We organized a rapid response protest to Restore SNAP! The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as food stamps, has been the country's largest anti-hunger program, providing benefits to 42 million people including 110,000 Delawareans. In 2025, the Trump administration ceased SNAP funding on November 1 as part of a strategy of retaliation against Democrats, exploiting an ongoing government shutdown over affordable healthcare. The Trump administration declined to use emergency funds set aside for SNAP, using the hunger and suffering of America's most vulnerable to fuel political turmoil. Hunger is hate, and a weapon of dictatorships. Starving is never acceptable in America!

With 2,600 events across the country, No Kings II drew an estimated 5 to 7 million attendees, making it one of the largest single-day demonstrations in American history. Americans were concerned with Trump overreach, unnecessary cruelty to immigrants, lack of due process in law enforcement, and armed federal takeovers of American city streets. With an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 attendees in and around UD's North Green, and optional 1.5 mile march, this was our biggest event of the year. We were so proud of our Newark-area protesters and organizers, who were united in the message: government is put in place by the people, for the people. We will not stand for tyranny. There are NO KINGS in the U.S.A!

On a holiday honoring the history and contributions of American workers, Newark-area demonstrators gathered in support of workers. Participants called for functioning schools, healthcare, housing, equal rights for all, and an end to attacks on immigrant workers and their families. With billionaires taking over government with the help of an openly corrupt president and his cronies, demonstrators reminded the public that: The People Have the Power. At the busy intersection of Christiana Road and Library Avenue, many drivers honked and waved in support. Organizers were especially proud of their volunteer peacekeepers, who used their training to prevent a determined heckler from escalating a confrontation. This is what democracy looks like. Adding to the national tension was Trump’s recent declaration of a state of emergency and a military takeover of policing in Washington, D.C. On a day traditionally reserved for parades and picnics, similar Labor Day demonstrations took place in cities and towns across the nation.

The Trump administration told us they were going after "the worst of the worst" immigrant criminals. But day after day, we saw reports of intimidation and violence by an overzealous administration and thuggish agents. They arrested and deported citizens and immigrants who had arrived in the U.S. legally. They broke up immigrant families. They quickly erected detainment centers where people are kept in inhumane conditions. They fought against and ignored lawful oversight and court orders. We raised our signs and voices to be seen and heard: we wanted this ICE cruelty to stop!