No Kings 3 - Thousands in Contra Costa Protested - What’s Next

Apr 1

On March 28, 2026, an estimated 10,000 to 12,500 people came out for No Kings 3, gathering for rallies in Concord and Pleasant Hill, and a five-mile Solidarity Span routed through Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill and Concord. Thank you to the IRCC steering committee and to Commit to Democracy for organizing, and to all who volunteered and participated, giving their time and skills as part of this massive nationwide event. Indivisible National estimates that more than 8 million people participated in 3,300 No Kings events across the country—the largest protest in U.S. history.

For this third No Kings event, the range of issues demonstrators addressed is staggering, including unchecked ICE criminality, ongoing war crimes, Epstein Files yet to be released, the trampling of civil rights for LGBTQ+, women and immigrants, and the administration’s gaslighting about the economy. Each No Kings Day has grown as this regime becomes further mired in unconstitutional corruption and incompetence, and now a historically unpopular war. To see people present and loud with humor, kindness and camaraderie, was a tonic.

What’s Next after No Kings 3? An informal IRCC membership gathering on Friday, April 17 at 5pm. Join this informational Zoom meeting for both new and seasoned IRCC members to discuss next action steps. Go here to register (required). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Indivisible urges us to act locally to make change from the ground up. Subscribe here for the IRCC Weekly Newsletter to find the actions you can take every week throughout the County. The latest newsletter is always linked from our home page.

With the exponential growth of No Kings, Indivisible National in conjunction with May Day Strong has called for rallies, marches protests, boycotts and more on International Worker’s Day. For more information and to join the local May Day action, check our calendar for location(s) and details as they are released. Indivisible also has weekly to-do actions on its home page here.

You can watch a celebration of No Kings 3 with a discussion about upcoming actions at Indivisible’s What’s Next After No Kings 3 mass call on YouTube here.

Check the IRCC home page and calendar for all upcoming demonstrations and events throughout the County. The Neighbor to Neighbor Food Pantry is up and running every week and could use your donations to help out our neighbors on Mondays, after the work day is over—more information here. And as always, we welcome volunteers in many capacities—the IRCC Subgroups page lists all the ways to help out. Email the Subgroup Coordinator at the top of the page for more information on how to join and volunteer.

Thanks to all our photographers and videographers. The IRCC No Kings 3 Google Photos page is here. Watch a speed-view (with some pauses to enjoy the messaging along the way) of the entire Solidarity Span on YouTube here (by Lisa McElroy). A real-time video of the Span is on Facebook here (by Alexa Smith). And for a compilation video with overhead views of the rallies, plus video and photos of the Span is here (by John Weekes).