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A local activist organization is planning to line the sidewalks along a mile-long stretch of Route 1 later this month as part of a nationwide protest effort targeting the Trump administration — and a neighboring Arlington group is planning its own action the same day.
Indivisible Do Something Alexandria says it expects roughly 1,200 participants to stand along northbound Route 1 from Powhatan Park to the Potomac Yard shopping center on Saturday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group describes the event as a peaceful demonstration against what it calls the administration's "unjust and cruel acts of violence."
The rally is centered at Neighborhood Park, 2401 Main Line Blvd., with volunteers also stationed at Powhatan Park at 1010 Douglas St. near the southern end of the route. A map allowing participants to choose a specific block to stand on will be available soon at IndivisibleAlexandria.com, according to organizers.
The March 28 event would be the group's second No Kings rally along Route 1. Hundreds participated in the same stretch for No Kings 2 last October.
Earlier that same morning, the Arlington-based group We of Action is organizing a Bridge Brigade over Interstate 395 in Shirlington from 8 to 10 a.m. — wrapping up before the Alexandria rally begins. Participants are invited to display signs visible to drivers below, with messaging focused on what organizers describe as opposition to the Trump administration, immigration enforcement, and voter outreach ahead of Virginia elections. Participants may bring their own signs, which organizers ask be kept appropriate for all ages. The event location is not being made public in advance; interested participants are asked to register for details.
Both events are part of No Kings 3, a national day of action organized through NoKings.org. The movement says more than 5 million people participated in its first event on June 14, 2025, growing to over 7 million for No Kings 2 on October 18.
Indivisible Do Something Alexandria describes itself as a group of Virginia residents working to "fight authoritarianism through strategic non-cooperation" using nonviolent means. The organization says it broadly focuses on voting protection and engagement, First Amendment and civil rights issues, immigration and citizenship, and education. It is part of the larger national Indivisible network, which helped organize the January 11 "ICE Out" protest at Four Mile Run Park Plaza, where speakers included Indivisible national co-founder Ezra Levine and state Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker.
The group's next general meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, ahead of the March 28 rally.
All participants at both events are expected to follow a strict nonviolence policy, including de-escalating potential confrontations. Weapons of any kind, including legally permitted firearms, are prohibited.
For more information on the Alexandria event or to register, visit IndivisibleAlexandria.com or NoKings.org.
