{"id":70580,"date":"2025-07-17T18:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/70580\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:35:10","slug":"10-good-trouble-alabama-protests-planned-against-trump-immigration-policies-health-care-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/70580\/","title":{"rendered":"10 \u2018Good Trouble\u2019 Alabama protests planned against Trump immigration policies, health care cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten communities throughout the state of Alabama are joining a nationwide protest effort on July 17 in response to recent ICE raids<\/a> and health care cuts <\/a>carried out by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

The event has been dubbed the \u201cGood Trouble Lives On\u201d national day of action in honor of civil rights leader and Alabama native Congressman John Lewis<\/a>, who coined the phrase and used it frequently throughout the Civil Rights Movement.<\/p>\n

According to the protest website, Good Trouble refers to \u201cthe action of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations,\u201d the site reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you\u2019re outraged by attacks on voting rights, the gutting of essential services, disappearances of our neighbors, or the assault on free speech and our right to protest- this movement is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over 1,600 communities across the U.S. have organized protests for Thursday.<\/p>\n

So far, the cities of Birmingham, Center Point, Cullman, Fort Payne, Montgomery, Dothan, Mobile, Fairhope, Anniston, and Auburn have scheduled July 17 protests in Alabama.<\/p>\n

Those interested in RSVP\u2019ing for a Good Trouble protest near them have been encouraged to visit the site\u2019s map<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, people will take to the streets to protest Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown, which has led to the deportation of over 100,000 individuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are navigating one of the most terrifying moments in our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert said during an online news conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all grappling with a rise of authoritarianism and lawlessness within our administration … as the rights, freedoms and expectations of our very democracy are being challenged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public Citizen, a group partnering with Good Trouble for Thursday\u2019s protest, is a nonprofit dedicated to taking on corporate power, according to its website.<\/p>\n

Protestors are also coming out against the Trump administration\u2019s recent decision to slash $600 billion in Medicaid funding under his \u201cbig, beautiful bill.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Opponents of the bill say it could leave millions of Americans without healthcare and further burden the nation\u2019s struggling rural hospital systems.<\/a><\/p>\n

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