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Speakers, performers announced for ‘No Kings’ Boston rally Saturday
Gov. Maura Healey, Milford student leader Marcelo Gomes da Silva, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Dropkick Murphys are among those set to appear at the rally.
Organizers of Saturday’s No Kings Boston protest have announced a lineup of elected officials, civic leaders, and performers set to appear at the rally on Boston Common.
The event is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 28. Organizers say the protest could draw more than 100,000 people, making it one of the largest demonstrations in Boston this year. Rahsaan Hall, president and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, is set to emcee the rally.
Scheduled speakers include:
- Attorney General Andrea Campbell
- Gov. Maura Healey
- Sen. Ed Markey
- Rep. Ayanna Pressley
- Hessann Farooqi, executive director of the Boston Climate Action Network
- Marcelo Gomes da Silva, Milford student leader
- Darlene Lombos, president of the Greater Boston Labor Council
- Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts
- Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts
Organizers say additional speakers will address issues including attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community and US aggression at home and abroad.
Scheduled performers include:
- Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians
- BVOCAL Chorus
- Dropkick Murphys
- Jimmy Tingle
Chainsaw artist Kat Dressler is expected to carve a 24-foot-long “END ICE” ice sculpture. Attendees will also be invited to add their own messages to a 45-foot-long interactive mural titled “We the Powerful.”
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