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Hundreds attended a Unity Park protest organized by local progressive groups as part of a national day of action to honor the late John Lewis
Demonstrators have taken to the streets across multiple states on Thursday to protest President Donald Trump’s Administration in a day of action honoring the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, with more events planned across the country in the evening.
Titled "Good Trouble Lives On," organizers said the rallies will take place all over the country on National John Lewis Day of Action. According to organizers, the rallies are also in honor of the legacy of the late Congressman, who often called on his supporters to make "good trouble, necessary trouble."
The Good Trouble Lives On protests on July 17 follow similar protests across the U.S., dubbed No Kings, in June.
Naples was one city among thousands across the U.S. to participate in the Good Trouble Lives On protest. The march promotes peaceful action.
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The nonpartisan event honors the legacy of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, of Georgia, and is meant as an action to stand up against attacks on civil and human rights, a news release said. It’s cohosted by the AAUW Naperville Area, League of Women Voters Naperville, National Council of Jewish Women and Illinois National Organization of Women.
The late Civil Rights activist John Lewis used the term "good trouble" to define peaceful and nonviolent methods to denounce injustice.