March 28th, 2026

'No Kings' rallies draw big mid-valley crowds

  Sunshine greeted protesters for the "No Kings" rallies Saturday, March 28, in Albany and Lebanon. Turnouts in Albany and Lebanon nearly matched the second "No Kings" rally attendance last October. An estimated crowd of close to 1,200 showed up for the 2 to 4 p.m. March 28 rally along Ellsworth and Lyon streets in downtown Albany. In Lebanon about 475 people gathered in Academy Square along Main Street from noon to 2 p.m. A large crowd attended the Corvallis "No Kings" rally that started at noon at McNary Field and processed to Central Park and the Benton County Courthouse. A "No Kings" rally also was held in Harrisburg.
  The mid-valley protest rallies were among 3,300 scheduled around the country, with an estimated 8 million people participating. That's about 1 million than the turnout for "No Kings 2" in October and 3 million more than "No Kings 1" last June.
  Indivisible, the national lead organizer of the March 28 rallies, states on its website that  "No Kings" is more than just a slogan: 
  "It is the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, shouted by millions, carried on posters and chants, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.
  "Because this country does not belong to kings, dictators, or tyrants. It belongs to We the People — the people who care, who show up, and who fight for dignity, a life we can afford, and real opportunity. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings."