Who we are

Eight protesters viewed from behind stand facing Main Street from the common. One protester holds an American Flag. Another holds a sign above his head reading "MAKE SOME NOISE 4 DEMOCRACY! HONK"

We are Waltham residents who believe in American democracy and we are coming together to fight for fundamental American principles, including the rule of law for all. If we all do a little bit, we can accomplish a lot.

Indivisible is a distributed national movement of non-violent efforts to reclaim our democracy. Learn more at https://indivisible.org/

PAST ACTIONS

A line of many protesters, several rows deep, stand along the Waltham Common. A prominent protest sign reads "THIS IS CLASS WAR."

Our No Kings! Rally on June 14 broke records for turnout in Waltham with over 2,000 community members showing up peacefully to declare that we will bow to no king, autocrat, or aspiring dictator in the US and that we overwhelmingly reject the unconstitutional actions of the Trump Administration.

On Thursday May 15, we stood out to focus attention on recent ICE actions in Waltham and surrounding communities. Masked ICE agents have unlawfully detained and disappeared our neighbors without due process, using tactics that show ICE to be a rogue force operating outside the law. EVERYONE in this country must receive due process, or none of us are safe.

For May Day, we organized two rallies on May 1 and May 3, joining over 1,000 events nationwide and making history with the largest recorded mass mobilization on May Day.

On April 19 we gathered to say No Kings! We met a bunch more neighbors who want to protect democracy, enjoyed a beautiful sunny day, and received many honks of support from cars passing by.

The April 5 Hands Off! rally on Waltham Common was a great success! It was reassuring and energizing to be protesting in community with about 1,000 of our neighbors!

Our events have been entirely peaceful, with participants of all ages including many young children. A big THANK YOU to all of you who came out to make your voice heard.

A line of protesters along Main Street in Waltham. A man holds a large American flag. Behind him a protester holds a sign reading "Due Process 4 ALL"
A man holds a yellow sign ready "ICE MAKES OUR COMMUNITY LESS SAFE." There are other protesters around him with signs and he is stands in front of Main Street in Waltham.
A sign reading "IMAGINE BEING SCARED OF DIVERSITY AND NOT DICTATORSHIP"
A protest sign reading "HANDS OFF Social Security, Medicare, National Parks, Greenland"
Rows of protesters along Main Street, two signs are held up, reading "HANDS OFF OUR LIBERTY" and "HANDS OFF OUR IMMIGRANTS AND VISITING SCHOLARS"
A man on the waltham common holding up a sign reading "Waltham is Watching" with an image of a watch.
A protest sign reading "OUR NEIGHBORS ARE BEING DISAPPEARED TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS OVERSEAS"
A Woman on the common holding two signs, one reading "STOP I.C.E. NOW," and another reading "HANDS OFF our IMMIGRANTS and Visiting Scholars"

STOP YELLING AT THE NEWS. Start *MAKING* the news!

Waltham’s No Kings! rally received front page coverage from the Waltham Times and was also featured in an audio piece by WGBH.

Our May 15 rally protesting recent ICE activity in Waltham was covered by Boston Channel 7 news as well as Telemundo and NBC Channel 10.

Our May Day rally was written up by a rally participant visiting from PA in this powerful OpEd from the Bucks County Beacon.

Our April 19 rally got a writeup in The Waltham Times, with some great photos.

The Boston Globe was at Waltham Common on April 19th as part of their coverage of the Patriots Day pro-democracy rallies across the state.

Here’s a snippet: “At the Waltham protest, Dennis Sanchez, a 77-year-old Vietnam veteran, said the Trump administration has abandoned due process. ‘This is not the country that I was brought up in,” he said. “This is not the country that I went to Vietnam for.’”

Our April 5, Hands Off! rally was also covered in the Waltham Times with an article that featured interviews with participants, including this one:

“It’s really important to use our voice to say, ‘This is not okay, this is not normal,’” said Audrey Yarrow. “We need to return to a world where we care about others. We care about immigrants. We’re here for the rights of everyone.”

The Belmontonian, a local news source in Belmont, also featured a story on our Hands Off! rally.