Pittsburgh organizations plan 3rd protest ahead of 'No Kings' rally

A coalition of Pittsburgh organizations will stage their third demonstration this weekend ahead of the city’s involvement in the second nationwide “No Kings” protest.

On Sunday, Indivisible Pittsburgh, Indivisible Black Neighborhoods United, the Black Political Empowerment Project and 1Hood Power plan to gather in the Hill District.

The protest is in response “to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration,” the press release said.

The demonstration will take place at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, located at 2177 Centre Avenue at 12:30 p.m.

Organizers are encouraging attendees to bring signs and flags to the event as well as write to their election representatives advocating for resistance against “fascism and to strengthen local Black Neighborhoods,” according to the press release.

The first nationwide protest took place in June. Protesters across Western Pennsylvania — in Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Cranberry — gathered to oppose the Trump administration.

The second wave of anti-Trump administration demonstrations came in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard into Los Angeles and Washington D.C. over the summer.

The No Kings movement, obtained a permit in September to protest at the City-County Building at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 18.

Other protests in the Western Pennsylvania area include:

• Point State Park, located in Pittsburgh, from 2 - 4 p.m.
• Shadyside from 5 - 6 p.m.
• South Hills from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
• Wolcott Park, located in Sewickley, from 10 - 11 a.m.
• Beaver County Courthouse, located in Beaver, from 12 - 2 p.m.
• Washington County Courthouse, located in Washington, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Westmoreland County Courthouse, located in Greensburg,from 12 - 2 p.m.

To see other protest sites visit the No Kings movement map.