20, 2026

Trending:Greenland standoffUAE president India visitGaza Board of PeaceNoida techie death1 year of Trump 2.0T20 World Cup‘Free America Walkout’: A protest campaign to mark one year of Trump 2.0FP News Desk • January 20, 2026, 14:17:01 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterThe movement’s official website encourages people from all walks of life to join the walk-outs on January 20 local timeAdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleUS President Donald Trump - AFPThe Trump 2.0 administration will face a ‘Free America Walkout’ on the day the government completes one year in office. Tens of thousands of dissenters are going to join gatherings across the country on the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration.“The vanguard in this are starting to think about how … one day, peaceful, legally permitted marches are not enough to push back against the administration,” Dana Fisher, a professor at American University’s School of International Service, said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADShe added, “And they’re starting to think through what types of tactics are ones that people are comfortable with and would be willing and open to participating in to expand the toolbox.”More from World Climate change is making Antarctic penguins breed too soon — and that's a problem Spain declares three days of mourning after deadly Adamuz train crashThe movement’s official website encourages people from all walks of life to join the walk-outs on January 20 local time. “A free America begins the moment we refuse to cooperate.

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This is not a request.
This is a rupture.
This is a protest and a promise.
In the face of fascism, we will be ungovernable,” the website said. What to know about the walkouts?Departing from the massive weekend rallies that characterised the movement following Donald Trump’s first inauguration, the Women’s March organisers have shifted strategy this year by calling for a nationwide weekday walkout. Quick ReadsView AllClimate change is making Antarctic penguins breed too soon — and that's a problemAre Trump tariffs legally valid?
US Supreme Court to decide todayThe organisation stated that the primary objective of this action is to demonstrate to the incoming administration that as it intensifies its attacks “on our rights, our bodies, and our livelihoods,” the American public is capable of escalating its resistance in kind. While the central Women’s March leadership issued the initial call-to-action, the execution of the protest relies on local grassroots groups organising “walkout” events within their own communities. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADTo date, organisers have recorded more than 600 separate events scheduled to occur simultaneously across the United States.

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