Tampa Bay protesters to join nationwide 50501 demonstrations against Trump

• The 50501 Movement, meaning 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement, is pushing back against what it called executive overreach from the Trump administration. Its organizing started on Reddit.
• "Our movement shows the world that the American working class will not sit idly by as plutocrats rip apart their democratic institutions and civil liberties while undermining the rule of law," the movement's website said.

Driving the news: More than 400 events are scheduled nationwide for April 19, including rallies, protests, nature cleanups and food drives.

• In St. Petersburg, organizers will gather at Williams Park and line the streets to "defend our freedoms, our rights, and our future," and protest Florida's six-week abortion ban.
• In Tampa, a protest will be held at Cypress Point Park to demand that the Trump administration bring back immigrants from Tampa deported to a prison in El Salvador. A protest for abortion rights will be held near USF.

Zoom out: Millions of people across the country protested during the Hands Off! movement on April 5. They took to streets, state capitals, federal buildings, congressional offices and city centers.

• Backlash against the Trump administration has also targeted Elon Musk's involvement in the government and his sweeping cuts across the federal bureaucracy via DOGE.