Fighting Dictatorship Together
Mass Rally and March
12-4 PM Oct. 18th Seattle Center
12:00 Rally Seattle Center
– by the International Fountain
1:00 March from Seattle Center towards Downtown
( pass by Westlake station), thru downtown (a little over 1 mile), route not released for safety reasons.
Seattle’s resistance is growing to meet this historic moment of rising authoritarianism. In April, 25,000 rallied to say #HandsOff. In June 70,000 marched, joining 5 million+ nationwide. Now, as Trump orchestrates a government shutdown to strip our healthcare, jobs, and protections—and deploys troops in our streets to crush dissent—Seattle rises again.
No Kings Seattle Rally: Watch
Oct. 18, 2025 Media Coverage
No Kings Seattle in the News:
Seattle Times
Another ‘No Kings’ protest stretches a mile through downtown Seattle
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Washington on Saturday, joining massive nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive use of executive power.
Oct. 19.
Live Now Fox News
LiveNOW from FOX | Breaking News, Live Events
‘No Kings’ protests, rallies scheduled across WA on Saturday
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZgN0J6bElw?si=IdDeEKY-6KvsEoRT
Axios
Link to Article
KUOW
Thousands of demonstrators gathered for a second ‘No Kings’ rally and march on Saturday at the Seattle Center.
The local protest was among many held nationwide to denounce President Donald Trump and his policies.
UW Daily
Seattle declares ‘No Kings’ in nationally coordinated protes
Link to Article
https://www.dailyuw.com/article/seattle-declares-no-kings-in-nationally-coordinated-protest-20251020
Saturday’s turnout marked a significant increase from Seattle’s last “No Kings” protest in June, drawing out about 20,000 more attendees while nationwide participation increased by almost 2 million people.
Protestors rallied together on national issues, focusing on the Trump administration’s deployment of the national guard in major cities, its illegal detentions and deportations of immigrants, and position on the war in Gaza…
No Kings protesters marching and rallying in Seattle, Denver, Phoenix and Sacramento
Organizers and supporters of the No Kings movement call President Trump’s recent actions increasingly authoritarian, expressing concern over moves to expand executive power, federal deployment in cities and policies affecting education, immigration, and environmental protections. Protesters say their goal is to defend democratic institutions and civil rights, pointing to a commitment to peaceful, non-violent action.
KOMO News
Thousands participate in peaceful, mile-long “No Kings” march and rally in Seattle
KOMO News during No Kings protest
Stranger Blog
Almost 11 Percent of Seattle Marched at No Kings Rally.
Seattle’s Best Inflatables Hit the Streets: On Saturday, 90,000 protesters hit the streets for the No Kings march in Seattle, according to an initial estimate from the organizers. If their guess is right, this march beat the first No Kings march by 20k, and amounts to about 11 percent of the city’s population. It’s clear that Seattle doesn’t know what our answer to Portland’s protest frogs are. There were inflatable axolotls, inflatable sumo wrestlers, inflatable unicorns, inflatable dinosaurs, an inflatable St. Rat. But our sign game was solid.
Komo News
SeattleThousands participate in peaceful, mile-long “No Kings” march and rally in Seattle
Another round of “No Kings” protests took place Saturday with gatherings across Washington and nationwide. The coalition that organized the Seattle Hands Off and Seattle No Kings march back in June organized a rally and march on Saturday at Seattle Center. The group marched peacefully through downtown Seattle from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. – just as organizers planned. Police monitored the scene, and reported at one point, the marchers stretched for over a mile.
Post March Actions: Get Involved
Rally Schedule
We are excited to welcome the following speakers:
SPEAKERS (Noon–1PM):
• MC: Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta, OneAmerica
• Girmay Zahilay, King County Council Chair
• Jaelynn Scott – LGBTQIA Activist Leader
• Tariq Ra’ouf, Palestinian-American writer, activist and poet
• Zenia Javalera, President, SEIU Local 6
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Congresswoman (WA-7)
MUSIC (11AM–Noon):
• Liberty Strikes – libertystrikes.com
• Communal 40 – communal40.com
• Seattle Labor Chorus – seattlelaborchorus.org
Additional music from
• Jim Page (jimpage.net),
• Raging Grannies (raginggrannies.org/seattle) and
• DJ KD Cutz (instagram.com/kdcutz/)
as marchers line up and begin marching.
We’re marching together against the abuses of power, cruelty, and corruption. On October 18, we gather to remind President Trump and his enablers: America has No Kings!
NO KINGS is a peaceful, national day of action–a mass mobilization of ordinary Americans determined to stop the rising authoritarianism and corruption of the Trump administration.
💰 President Trump wants to be a dictator. But Americans bow to No Kings: Trump seeks to silence all voices but his. He’s using orders, threats, intimidation, and the full force of the federal government to crush dissent—seeking to control what schools teach, what news and voices we hear, and weaponizing the Department of Justice against his critics.
👑 Trump is dividing us to maintain power. We’re stronger together: Trump is advancing a white nationalist agenda, targeting and terrorizing our communities instead of uniting us. The world has seen this playbook—and it’s dangerous.
💪Trump is turning the federal government against the American people. Trump is building a government he alone controls—serving himself and billionaires who curry his favor. While he guts critical programs, protections and freedoms for ordinary Americans, he orders troops and masked agents into our cities.
✋ Only The People can stop him: While Congress and corporate interests cower, we will not be intimidated. We must rise–together, in mass numbers that cannot be ignored–as a firewall against authoritarian rule. Our democracy, our children’s future, and the global order depend on it.
October 18th. Seattle Center. Be there.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to non-violent action. This event is a protected expression of our First Amendment rights. We have a commitment to keeping all members of our community safe. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to the event.
We hope you will join us on Saturday. We are determined not to let the Trump administration’s fear tactics silence us.
Seattle No Kings Oct 18, 2025
Organizing Partners
North Seattle Progressives
Wallingford Indivisible
Evergreen Resistance
West Seattle Indivisible
Seattle Indivisible
SE Seattle Indivisible
SEIU 775
Endorsing Supporters:
ACLU WA | Washington State Nurses Association | MLK Labor | AAUW – Seattle Branch | SEIU6
Accessibility
The program at Seattle Center will include ASL interpreters on stage, and a dedicated ADA section near the stage with clear view of the interpreters
Theatre Commons ADA Parking Lot
2nd Avenue N. & Mercer Street, Seattle, WA, 98109 (Adjacent to the Bagley Wright Theatre. Entrance on Mercer Street at 2nd Avenue North. Close to Climate Pledge Arena, McCaw Hall, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Cornish Playhouse.)
Seattle Center
No Kings Rally and March organizers and will be at Seattle Center on the hardscape in front of the Fisher Pavilion. We anticipate that the March will begin around 1:00 pm.
Seattle Center provides Accessibility information at the following links:
Seattle Center map,
Seattle Center accessibility info page
Getting Here:
Transit
Plan Your Route
We will march from the Seattle Center towards Westlake and downtown. There is good transit throughout the entire area, and Westlake light rail station is nearby the march route.
Plan your Route for Oct 18 Getting to Seattle Center:
Seattle Center is served by the #1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, 24, 28, 29, 31, and 33 bus routes, Rapid Ride D Line, Rapid Ride E Line, and the Seattle Monorail
Bike or Scooter if you can.
We recommend that instead of Google, Use King County Metro’s trip planner to Seattle Center. We’ve bookmarked the end point for you in this link,
– just add ARRIVE by 12:00 (its a drop down to change leave now to arrive by: and
– put in when where you’re starting, and
– how far you want to walk (default is up to .5 miles)
– see second photo for options to plan your trip.
We’ve sketched out a few of the options from various areas. From most locations in Greater Seattle area, it takes about an hour to get to Seattle Center.
Monorail Note: The monorail from Westlake to the Seattle Center now takes Orca Cards, Just like a bus, you only tap your ORCA card when entering, do not tap when exiting.
ORCA Transfers are accepted within the two-hour transfer window. Paper tickets/transfers are not accepted.
Driving and parking
Parking is expensive at Seattle Center. Carpool if you can, and arrive early. If you’re coming from North or South, Park at Everett, Lynnwood Northgate or Angle Lake and take Sound transit light rail in, transfer at Westlake and walk or take the monorail. If taking the monorail, allow extra time. Or from the south take
5th Avenue N. Garage
516 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, 98109 (Entrances on Harrison St. and Republican St. just east of 5th Avenue N. Close to Climate Pledge Arena, MOPOP, Memorial Stadium and Armory. Height Limits: 8’6″ level P1 (Harrison Street entrance) and 6’10” ramp from level P1 to P2 and all lower levels (Republican Street entrance).)
Mercer Street Garage
650 3rd Avenue N., Seattle, WA, 98109 (Entrance on 3rd Avenue N. between Mercer St. and Roy St. Close to Climate Pledge Arena, McCaw Hall, Cornish Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre. Height limit 7’7″.)
Get Involved:
Spread the Word:
PUT up POSTERS, Hand out Flyers: NO KINGS Rally and March. Noon, Seattle Center (near the space needle), Seattle.
Help us spread the word outside the virtual world. We have Print ready posters, flyers and leaflets in color and Black and white that you can download and hand out, post in your neighborhood, or ???
Email your community organizations, churches, youth groups and local allies. We provide a sample letter you can copy from and personalize at the link below:
Download Printables and email letter here: www.tinyurl.com/seanokings/ it will take you to a google drive. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1bG1jb9cf-UYorrOWNtpYSbhGvqUvETQl
Let us know your ideas about how to spread the word in real life. If you’d like to adopt a neighborhood, let us know at [email protected] and we will email you a link to a spreadsheet where we are tracking volunteers willing to put up posters.. www.tinyurl.com/seanokings/
Help Out: We NEED YOU!
No Kings! Volunteering
Volunteer for No Kings! Rally and March
Roles include:
Logistics:
Set-Up (help set-up chairs, tables, and other equipment, distribute supplies)
Take-Down (get everything packed up, hauled out, and into cars)
Hospitality (provide snacks & water, answer questions, and ensure everyone is well taken care of)
Youth and Families (help with youth and family activities)
Flex team (support other teams as needed)
Public Safety
Note: a number of these roles require training in advance of Oct 18th
De-escalation (requires training, defusing potentially dangerous situations and supporting participants)
Bike/Moto Brigade (requires training, block streets physically with their bikes and motorcycles to ensure that the march can pass)
First aid (first aid certified or a medical professional, respond to medical incidents, provide first aid, and ensure that emergency services are called when necessary)
Care bears (protest digital safety training suggested, have wagons full of food and water for hungry and thirsty participants)
Other:
Are you a photographer, event planner, social media person or have other specific skills you’d like to volunteer? Please let us know below!
Poster coordinator
Social Media and Live Stream organizer
Social Media Graphic Designer
Social Media amplifier
Fill out the Volunteer Form or email us at:
[email protected]
or better yet, fill out our encrypted form:
