No Kings activists are staging coordinated events across the region and country this Saturday to promote early voting for next month’s elections.
According to a press release more than 3,000 No Kings events are planned nationwide on Oct. 17. Local standouts organized by Indivisible First Middlesex and Indivisible Fitchburg MA include six stops that are part of the Vote Early Express effort, including two locations in Fitchburg — from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Route 2/Route 31 overpass and also from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Electric Avenue/South Street intersection.
Additional events are being held in Ashby, Groton, Lunenburg, Pepperell and Townsend, and activists at each location will display Burma Shave style signs promoting early voting.
“This round of No Kings events will stress visibility over numbers,” said Michael Immerso of Indivisible First Middlesex. “What matters now is getting people to the polls. Voting early is important because it increases voter turnout. We will be bringing that message directly to the electorate.”
The times and locations for the local No Kings standouts stops in the North Central Mass area as follows”
• Fitchburg: 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Route 2/Route 31 overpass and also from .
• Fitchburg: 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Electric Avenue/South Street intersection
• Ashby: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. outside the library
• Groton: 9 to 10 a.m. at the intersection of Routes 119 and 225
• Lunenburg: 3 to 4 p.m. at the corner of Main Street and Massachusetts Avenue
• Pepperell: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the town rotary
• Townsend: Noon to 1 p.m. on the town common on Route 119
To find a protest near you visit indivisible.org, which has this message on its website:
“Trump is trying to sabotage the midterms. On October 17, millions will rise up to defend our right to vote, exercise that right through the largest early vote mobilization in history and tap into efforts to protect the results.”
Indivisible Fitchburg will also be at the two standouts in the city. Cindy Jackson, one of the group organizers, relayed that while they are “not in partnership with any other Indivisibles per se, we often coordinate with area Indivisibles to be sure our events don’t overlap or interrupt other events.”
She went on to say it is important to the Indivisible Fitchburg members to once again participate in the No Kings protests, this one is the fourth iteration since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025 for his second term.
“With demonstrations taking place here and around the country on Saturday, we are letting our neighbors know that early voting has begun and is so important,” Jackson conveyed. “Our goal is to turn out as many early voters as possible. When we vote, we win.”
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