What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. our peaceful movement is bigger than ever.
For the fourth No Kings, October 17th was chosen so that we can be most effective in reaching voters right before the general election November 3rd. No Kings is emphasizing that this time, things will be different. There will be a clear focus on two things.
1.) Getting as many people as possible to vote early in-person. They ask that this be the theme of any rally that day. This is because having a HUGE turn-out always favors the more liberal candidates and having massive numbers of people vote helps stem their ability to claim the election somehow wasn’t valid. Research shows that votes cast early and in-person are the least susceptible to interference by the current administration. Mail-in voting is vulnerable with the threats surrounding the US Postal Service. In-person voting at the polls is vulnerable to voting machines and records being confiscated, with the threat of ICE carrying out voter suppression, and other activities that impact election integrity. Early in-person voting is the way to go.
2.) Providing resources to attendees to empower them to take action immediately after voting day when the current administration inevitably starts all their shenanigans in an effort to invalidate or otherwise erode election integrity. We will not stand for it!
**We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next.**
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law.
Now, we are taking the next step, turning people power into voter power. Unlike previous No Kings actions, No Kings: Vote Early, is not purely a protest. Instead, on October 17th, it’s a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard.
Because no one person gets to decide our leaders before voters do. On October 17th, join us in local events across the country as we get out the early vote and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings.
*No Kings: Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters.*
*We encourage people to limit profanity in their signs, etc. in an effort to minimize turning off fellow resisters, and to maximize media coverage. *
*A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.*
PARKING: For persons with mobility issues, there are a limited number of spots available under the former bank drive through on the event property. Otherwise, no parking is allowed at Little White School House, nor in front of or behind the ThedaCare clinic lot next door. Parking is available on Mapes Dr., near the event site, or behind/beside Anytime Fitness across the street. We will be rallying on both sides of the street in an effort to avoid persons crossing the 4-lane highway. If you do cross, please look for a marshal to escort you.