Tiverton, Little Compton, Westport, Dartmouth, Fall River and other Rhode Island and SouthCoast towns will join several thousand other communities across the country this Saturday, Oct. 18, when they hold “No Kings” rallies in opposition to the changes seen under the Trump administration.

And in Tiverton, the rally runs from 1 to 2 p.m. at the United States Post Office, 600 Main Road.

In Little Compton, protesters will gather from noon to 1 p.m. at Pikes Peak.

And in Westport, protestors will gather from noon to 2 p.m. at the intersection of Hixbridge and Main roads.

See www.nokings.org for more information in other nearby rallies.

Saturday’s nationwide protests are being organized by Indivisible South Coast New England, the local chapter of a national movement formed, leaders said, “to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.”

“An even bigger wave of South Coast neighbors are standing up and speaking out in support of democracy and against this authoritarian president,” Craig Swallow, a co-leader of the ISCNE chapter and a New Bedford resident, said. “That’s because President Trump’s actions are getting more extreme. We’re standing together to say ‘No.’ No more one-man commands without the backing of Congress, the courts, or the American people. No more chaos. No more violence. No more cruelty.” 

“We’re seeing a rising tide of democracy defenders,” added Wendy Lawton, a South Dartmouth resident and ISCNE co-leader. “We love our country and believe the values it's built on — like freedom, equality, diversity, and self-government  — are worth protecting. These pickets, marches and rallies are one way we can show up and speak up for our neighbors and our nation.”