Show Your Love of Democracy at Oct. 18 Hayward ‘No Kings’ Rally
The Big List of Protest Signs

<

Show Your Love of Democracy at Oct. 18 Hayward ‘No Kings’ Rally

Posted September 21, 2025

Everyone who wants to show their love of country and democratic values
—including free speech—is invited to a peaceful demonstration on Saturday,
October 18, in Hayward. You’re also invited to bring donations for an area
food shelf to the rally.

The rally is set to run from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the sidewalks at the intersection
of U.S. 63 and Wisconsin 27. Parking is available in the nearby Visitors Center
parking lot.

To help us plan, you may sign up for the rally via Mobilize, either through
Indivisible at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/841262 or through
WisDems at https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/event/846989. Or just show up!

Up North Engaged and the Sawyer County and LCO Democratic Party are
sponsoring the event as part of the “No Kings” Nationwide Day of Action.
The “No Kings” coalition includes Indivisible, the ACLU, the American Federation of Teachers, Public Citizen, SEIU, MoveOn, and dozens of others.

Hundreds of No Kings actions are planned across the country on October 18 to stand up for rule of law and responsible, humane government norms and policies.

The actions also are intended to show rejection of the authoritarian, criminal, unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration. Those actions include continual assaults on the press and free speech as shown by overt threats and baseless lawsuits against legacy print and broadcast media—most recently against late night comedians at CBS, ABC, and NBC.

A few guidelines

Local organizers offer a few rules and suggestions for the October 18 rally:

· This is a peaceful event. Be respectful and lawful in manner.

· Bring signs if you wish. Be direct, but civil, in your messages.

· Stay on the sidewalks and give way to any passing pedestrians.

Learn more about:

· The No Kings national movement, and view demonstration sites nationwide, on their website: https://www.nokings.org

· No Kings actions planned across the county: https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-october-18

<

The Big List of Protest Signs

From Reframing America

Editor’s Note: Organizers of the Oct. 18 No Kings rally in Hayward recommend keeping signs short and easy to read from passing vehicles. That said, longer, “double-message” signs on this list are useful reminders of all the damage King Donald, and his staff are doing. Obviously, you can develop shorter messages from some of the longer signs. Also, I’ve taken the liberty of removing one sign on this list that contains borderline profanity. If you’re dying to see it, click on the Reframing America link. Anyway, it’s better to avoid even mild profanity in our signs. We can be firm—and civil.

You can also add, in many cases, “Democrats are for…” or “Tell Trump/Republicans to…” etc.

NO DICTATORS, NO KINGS
PROTECT the CHILDREN
RELEASE the EPSTEIN FILES
STOP PROTECTING PEDOPHILES
-

FREEDOM!
AMERICA: LAND OF THE FREE
IT’S (SUPPOSED TO BE) A FREE COUNTRY
STOP THE CORRUPTION / OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT FOR SALE
STOP THE ABUSE OF POWER (Not “power grab”!)
DEFEND the CONSTITUTION
I BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTION
-
Democrats are for FREEDOM OF SPEECH
FREE SPEECH for EVERYONE
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
NO THOUGHT POLICE / NO CENSORSHIP
PROTESTING IS PROTECTED by the CONSTITUTION
-
NO SECRET POLICE / EVEN POLICE HAVE TO OBEY THE LAW
NO SECRET ARRESTS / EVERYBODY DESERVES THEIR DAY IN COURT
EVERYBODY DESERVES a FAIR HEARING / DUE PROCESS
NO ARRESTS WITHOUT WARRANTS / NO ARRESTS WITHOUT CAUSE
NO “SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS” STOPS / NO SEARCH WITHOUT CAUSE
NO SOLDIERS IN OUR STREETS / NO MILITARY OCCUPATION
NO WAGING WAR on THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
IMMIGRANTS are ESSENTIAL / DON’T DEPORT OUR NEIGHBORS
NO ICE RACIAL PROFILING / 40+MILLION US CITIZENS ARE HISPANIC
NO SECRET ARRESTS / WHERE ARE THE ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ PRISONERS?
The CONSTITUTION applies to EVERYONE / INCLUDING IMMIGRANTS
-
SAVE OUR HEALTHCARE / STOP the PREMIUM HIKES
MEDICARE FOR ALL / Get the GREED out of HEALTHCARE
SAVE MEDICARE / EVERYBODY deserves HEALTHCARE
DEMOCRATS believe in HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
FUND RURAL HOSPITALS / Tell Republicans to STOP THE CUTS
FUND CANCER RESEARCH / Tell Republicans to STOP THE CUTS
SAVE CANCER RESEARCH / FUND THE NIH (National Institutes of Health)
SAVE OUR NURSING HOMES / Tell Republicans to STOP THE CUTS
EVERYBODY deserves FOOD / KIDS DESERVE FOOD / STOP THE FOOD STAMP CUTS
-
DEMOCRATS are for ECONOMIC FAIRNESS
SAVE THE FARMS / STOP the TARIFFS
TARIFFS are a SALES TAX on IMPORTS
WE ARE ALL CASUALTIES OF TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR
TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR is KILLING OUR ECONOMY/JOBS
TRUMP’S IMMIGRANT RAIDS are KILLING OUR ECONOMY
HOUSES are for FAMILIES, not FINANCE BROS
EVERYBODY deserves a HOME
I CAN’T AFFORD TO BUY A HOUSE
The RENT IS TOO DAMNED HIGH
People WORK HARD. They deserve FAIR PAY.
Democrats are for HIGHER WAGES
GOOD JOBS FOR ALL / WAGES YOU CAN LIVE ON
TAX the RICH / TAX the BILLIONAIRES / MAKE THE RICH PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE
TAX EXPLOITERS, NOT WORKERS
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
PROTECT SMALL BUSINESSES from MONOPOLY POWER
MONEY OUT OF POLITICS
-
IT’S OUR GOVERNMENT / THE GOVERNMENT BELONGS TO US
FEDERAL WORKERS SERVE THE PUBLIC / LET THEM DO THEIR JOBS
TELL REPUBLICANS: STOP CUTTING FEDERAL WORKERS
TELL RUSS VOGHT: STOP TRAUMATIZING FEDERAL WORKERS
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DESERVE UNION RIGHTS AND WORKER PROTECTIONS
KEEP OUR SKIES SAFE / WE NEED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
KEEP OUR FOOD SAFE / WE NEED FOOD INSPECTORS
TORNADO/FLOOD/HURRICANE WARNINGS SAVE LIVES / SAVE the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL PARKS belong to EVERYONE / Tell Republicans: STOP THE CUTS
-
STABILIZE THE CLIMATE / THE WEATHER IS FREAKING ME OUT!
INVEST IN OUR FUTURE / UNLIMITED CLEAN ENERGY / SUPPORT SOLAR AND WIND
JOBS are for HUMANS / DON’T LET A.I. STEAL MY JOB
STOP the AI DATA CENTERS / MY POWER BILL IS TOO DAMN HIGH
WATER is for HUMANS / STOP THE AI DATA CENTERS
PROTECT OUR PRIVACY / DON’T GIVE TECH LORDS OUR PRIVATE DATA
PROTECT OUR PRIVACY / NO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
-
FREEDOM FOR UKRAINE / END THE WAR OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION
PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS DESERVE TO BE SAFE
BOMBING CIVILIANS / CHILDREN / DOCTORS / JOURNALISTS is NOT OK
BLOWING UP BOATS without a trial IS ILLEGAL / A WAR CRIME

Wake Up America! Gov. Newsom Explains Election Rigging Response Act

Newsom’s Wake Up America! ad

Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson

“Americans do not need more obstacles to vote! The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents. ”

— League of Women Voters

Tell Your Senators to Oppose the SAVE Act

The House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act for the second time in April 2025. The SAVE Act would require citizenship documentation to register to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering. Editor’s Note: Not surprisingly, Tom Tiffany voted for this bill.

Now, the Senate must reject this bill to prevent it from becoming law.

It is already illegal for noncitizens to register and vote in federal or state elections. The bill’s requirement of a document to prove American citizenship to register to vote in federal elections is unnecessary and seeks to divide us. It also creates another barrier to voting.

Many communities of eligible voters would be unnecessarily burdened by the requirements of the SAVE Act. Among them are military voters who would be required to present documentation every time they re-register to vote when their family moves. Families who have been impacted by natural disasters may have lost necessary documentation and would be required to jump through hoops to replace these documents to register to vote while also going through the traumatic process of rebuilding their lives. Additionally, Americans who have changed their name, like married women, would also be required to secure updated documentation to register to vote.

Americans do not need MORE obstacles to vote. The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents. Compared to white US citizens, citizens of color are three times more likely to lack documents such as birth certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, or certificates of citizenship or face difficulties accessing them. For example, while approximately half of all American adults possess a passport, two-thirds of Black Americans do not.

Tell your Senators to oppose the SAVE Act. See the League of Women Voters website.