With No Kings protests planned Saturday in the Houston area, local organizers are calling for peaceful rallies, while officials like Mayor John Whitmire say they are working with organizers "to ensure that First Amendment rights are respected while maintaining public safety.

According to the group’s website, similar protests are set to kick off in more than 1,000 cities across the country, including several Chicago suburbs. The rallies are intended to counter the military parade president Donald Trump has planned to mark the U.

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in nearly 2,000 cities and towns this weekend.

So far, the cities of Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Guntersville, Jacksonville, Auburn, Dadeville, Selma, and Dothan have scheduled June 14 protests in Alabama.

Close to 2,000 demonstrations are expected Saturday across the United States, with several scheduled to occur in the Susquehanna Valley.

Demonstrators will assemble at 11 a.m. at St. Paul College and begin marching to the Minnesota Capitol at noon, according to organizers including Indivisible Twin Cities, MN50501, Women’s March Minnesota and MN AFL-CIO labor unions.

Walmart heiress ad placed in New York Times urges people to participate in nationwide "No Kings" anti-Trump protest.

More than 2,000 cities across the country will host “No Kings” demonstrations on Saturday to protest Trump administration policies. In Hampton Roads, protests are planned in

No, we’re not a king. We’re not a king at all," Trump said, switching to a way of speaking known as the “royal we.”

In a rare display of unity, Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo have jointly declared that the city does not require federal assistance to manage the planned "No Kings" protests scheduled for this Saturday.