Millions of Americans and citizens abroad are being requested to “walk out” as part of a coordinated effort led by nationwide event organizers to rebuke the Trump administration and display “escalating resistance to authoritarian policies and violence.”

The “Free America Walkout” will take place Tuesday, Jan. 20, across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, as well as in other countries including Canada, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Organizers, which include Women’s March and 50501, told Military.com that more than 600 events were scheduled as of Jan. 15. Their website as of Jan. 17 showed in excess of 1,000 events with roughly 30,000 Americans planning to participate.

The walkout differs in theory to other anti-Trump protests held throughout 2025, notably “No Kings” rallies that galvanized the president’s detractors and brought millions of Americans out in both blue and red cities and states.

Instead, activists are being encouraged to organize literal walkouts—from schools, city halls, local courthouses and capitals, as well as marching to federal buildings, holding vigils “for the freedoms Americans have lost,” and sit-ins.

“Women's March is Women's March; we're known for our big marches and mobilizations,” Rachel O'Leary Carmona, executive director of Women's March, told Military.com. “We also have other protest tools in our toolbox. We decided that we were going to mark the one-year anniversary of Trump's second inauguration, which also happens to fall around our anniversary.

“When we thought about what we wanted to do, we wanted to obviously protest, make a statement, and really voice our affirmation and our belief that a free America is the only America worth calling great. We wanted to be on the record with that."