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May 17, 2026

This short note opens the Comment section for Sunday, May 17, 2026. Many of the pro-democracy protest photos in this edition are powerful, poignant, and historically significant. They deserve your attention.

My Saturday livestream comments are here: Live with Robert B. Hubbell 5/16/27.

Pro-democracy protest photos.

[Send photos to rbhubbell@gmail.com. Include city and state.]

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Here are a few photos from the National Day of Action for Voting Rights: All Roads Lead to the South in Greensboro, NC. Our march led us in front of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum/Woolworth’s.

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Kalamazoo visibility brigade. While activists marched in Alabama today, Visibility Brigades across the country, including ours in Kalamazoo, showed up in solidarity.

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Lyons, CO 5/16/26

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On Friday afternoons during rush hour, we, the Russell St. Bridge Brigade in Littleton, MA,  are out on MA highway 495, which starts in Florida & goes on through to Maine (or vice versa).  The truckers & cars seem to really like this week’s message, “GOT GAS PAIN?” with the most honking & waves we have ever gotten.

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Indivisible Adirondack Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, New York

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Philly: Fight Trump’s War on Black America—All roads lead to the south (May 16)

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Pop-up protest in Friday Harbor, WA, on Saturday, May 16. Complete with bubbles!

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Kansas City, MO Rescue Democracy  12-2. People from The March is Not Over came at 2 to the same spot. Most of us stayed for that. 

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Photos from Wells, Maine - our weekly Saturday protest (5/16/26), around 20 people. One of our protestors is an art therapist, and she came up with the wonderful sign “Don of Dementia - Battling Windmills”! The best sign ideas come from your newsletter community - thank you!

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Pittsfield MA, The sunny weather brought out a gigantic crowd today, as does the continuing disruption of America as we know it. John Sharaf Photography.

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Saturday, May 16, St. Augustine, FL local civil rights legend James Jackson joined protesters to protect voting rights at the busy intersection of US1 and 312.

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American Tobacco Trail Pedestrian Bridge over I-40. Durham NC in conjunction with Operation Overpass across 20 states. Every month on the 3rd Saturday.

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Friday, May 15, 2026 - Vancouver, Washington Resistance Rally on the Evergreen Blvd bridge overlooking the I-5 Freeway.

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Visibility Brigade of Paramus NJ, Friday May 15th

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The Northwest Resistance, CT Saturday Rally! About 14 of us out here in our small town.

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South Deerfield, Massachusetts. Every Friday 3-4. Lots of support!

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New Haven,CT…The Umbrella Brigade Stand Outs.

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Freeway Resistance in Bozeman MT

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On May 2nd, our Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) organized a Pilgrimage of Solidarity across Fullerton CA. We went to 4 waypoints where people had been taken by ICE.

At each waypoint, the list of what happened at the location was read out, along with a testimonial, reflection, and shared lament – after which we placed flowers at the site near a sign that said, “A Community Member Was Taken From Here”. Each waypoint was represented by a different faith leader: Jewish; Unitarian Universalist; Catholic/Christian; and Muslim.

At our 5th and final stop, Fullerton City Hall, we made a Shared Commitment, then left notes with a word, prayer, or commitment, on a small white flag, and placed them in the bushes for others to read. 

The Reflection: We must remember what has happened in out city and to our neighbors who have been othered and dehumanized. We refuse to be silent in the face of fear, injustice, and the erosion of dignity. We commit to stand together across faiths and across differences, remaining committed to one another and to the belief that our community must be a place where every neighbor belongs.

I know this is very long, and whether you use it or not in your newsletter, I wanted to share it with you. It was a very moving experience.