On June 14, more than 50 million people across all 50 states joined in one of the largest single-day protests against "President Trump’s authoritarianism," according to Studio City Rising, a local event organizer. The latest "No Kings" rallies and marches will take place in dozens of Los Angeles County locations.

In June, millions of activists across the U.S. gathered for “No Kings” protests in all 50 states, in what was called a “nationwide day of defiance.” Their message? The United States doesn’t have kings – and people need to remind the current administration that public officials hold office to serve the public and not themselves.

A grassroots protest movement that began as a modest online slogan has evolved into a nationwide campaign, with thousands of demonstrators expected to fill the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday.

The second wave of No Kings protests on October 18 will feature around 80 events across Greater Los Angeles, including a major rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park. Organizers emphasize peaceful demonstration amid heightened law enforcement presence,

Thousands of people are expected to rally downtown Saturday as part of a nationwide “No Kings Day” demonstrations against the Trump administration, which will be among dozens of events scheduled across Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Labor leaders and organizers called on union members and Southern California residents to show up to rallies Saturday.

Get your calendar ready, Angelenos—the second wave of No Kings protests lands Saturday, October 18, and greater Los Angeles is one of the hotspots. Across the country, organizers have mapped out more than 2,500 rallies targeting what they describe as creeping authoritarianism in the Trump era.

Many Americans feel Trump's threats and norm-shattering actions have only gotten more intense as protesters prepare to take part Saturday in more than 2,700 'No Kings' demonstrations scheduled across the country.