I'm attending the No Kings rally on the 18th

[wnylib]

9. I was at the last No Kings protest in my town and there was a mix of ages.

The organizer was a man in his 30s. I was expecting to see a lot of older people and was surprised by how many young ones showed up, from late teens to late 30s.

I agree, though, that there will likely be RW agitators, some pretending to be one of the protesters. That's why I've been suggesting that people sing well known patriotic songs that everyone can join in on - especially if someone tries to agitate the crowd. Songs like America the Beautiful or My Country 'Tis of Thee. The contrast between peacefully singing patriotic songs and being called violent and anti-American is in itself a protest message.

Our group of protesters will gather first in a park to hear speeches and have a discussion before going to the sidewalks to march with our signs. Last time there was one of our own who thought it was amusing to antagonize people who did not agree with us. A couple of us shut her down by chanting, "Peaceful protest" until the whole group took up the chant. Afterward, when I had a chance to talk with her, I pointed out all the wrong reasons to agitate people at a protest, the main one being that it harms the protesters and our message.