<![CDATA[50501 Orange County CA]]>https://50501oc.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qbtp!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb158a13d-32aa-4287-9a6b-64c04132d6a0_4167x4167.png50501 Orange County CAhttps://50501oc.substack.comSubstackWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:16:15 GMT<![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Sept 1-Sept 7, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-c67https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-c67Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:40:38 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

What to note this week:

  • Sun 9/6: Community events abound! Take part in the monthly community meal share hosted by Food Not Bombs in Costa Mesa. Plus join in or partake of mutual aid efforts, support entrepreneurship, and create joy at Mercadito Monarca in Santa Ana.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ TUESDAY, SEPT 1

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, SEPT 2

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟣 🟢 [Community, weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, SEPT 3

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, SEPT 4

Tustin

Orange

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass (over the 405)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, SEPT 5

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 9:30 - 11:00 AM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, SEPT 6

Santa Ana

  • 12:00 –5:00 PM – 🟣 🟢 [Community, Every 1st Sunday] Monarch Mercado

  • 📍 La Colmena, 1909 W Walnut St. Santa Ana

  • 👥 Hosted by: Mercadito Monarca

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Creating self-sustaining communities through mutual aid, entrepreneurship & healing practices. We will be collecting donations for our local families and day laborers; come support local vendors and grab some delicious food, drinks & desserts plus do a little shopping!

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring food, hygiene, and household care items for Monarca Initiative families and local day laborers (details here)

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine/Tustin

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 Jamboree & Irvine Blvd.

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community-organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but there are a number of dedicated folks who show up regularly – swing by to see if your neighbors are out this week!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

Costa Mesa

  • 3:00–5:00 PM – 🟣 🟢 [Community, every 1st Sunday] COSTA MESA: Free Community Meal Share

  • 📍 Lions Park (between library & community center)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Collective OC

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Mutual aid and community connection. Arrive at 2pm if you’d like to volunteer.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring food to share. You may also bring gently used clothing for the community clothing rack (please take home anything left at the end)

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ MONDAY, SEPT 7

Tustin

Brea

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join our community and participate in food drives, protest safety, art, organizing, and much more.

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Aug 25-Aug 31, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-b0ehttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-b0eTue, 25 Aug 2026 19:59:00 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

What to note this week:

  • Tues 8/25: Show up at the Garden Grove City Council meeting and demand that the City hold GKN Aerospace accountable for the recent chemical crisis and their role in the F-35 supply chain of genocide.

  • Fri 8/28: Join the So-Cal Community Wellness Collective, Thrive Santa Ana, and the City of Santa Ana for Noche de Musica, an evening of community and shared space in honor of the 10th anniversary of Juan Gabriel’s passing.

  • Sat 8/29: CSO OC hosts their annual Chicano Moriatorium in Santa Ana, calling for unity in the ongoing fight for Chicano self-determination and the celebration of the community’s shared history. Expect cultural performances, speeches, food, music, vendors, and more.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ TUESDAY, AUG 25

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Garden Grove

  • 6:30 PM - 🔵 [Public Comment] GKN Out of Garden Grove

  • 📍 11300 Stanford Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: A number of community organizations, including PYMLAOCIE, Harbor Institute, VietRiseOC, and OC PSL

  • 📢 Focus: “Join us THIS TUESDAY, August 25th at the Garden Grove city council meeting to demand the city exercises their power to hold GKN accountable by imposing an immediate moratorium, rejecting the expansion, and shutting down GKN’s Garden Grove facility!” Show up early to sign up for public comment.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, AUG 26

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟣 🟢 [Community] [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, AUG 27

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, AUG 28

Tustin

Orange

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass (over the 405)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

Santa Ana

  • 5:00 - 11:00 PM – 🟣 [Community] Noche de Musica

  • 📍 1901 W Walnut St

  • 👥 Hosted by: SCCW Collective

  • 📢 Focus: “This Friday we will be honoring Juan Gabriel’s 10 year anniversary of passing. In his life, Juan Gabriel often took on mutual aid efforts, especially with children/ orphanages. Making space for music and collaboration but also not forgetting his roots of family and creating a safe environment for those around us. We are always looking for ways to uplift our own community. Please come out, enjoy a night of community and share space.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SATURDAY, AUG 29

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 5:00 PM–7:00 PM – 🔴 🟣 [Special, Community] Chicano Moriatorium

  • 📍 El Centro Cultural De Mexico (837 N. Ross St)

  • 👥 Hosted by: CSO OC

  • 📢 Focus: “Join us on August 29th for the 56th Chicano Moratorium! We will be celebrating our heritage and the struggle for Chicano self-determination with cultural performances and speeches from leaders in the movements for community control of the police and legalization for all! The program will include a march through Santa Ana to make our demands heard!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, AUG 30

Anaheim

  • Last Sunday of every month 12-4PM – 🟣 [Community] Really Really Free Market Anaheim

  • 📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)

  • 👥 Hosted by: RRFM Anaheim. Endorsed by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event. Every last Sunday of the month! No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE. What can you bring? Anything clean, useful, and safe. Craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc. Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts (look for the food drive signs to drop off)

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ MONDAY, AUG 31

Tustin

Brea

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join our community and participate in food drives, protest safety, art, organizing, and much more.

Volunteer today

Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.

]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Aug 18-Aug 24, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-595https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-595Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:05:23 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

What to note this week:

  • All week long: The National Week of Action Against ALPRs (automated license plate readers) is happening right now and there’s a ton going on in Orange County, including Flock Walk info sessions in Orange and Irvine. You can check out the full schedule of events below and on the DeFlock OC website.

  • Sat 8/22: Join Indivisible 45 for a summer community gathering in Fullerton featuring games, raffle prizes, crafts, tacos, and ice cream confections! RSVP by Wednesday 8/19.

  • The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy will not be happening this Sunday – we encourage folks to instead head to the “No Tech for ICE” community info session being held in Santa Ana!

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ TUESDAY, AUG 18

Tustin

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win (DeFlock Edition)

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Bring your signs. Say no to ALPRs! Free street parking after 6. Free parking structure on Lemon.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Fountain Valley

  • 6:00PM - 🔵 [Public Comment] City Council Meeting

  • 📍 10200 Slater Avenue FV 92507

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community member

  • 📢 Focus: Tell Fountain Valley city council to cancel the Flock contract! You do not have to be a FV resident to attend! Since this Flock system tracks everyone who passes through FV, anyone who has visited the city is also impacted by these cameras.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, AUG 19

Tustin

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability (DeFlock Edition)

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Join us for information and special guest speakers about Mission Viejo’s mass surveillance system and Flock ALPRs. Bring your anti-surveillance signs, water and sunscreen.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟣 🟢 [Community] [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, AUG 20

Tustin

Lake Forest

La Habra

Orange

  • 6:00 - 7:00PM – 🔴 [Special] Flock Walk

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman (in the circle)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Details: Meet us at the Orange Circle Plaza and walk a very short distance to the nearest “Flock” Camera! Our Flock Walk will include a short presentation about Flock “in the wild” under or near the Flock/ALPR camera. A special guest speaker will discuss the conceptual problems with mass surveillance, highlight some points about ALPRs/Flock and answer people’s questions! Free street parking after 6. Free parking structure on Lemon.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ FRIDAY, AUG 21

Tustin

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally (DeFlock Edition) @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Bring your anti-surveillance signs & water. Great free parking and facilities in the Grocery Outlet lot.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

Irvine

  • 5:30 - 7:00PM – 🔴 [Special] DeFlock Rally

  • 📍 Alton & Culver

  • 👥 Hosted by: DeFlock Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: Bring your anti-surveillance signs & water. We’ll have info on Irvine’s mass surveillance systems including the Axon Fusus real-time crime center, stickers, and more.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SATURDAY, AUG 22

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Fullerton

  • 11:00 AM - 2:00PM – 🟣 [Community] Indivisible CA 45 Summer

  • 📍 Hillcrest Park

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA45

  • 📢 Focus: “Come join us for a day of fun and community building! Games, raffle prizes, crafts, tacos, and ice cream confections! Please RSVP by August 19 here. No alcohol. Kids welcome - we will be right next to the playground and the American Red Cross Building!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest - DeFlock Edition

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: We’ll gather on the grass to learn about ALPRs and the Sheriff’s plans to bring mass surveillance to Aliso Viejo. Bring a sign with an aligned message. Optional: bring water and snacks to share!

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 7:00–8:30 PM – 🟣 [Community] Low-Tech No-Tech DeFlock Trivia Night

  • 📍 Huntington Beach (sign up for location)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Sunrise Movement OC

  • 📢 Details: Family friendly food, socializing, trivia & prizes. Gather with others who say NO to mass surveillance. Learn more about Flock and other ALPRs and what you can do to protect your privacy in your community.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, AUG 23

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 10:00AM–2:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] No Tech for ICE Asamblea

  • 📍 Santa Ana (Address provided upon RSVP)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Chispa & Mijente

  • 📢 Details: Join us for a one day No Tech For ICE teach-in and asamblea in Santa Ana bringing together organizers, students, workers, researchers, and community leaders to learn how surveillance technology, AI, and corporate power are transforming immigration enforcement. We’ll break down the findings of The Tech Behind ICE report, connect the national infrastructure of ICE to what’s happening in our own communities, and share tools and strategies for fighting back. Come learn, connect, and build with us.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ MONDAY, AUG 24

Tustin

Brea

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join our community and participate in food drives, protest safety, art, organizing, and much more.

Volunteer today

Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.

]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Aug 11-Aug 17, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8f8https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8f8Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:27:45 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

What to note this week:

  • Tues 8/11: The community continues to demand accountability from GKN Aerospace at the Garden Grove City Council Meeting.

  • Sat 8/15: Join Orange Coast Huddle and HB4Democracy at the Huntington Beach summer block party to meet your neighbors, eat some snacks, and sign up to volunteer with local progressive organizations.

  • Sun 8/16: It’s time for the special DeFlock edition of the Rally for Democracy in Costa Mesa to mark the start of the National Week of Action Against ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers)! This event will begin an hour earlier than usual at 1pm. Expect helpful info, music, snacks, and some fun surprises.

  • The Friday Ladera Ranch rally is back on for this week! Mondays in Rancho Santa Margarita and Sundays at Irvine City Hall are on hold as organizers regroup and strategize for the long term.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ TUESDAY, AUG 11

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Garden Grove

  • 6:30 PM - 🔵 [Public Comment] GKN Out of Garden Grove

  • 📍 11300 Stanford Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: A number of community organizations, including PYMLAOCIE, Harbor Institute, VietRiseOC, and OC PSL

  • 📢 Focus: “For two months there has been no accountability for GKN’s preventable chemical crisis, and for seven weeks the city has postponed their public meetings, delaying meaningful action. Our community continues to bear the consequences while the city allows GKN to return to business as usual, manufacturing military components for genocide. From Garden Grove to Gaza, GKN’s continued operations puts our communities at risk and we must keep showing up until we get GKN OUT OF GARDEN GROVE! We demand the city SHUT DOWN GKN, STOP THE EXPANSION, MORATORIUM NOW!” Show up early to sign up for public comment.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, AUG 12

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟢 [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, AUG 13

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, AUG 14

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, AUG 15

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 11:00 AM - 1:00PM – 🟣 [Community] Orange Coast Huddle Block Party

  • 📍 Langenbeck Park

  • 👥 Hosted by: Orange Coast Huddle

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Goodbye summer, hello midterms! Local progressive grassroots and community organizations are teaming up to host a family-friendly community-building event. Enjoy snacks and activities, meet your neighbors, sign up to volunteer, learn about local issues, and hear from local candidates.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, AUG 16

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 1:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy: Special DeFlock Edition (Protest + Flock Walk)

  • 📍 E 19th St & Newport Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join the community in kicking off the National Week of Action Against ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers). Learn more about Flock/ALPRs, the dangers associated with mass surveillance, and more!

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ MONDAY, AUG 17

Tustin

  • 7:30–10:00 AM – 🟢 [Weekly] Moral Mondays Banner Drop: Special DeFlock Edition

  • 📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join our community and participate in food drives, protest safety, art, organizing, and much more.

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Aug 3-Aug 10, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8dfhttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8dfTue, 04 Aug 2026 15:52:44 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Things to note this week:

  • We will not be holding the Rally for Democracy this Sunday 8/9 as we focus our efforts on the National Week of Action Against ALPRs kicking off on 8/16 in Costa Mesa. We’ll see you next week instead!

  • Weekly protests in Ladera Ranch and Rancho Santa Margarita are temporarily on hold as organizers regroup and strategize for the long term.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy typically takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ MONDAY, AUG 3

Tustin

Brea

🗓️ TUESDAY, AUG 4

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, AUG 5

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟢 [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, AUG 6

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, AUG 7

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

🗓️ SATURDAY, AUG 8

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, AUG 9

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, AUG 10

Tustin

Brea

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join our community and participate in food drives, protest safety, art, organizing, and much more.

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 27-Aug 3, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-1a2https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-1a2Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:04:07 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout events this week (keep scrolling down for full details):

Tues 7/28: Garden Grove GKN Rally - “The Garden Grove City Council has cancelled yet another scheduled meeting, extending more than two months of inaction on the chemical crisis. The Council will not convene again until August 11 — seven weeks after its last session, at which residents demanded the City enact an immediate moratorium no later than July 14. Join us for a rally to demand the council invokes an immediate moratorium, stops GKN’s expansion, and shuts down GKN!”

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 27

Tustin

Brea

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUL 28

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 5:30PM – 🔴 [Special] GARDEN GROVE - GKN Out of Garden Grove Rally

  • 📍 11300 Stanford Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community-organized by PYMLAOCIE, Harbor Institute OC, OCJP, VietRISE OC

  • 📢 Focus: “The Garden Grove City Council has cancelled yet another scheduled meeting, extending more than two months of inaction on the chemical crisis. The Council will not convene again until August 11 — seven weeks after its last session, at which residents demanded the City enact an immediate moratorium no later than July 14. Join us for a rally to demand the council invokes an immediate moratorium, stops GKN’s expansion, and shuts down GKN!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 29

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟢 [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 30

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 31

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

🗓️ SATURDAY, AUG 1

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, AUG 2

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 S Yorba St & E Chapman Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

Costa Mesa

  • Every 1st Sunday 3:00–5:00 PM – 🟣 [Community] COSTA MESA: Free Community Meal Share

  • 📍 Lions Park (between library & community center)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Collective OC

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Mutual aid and community connection. Arrive at 2pm if you’d like to volunteer.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring food to share. You may also bring gently used clothing for the community clothing rack (please take home anything left at the end)

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ MONDAY, AUG 3

Tustin

Brea

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join our community and participate in food drives, protest safety, art, organizing, and much more.

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 20-Jul 27, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8e7https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8e7Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:37:52 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout events this week (keep scrolling down for full details):

  • Tues 7/21: Join other concerned community members at the Costa Mesa city council meeting to tell mass surveillance companies to Get the FLOCK Out of Costa Mesa! Rally at 5pm, city council meeting at 6pm. Come prepared with your public comment.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 20

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUL 21

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 5:00PM – 🔴 🔵 [Special & Public Comment] DeFlock Costa Mesa at the City Council Meeting

  • 📍 77 Fair Dr

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community-organized with DeFlock OC & Sunrise Movement OC

  • 📢 Focus: “Join us in telling Costa Mesa City Council to vote YES on canceling their Flock contract on Tuesday!!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 22

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟢 [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 23

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 24

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 25

Santa Ana

  • 10:00 AM - 5:30PM – 🟣 [Community] Really Really Free Market Pop Up at Mercadito Carrusel

  • 📍 1901 W Walnut St

  • 👥 Hosted by: RRFM SA.

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused pop up event. Bring items to donate, participate in mutual aid, and support local vendors.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 11:00 AM - 1:00PM – 🟣 [Community] HB4Democracy Brunch in the Park

  • 📍 Lake Park

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Meet fellow attendees from No Kings III at the pier and our weekly Sunday Rally at HB City Hall! We will provide beverages and water, plus a button making station for the kids and crafty adults. Bring a picnic blanket, pack your favorite potluck item to share, and items for your fave activities like frisbees, soccer balls, and board games.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 26

Anaheim

  • Last Sunday of every month 12-4PM – 🟣 [Community] Really Really Free Market Anaheim

  • 📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)

  • 👥 Hosted by: RRFM Anaheim. Endorsed by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event. Every last Sunday of the month! No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE. What can you bring? Anything clean, useful, and safe. Craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc. Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts (look for the food drive signs to drop off)

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 27

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Weekend Update: Orange County CA Protests (Jul 17-Jul 20, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/weekend-update-orange-county-ca-protestshttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/weekend-update-orange-county-ca-protestsFri, 17 Jul 2026 17:25:26 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

We have an updated schedule for your weekend! Two new actions have been added for Santa Ana, and Ladera Ranch has moved to 6:30pm on Friday. Keep scrolling for more details.

And remember, coming up soon:

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 17

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

  • 6:30 - 8:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil

  • 📍 Crown Valley & Antonio Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we’re organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us! [NOTE: This event replaces the usual weekly 5pm action in Ladera Ranch.]

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 6:00 - 8:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Community Vigil: Justice For All Those Killed by Our Government

  • 📍 Memorial Park near Olive St. Mural

  • 👥 Hosted by: Sana Sana Santa Ana

  • 📢 Focus: “This is a community-building space. We ask guests to participate respectfully. We will be using this space to open a conversation about our current state and to process the weight of what we are witnessing. Bring candles, signs, art, and whatever else you’d like to contribute to the space.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

  • 7:00 - 8:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On

  • 📍 Imperial Highway & State College Boulevard

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA 45

  • 📢 Focus: “Please join Indivisible CA 45 for a candlelight vigil on a national day of remembrance of the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Robert Lewis, and all that he stood for in human rights, voting rights, and to end discrimination. We will gather behind the 76 gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection to distribute candles and hear about John Lewis at 7:30 PM.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 7:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Candlelight Vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

  • 📍 Orange Circle

  • 👥 Hosted by: Pueblo Unido, Comunidad Orange

  • 📢 Focus: “Please join us as we gather in remembrance of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and in solidarity with all immigrant families and communities affected by loss. Together, we will honor him in reflection, unity, and hope.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 18

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Laguna Woods

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On

  • 📍 El Toro Road & Paseo De Valencia

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 📢 Focus: Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we’re organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

San Clemente

  • 12:00 PM–1:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On

  • 📍 San Luis Rey & South El Camino Real

  • 👥 Hosted by: SJC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: “Join our Banner Blast visibility event!! It’s time to tell the world this is not okay and to encourage conversations about our voting rights by displaying our large banners on an overpass over the 5 Freeway. We already have the messages on large banners - YOUR VOICE MATTERS - VOTE, PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS, but we need you. Bring yourself, some friends, a flag, and even a costume if you like. Come and enjoy the camaraderie of some wonderful people and our toe tapping music.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 1:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] ICE OUT NOW!

  • 📍 Spurgeon & 4th Street, Santa Ana

  • 👥 Hosted by: PSL Orange County

  • 📢 Focus: “JUSTICE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF ICE TERROR”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 19

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine/Tustin

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 Jamboree & Irvine Blvd.

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

Irvine

  • 6:30 - 8:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Candlelight Vigil to Honor Those Murdered by ICE

  • 📍 Corner of Alton and Culver

  • 👥 Hosted by: IUCC Advocates for Peace and Justice

  • 📢 Focus: Gather with your community members to remember and honor those who have been murdered by ICE. Please bring appropriate signs.

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 20

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 13-Jul 20, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-ae4https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-ae4Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:53:10 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout events this week (keep scrolling down for full details):

  • Wed 7/15: Join CSO OC in Santa Ana to protest and demand justice for all victims of ICE including Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, both brutally murdered this past week.

  • Fri 7/17 - Sun 7/19: Attend one of the many Good Trouble Lives On actions all across Orange County this weekend. “Join us from July 17th – July 19th as we honor the legacy of John Lewis and carry the torch of the civil rights movement.”

Coming up soon:

  • Hey, Costa Mesa – Mark your calendars for Tuesday July 21st at 6pm and join DeFlock OC at the city council meeting to tell mass surveillance companies to Get the FLOCK Out of Costa Mesa!

    Meet with other concerned members of the community, get prepped for the city council meeting and learn more about the DeFlock movement tonight (Tuesday) in Costa Mesa or this Thursday in Orange. See below for more details!

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 13

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUL 14

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 6:45-9:00PM – 🟣 [Community] Flight School: DeFlock OC Community Training

  • 📍 Harbor Christian Church

  • 👥 Hosted by: Sunrise Movement OC

  • 📢 Focus: “Join our Flight School community training to learn more about ALPRs, what we’re doing to get them out of OC (starting in Costa Mesa), and how you can help. Please bring a device or notepad for writing a public comment. We will provide dinner and look forward to seeing you there!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 15

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟢 [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 6PM – 🔴 [Special] Stop ICE Murders Protest

  • 📍 Bristol & 1st St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: CSO OC

  • 📢 Focus: “Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo! Justice for Joan Sebastian Guerrero who was murdered by ICE in front of his 3 year old daughter!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 16

Lake Forest

La Habra

Orange

  • 6:30–8:00 PM – 🟣 [Community] DeFlock OC Training & Info Session

  • 📍 Trinity Episcopal Church

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: “We will be hosting Sunrise OC who will present a community training about what FLOCK is and why we need to DE-FLOCK.” Please RSVP at the link below.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 17

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

Ladera Ranch

  • 6:30 - 8:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil

  • 📍 Crown Valley & Antonio Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we’re organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 6:00 - 8:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Community Vigil: Justice For All Those Killed by Our Government

  • 📍 Memorial Park near Olive St. Mural

  • 👥 Hosted by: Sana Sana Santa Ana

  • 📢 Focus: “This is a community-building space. We ask guests to participate respectfully. We will be using this space to open a conversation about our current state and to process the weight of what we are witnessing. Bring candles, signs, art, and whatever else you’d like to contribute to the space.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

  • 7:00 - 8:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On

  • 📍 Imperial Highway & State College Boulevard

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA 45

  • 📢 Focus: “Please join Indivisible CA 45 for a candlelight vigil on a national day of remembrance of the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Robert Lewis, and all that he stood for in human rights, voting rights, and to end discrimination. We will gather behind the 76 gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection to distribute candles and hear about John Lewis at 7:30 PM.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 7:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Candlelight Vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

  • 📍 Orange Circle

  • 👥 Hosted by: Pueblo Unido, Comunidad Orange

  • 📢 Focus: “Please join us as we gather in remembrance of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and in solidarity with all immigrant families and communities affected by loss. Together, we will honor him in reflection, unity, and hope.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 18

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Laguna Woods

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On

  • 📍 El Toro Road & Paseo De Valencia

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 📢 Focus: Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we’re organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

San Clemente

  • 12:00 PM–1:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On

  • 📍 San Luis Rey & South El Camino Real

  • 👥 Hosted by: SJC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: “Join our Banner Blast visibility event!! It’s time to tell the world this is not okay and to encourage conversations about our voting rights by displaying our large banners on an overpass over the 5 Freeway. We already have the messages on large banners - YOUR VOICE MATTERS - VOTE, PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS, but we need you. Bring yourself, some friends, a flag, and even a costume if you like. Come and enjoy the camaraderie of some wonderful people and our toe tapping music.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 19

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine/Tustin

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 Jamboree & Irvine Blvd.

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

Irvine

  • 6:30 - 8:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Candlelight Vigil to Honor Those Murdered by ICE

  • 📍 Corner of Alton and Culver

  • 👥 Hosted by: IUCC Advocates for Peace and Justice

  • 📢 Focus: Gather with your community members to remember and honor those who have been murdered by ICE. Please bring appropriate signs.

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 20

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 7-Jul 13, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-500https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-500Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:44:28 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout event this week: Join CSO Orange County and CSO Centro in Santa Ana on Wednesday July 8th at 1:30pm to rally in support of Nadia Topete who is being targeted by the DOJ for her immigrant rights activism.

Coming up soon: Hey, Costa Mesa – Mark your calendars for Tuesday July 21st at 6pm and join DeFlock OC at the city council meeting to tell mass surveillance companies to Get the FLOCK Out of Costa Mesa!

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUL 7

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 8

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 1:30PM – Hands Off Nadia!

  • 📍 Santa Ana Federal Courthouse (411 W. Fourth St.)

  • 👥 Hosted by: CSO Orange County, Centro CSO

  • 📢 Focus: Defend the immigrant rights movement and stop the repression of Chicana activists. “Join us Wednesday in Downtown Santa Ana as we rally in support of our sister who is being targeted for her immigrant rights activism!”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 9

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 10

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – Banner Drop

  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 11

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 12

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Yorba Linda

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 Yorba Linda Blvd & Imperial Hwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 13

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jun 30-Jul 6, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-f31https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-f31Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:00:33 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout actions and updates this week (scroll down to the schedule below for full event details):

  • Wed 7/1: SouthOC4Democracy hosts the OC Singing Resistance for a guest performance in Mission Viejo, and Food Not Bombs Irvine returns to UCI for their weekly Really Really Free Market summer hours.

  • Sat 7/4: Don’t miss this edition of the weekly Aliso Viejo rally for the 4th of July, featuring DJ Shireen. Rally time is also extended until 1pm for this day! Don’t forget to bring essentials donations for neighbors in need.

  • Sun 7/5: We’re back in action with the Rally for Democracy in Costa Mesa, plus Sana Sana Santa Ana hosts a special community-building Children’s March in Santa Ana featuring family-friendly activities.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUN 30

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 1

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights. Join us this week for a performance by the OC Singing Resistance. The Singing Resistance, which sprang up in Minnesota in December 2025 in response to ICE activity, was inspired by the Singing Revolution of Estonia in the late 1980s. The OC chapter of the Singing Resistance follows their example by singing publicly in the streets for the sake of solace, strength, solidarity, to voice their dissent, and to show their refusal to cooperate with oppressive and autocratic forces.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market

  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 2

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 3

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 4

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – July 4 Rally for Freedom (feat. DJ Shireen)

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally for democracy on our nation’s 250th birthday. Help us send a message that true patriots are fighting for human rights and against fascism. Our amazing DJ Shireen from No Kings will be back with an upbeat soundtrack as we celebrate the diversity and community that truly make America great.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 5

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 E 19th St & Newport Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

Costa Mesa

  • Every 1st Sunday 3:00–5:00 PM – Free Community Meal Share

  • 📍 Lions Park (between library & community center)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Mutual aid and community connection. Arrive at 2pm if you’d like to volunteer.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring food to share. You may also bring gently used clothing for the community clothing rack (please take home anything left at the end)

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 3:30–6:00 PM – Children’s March

  • 📍 Memorial Park (near Olive St. Mural)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Sana Sana Santa Ana

  • 📢 Focus: “This year, we want to host a march in solidarity with our international relatives 🇲🇽🇵🇸🇨🇺🇻🇪🇨🇩 Bring your flags, come make some art and signs 🪧 celebrating our roots, and help your kids feel empowered ✊🏽 We’ll have games 🎲, sports equipment ⚽️🏀, art supplies 🎨, and more. Feel free to bring whatever you’d like to help your kids enjoy their time at the park.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 6

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Volunteer With Us!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jun 23-Jun 29, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-f5bhttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-f5bTue, 23 Jun 2026 13:51:14 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout actions this week:

  • Tues 6/23: The community continues to demand accountability from GKN Aerospace at the Garden Grove City Council Meeting.

  • Thurs 6/25: Come out to the Nixon Library at noon to protest JD Vance on his book tour – scroll down for more details!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except certain holidays and the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUN 23

Garden Grove

  • 5:00 PM - GKN Out of Garden Grove

  • 📍 11300 Stanford Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: A number of community organizations, including PYMLAOCIE, Harbor Institute, VietRiseOC, and OC PSL

  • 📢 Focus: Join us in continuing to urge Garden Grove City Council to hold GKN Aerospace accountable for the chemical crisis their manufacturing of military components has caused Garden Grove residents. We must make our demands clear and show the city that we will not stop packing the room and voicing our demands until we see true accountability! Show up early to make comment!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUN 24

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights. Join SOC4D for a conversation with Monica V. Lazo, the California Campaigns Director at Economic Security Project California (ESCA). Her expertise spans tax credits, housing, jail reform, and anti-poverty legislation across local, state, and federal levels. She is a native Angeleno and first-generation American.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUN 25

Yorba Linda

  • 12:00—2:30PM – Lap Dog VP Out of OC!

  • 📍 Corner of Yorba Linda Blvd. and Imperial Highway

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: JD Vance is coming to the Nixon Library to promote his book at no less than $500 per seat. Join us for a peaceful rally to tell Vice President “Hillbully” Vance that we oppose their “Make America Racist Again” authoritarian government.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUN 26

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi’s)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUN 27

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUN 28

Anaheim

  • Last Sunday of every month 12-4PM – Really Really Free Market Anaheim

  • 📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)

  • 👥 Hosted by: RRFM Anaheim. Endorsed by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event. Every last Sunday of the month! No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE. What can you bring? Anything clean, useful, and safe. Craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc. Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts (look for the food drive signs to drop off)

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 29

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold protest rallies at rotating sites throughout Orange County every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jun 16-Jun 22, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-2b8https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-2b8Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:33:12 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

There is an important standout action TUESDAY, JUNE 16 to stop Flock cameras in Costa Mesa – scroll down for more details!

Please note that the regularly scheduled Sunday Rally for Democracy on June 21st (Father’s Day) is canceled this week. Our next action will be supporting the Anaheim Really Really Free Market at Pearson Park on June 28th, then we will be back in action with a rally in Costa Mesa on Sunday, July 5th!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except certain holidays and the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUN 16

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 5:30PM – Stop the Surveillance: Get Flock Out Of Costa Mesa!

  • 📍 Council Chambers, 77 Fair Drive

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 📢 Focus: Demand that Costa Mesa end their contract with Flock. Make your comments during the “Public Comments – Matters Not Listed on the Agenda” period at the beginning of the meeting (not under a specific agenda item).

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for talking points and more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUN 17

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights. As part of the “Meet the Candidates” series, the rally will be hosting Peter Molinari for Mission Viejo City Council, District 2. Peter currently serves on the Mission Viejo Planning & Transportation Commission, where he previously held roles as Chairman and Vice Chairman. In this capacity he helped guide decisions on land use, infrastructure, mobility and long-term planning. He is a homeowner, father, active volunteer and 18-year resident of Mission Viejo.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUN 18

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUN 19

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUN 20

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUN 21

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 22

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Upcoming! Special Guest Roster at Mission Viejo Wednesdays

SouthOC4Democracy will be hosting 2 special guests at their weekly 11am-1pm Mission Viejo rally at the corner of La Paz and Marguerite in coming weeks:

  • Wednesday June 17: As part of the “Meet the Candidates” series, Peter Molinari for Mission Viejo City Council, District 2. Peter currently serves on the Mission Viejo Planning & Transportation Commission, where he previously held roles as Chairman and Vice Chairman. In this capacity he helped guide decisions on land use, infrastructure, mobility and long-term planning. He is a homeowner, father, active volunteer and 18-year resident of Mission Viejo. The “Meet the Candidates” series is informational and is not an endorsement of any candidate.

  • Wednesday June 24: Join SOC4D for a conversation with Monica V. Lazo, the California Campaigns Director at Economic Security Project California (ESCA). Her expertise spans tax credits, housing, jail reform, and anti-poverty legislation across local, state, and federal levels. She is a native Angeleno and first-generation American.

Learn more

Next, we have a creative and poetic contribution from a dear friend of the movement:

A Midnight Ride and a Bronx Cheer
(with apologies to that Longfellow guy)

Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the state of our union in this 250 year.
While Trump puts his name on everything standing,
His speeches are filled with incoherent ranting.
His outrageous lies have increased in their recklessness,
In each lost election, claims fraud without evidence.
He levies attacks on sovereign nations
While claiming our pets are devoured by Haitians.
As tariffs wreak havoc, our inflation strangles.
Our economy limps like an old man with cankles.
Reimbursing insurgents through IRS swindle,
And threatening journalists, news orgs, and Kimmel.
Blackmailing states by withholding their funding,
While dancing to “Macho Man” with both fists pumping.
At rallies for MAGA, he encourages beatings, and then falls asleep at his cabinet meetings.
Calling for cuts in intelligence gathering,
But insists that his team be sufficiently flattering.
No money to fund scientific research,
While lining his pockets with stocks, graft, and merch.
Families in terror, some dying in camps,
While befuddled gramps hosts a tourney for champs.
Some want him canned, and we too agree.
So we on that opposite shore shall be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
And organize every village and farm.
So we in that spirit of Paul Revere,
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jun 8-Jun 15, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-e9ehttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-e9eMon, 08 Jun 2026 16:05:29 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

This week we have a bunch of unique events coming up, including watch parties on Sunday for the Rise Up, Sing Out Concert for the First Amendment!

**Please note that due to needed preparations for the Rise Up, Sing Out watch party events, 50501oc and the OC Indivisible Coalition will NOT be holding our usual Sunday Rally for Democracy on 6/14.**

Event listings are collected from groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 8

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUN 9

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUN 10

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUN 11

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUN 12

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUN 13

Irvine

  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM – Cool Irvine Eco Fair

  • 📍 Mike Ward Community Park

  • 👥 Hosted by: Cool Irvine

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Dive into hands‑on climate action with live compost demos, water conservation tips and creative upcycled crafts. Enjoy this community‑driven event with interactive activities, educational exhibits, food vendors and opportunity drawings—all designed to inspire and support a more sustainable future for our community.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM – Basic Essentials & Food Drive

  • 📍 IKEA, 1475 S Coast Dr

  • 👥 Hosted by: Costa Mesa Mutual Aid

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Basic essentials & food are being collected to help immigrant families in need. Vetted volunteers will deliver to affected households.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUN 14

RISE UP, SING OUT WATCH PARTIES

On June 14, join us for Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment — an uplifting evening of music, community, and action. Hosted by the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA), this special livestream event will feature an all-star lineup including Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, Broadway Inspirational Voices, and more.

Fullerton

  • 3:30–6:30 PM – Rise Up, Sing Out Watch Party

  • 📍 This event’s address is private. Sign up for more details.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

  • 3:30–6:00 PM – Rise Up, Sing Out Watch Party

  • 📍 This event’s address is private. Sign up for more details.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 4:00–6:00 PM – Rise Up, Sing Out Watch Party

  • 📍 This event’s address is private. Sign up for more details.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

MORE PROTESTS JUNE 14

La Habra

San Clemente

  • 12:00 - 1:30 PM – Banner Drop for Democracy

  • 📍 Ripcurl-Trestles Pedestrian Overpass

  • 👥 Hosted by: SJC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy; tell the world what’s happening is not ok

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 15

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Upcoming! Special Guest Roster at Mission Viejo Wednesdays

SouthOC4Democracy will be hosting 2 special guests at their weekly 11am-1pm Mission Viejo rally at the corner of La Paz and Marguerite in coming weeks:

  • Wednesday June 17: As part of the “Meet the Candidates” series, Peter Molinari for Mission Viejo City Council, District 2. Peter currently serves on the Mission Viejo Planning & Transportation Commission, where he previously held roles as Chairman and Vice Chairman. In this capacity he helped guide decisions on land use, infrastructure, mobility and long-term planning. He is a homeowner, father, active volunteer and 18-year resident of Mission Viejo. The “Meet the Candidates” series is informational and is not an endorsement of any candidate.

  • Wednesday June 24: Join SOC4D for a conversation with Monica V. Lazo, the California Campaigns Director at Economic Security Project California (ESCA). Her expertise spans tax credits, housing, jail reform, and anti-poverty legislation across local, state, and federal levels. She is a native Angeleno and first-generation American.

Learn more

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jun 1-Jun 8, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-f36https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-f36Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:24:37 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Important: Tomorrow, Tuesday June 2nd, is the deadline for the California primary election. It’s critical for folks to turn out and vote in this primary election. Some key things to know:

  • Make sure to vote all the way down the ballot, and not just for governor. If you need help researching candidates, we recommend the comprehensive and nonpartisan Pride at the Pier election guide.

  • If you missed the deadline to register in advance, you can still show up at a vote center and register just before casting your ballot. If you lost your ballot, you can also go to a vote center. Vote centers are open now through Tuesday, June 2.

  • Please encourage everyone you know to vote by Tuesday, June 2! It’s too late to mail your ballots because of new USPS rules about postmarks; instead, folks should go to a drop box or a vote center. Go to https://ocvote.org/voting to find the closest one to you!

And as always, please refer to the list below for your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule may include protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 1

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUN 2

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUN 3

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUN 4

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUN 5

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUN 6

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUN 7

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 S Yorba St & E Chapman Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 8

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Upcoming! More Special Guests at Mission Viejo Wednesdays

SouthOC4Democracy (SOC4D) will be hosting 2 special guests at their weekly Wednesday 11am-1pm Mission Viejo rally at the corner of La Paz and Marguerite in the coming weeks:

  • Wednesday June 17: As part of the “Meet the Candidates” series, Peter Molinari for Mission Viejo City Council, District 2, will be in attendance. Peter currently serves on the Mission Viejo Planning & Transportation Commission, where he previously held roles as Chairman and Vice Chairman. In this capacity he helped guide decisions on land use, infrastructure, mobility and long-term planning. He is a homeowner, father, active volunteer and 18-year resident of Mission Viejo. The “Meet the Candidates” series is informational and is not an endorsement of any candidate.

  • Wednesday June 24: Join SOC4D for a conversation with Monica V. Lazo, the California Campaigns Director at Economic Security Project California (ESCA). Her expertise spans tax credits, housing, jail reform, and anti-poverty legislation across local, state, and federal levels. She is a native Angeleno and first-generation American.

Learn more

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[SUNDAY MAY 31 | Really Really Free Market at Anaheim's Pearson Park]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/sunday-may-31-really-really-freehttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/sunday-may-31-really-really-freeSat, 30 May 2026 02:10:57 GMTSunday 5/31: Really Really Free Market at Anaheim’s Pearson Park

This Sunday May 31st from 2-4pm, join OC Indivisible Coalition & 50501 Orange County at Anaheim’s Pearson Park (400 N. Harbor Blvd, between the tennis courts) from 12-4pm as we support the Anaheim Really Really Free Market (Anaheim RRFM)! This is not a protest, but a community-building event!

We are so grateful to be welcomed again by Anaheim RRFM to host our weekly food & essentials drive at their event. Participants are welcome to give what they have and take whatever they need/want from the food drive. If you’re dropping off donations, look for our volunteers with “Food Drive” signage. Any donations left at the end of the event will be taken to the Collective Aid OC community pantry at the Untold Story Bookstore down the block.

The community is in need of items such as:

  • Diapers (esp. 3T-4T)

  • Wipes

  • Pasta & sauce

  • Beans

  • Rice

  • Cereal

  • Hygiene items like soap, deodorant, toothpaste

More details on how to participate in the Really Really Free Market follow:

  • No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE

  • What can you bring to give away? Anything clean, useful, and safe, for example: craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc.

  • Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.

  • Please wait until people are done setting up to grab any items from them. Give them space. Do not crowd around them.

  • You must take any items back home with you that people didn’t take. Keep the park clean!

  • Please don’t sell items you find at the RRFM.

  • Do you want to provide a free service? (Haircuts, nails, mending, repairs, etc). Or do you want to teach a skill? (Crochet, how to play a game, yoga, etc.) Contact @rrfm_anaheim!

Sunday May 31st, 12PM-4PM
Pearson Park in Anaheim (400 N. Harbor Blvd, between the tennis courts)

More Events & Protests Through Monday

🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 30

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 2:00 - 7:00 PM – Can’t Stop Santa Ana: Fiesta Comunitaria

  • 📍 Plaza Calle Cuatro

  • 👥 Hosted by: Chispa OC

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. “Join us for a celebration of our collective power next Saturday, May 30th, at Plaza Calle Cuatro, for a FIESTA COMUNITARIA! All are welcome! The event is completely FREE! Join us for some delicious food, live music and entertainment.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, MAY 31

Anaheim

  • Last Sunday of every month 12-4PM – Really Really Free Market Anaheim

  • 📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)

  • 👥 Hosted by: RRFM Anaheim. Endorsed by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event. Every last Sunday of the month! No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE. What can you bring? Anything clean, useful, and safe. Craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc. Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes! Bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts (look for the food drive signs to drop off)

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 1

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. Protest rallies take place at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

Do you want to join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach? No matter your abilities or interests, we have a role for you. Visit our volunteer information page to get started.

Sign up now

Support the Million Red Cards Fundraiser

With ICE raids once again hitting Orange County hard, we are now more than ever in need of Know Your Rights red cards to distribute to community members who want them. We are also now including Red Cards in whistle kits being distributed to ICE watch volunteers. Learn more about how you can help:

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (May 26-Jun 1, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-966https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-966Tue, 26 May 2026 17:28:05 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

There are a few important standout actions TUESDAY, MAY 26 – scroll down for more details!

  • GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Demand accountability from GKN Aerospace

  • ORANGE CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Stop Flock cameras in Orange

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, MAY 26

Garden Grove

  • 5:00 PM - Hold GKN Aerospace Accountable!

  • 📍 11300 Stanford Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: A number of community organizations, incl. Harbor Institute, VietRiseOC, and OC PSL

  • 📢 Focus: Urge the Garden Grove City Council to hold GKN Aerospace accountable for the chemical crisis their military manufacturing has caused Garden Grove residents. Demand housing, rent/mortgage freezes, transparent communications, and the prevention of crisis profiteering from hotels and landlords. Show up early to make comment!

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 5:45 PM - STOP FLOCK CAMERAS IN ORANGE!

  • 📍 Orange City Hall, 300 E Chapman Ave

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Help us push back against the invasive automated license plate readers that capture your data and turn it into searchable data points. Please plan to speak as you are able. The city council meeting begins at 6pm – arrive 15 minutes early to fill out a speaker card! Speakers will be given between 1-3 minutes to speak depending on meeting attendance.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, MAY 28

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, MAY 29

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 30

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 2:00 - 7:00 PM – Can’t Stop Santa Ana: Fiesta Comunitaria

  • 📍 Plaza Calle Cuatro

  • 👥 Hosted by: Chispa OC

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. “Join us for a celebration of our collective power next Saturday, May 30th, at Plaza Calle Cuatro, for a FIESTA COMUNITARIA! All are welcome! The event is completely FREE! Join us for some delicious food, live music and entertainment.”

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, MAY 31

Anaheim

  • Last Sunday of every month 12-4PM – Really Really Free Market Anaheim

  • 📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)

  • 👥 Hosted by: RRFM Anaheim. Endorsed by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event. Every last Sunday of the month! No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE. What can you bring? Anything clean, useful, and safe. Craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc. Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes! Bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts (look for the food drive signs to drop off)

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUN 1

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (May 18-May 25, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-117https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-117Tue, 19 May 2026 17:04:49 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ MONDAY, MAY 18

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, MAY 19

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, MAY 21

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, MAY 22

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 23

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, MAY 24

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine/Tustin

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 Jamboree & Irvine Blvd.

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, MAY 25

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (May 11-May 18, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8fehttps://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-8feTue, 12 May 2026 16:45:05 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, MAY 12

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, MAY 14

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, MAY 15

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 16

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, MAY 17

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Yorba Linda

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 Yorba Linda Blvd. & Imperial Hwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, MAY 18

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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]]><![CDATA[Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (May 5-May 11, 2026)]]>https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-089https://50501oc.substack.com/p/orange-county-ca-protests-and-events-089Tue, 05 May 2026 21:38:38 GMTDear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, MAY 5

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win

  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability

  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights. May 6 “Meet the Candidates” series guests: Becky Keene for Lake Forest City Council District 2 and Amy Stevens for Lake Forest City Council District 4

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, MAY 7

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, MAY 8

Orange

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ Meats St. & 55 (Meet @ Target)

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.

  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note that this event replaces the former Villa Park Friday morning weekly protest.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 9

Costa Mesa

  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM – Basic Essentials & Food Drive

  • 📍 IKEA, 1475 S Coast Dr

  • 👥 Hosted by: Costa Mesa Mutual Aid

  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Basic essentials & food are being collected to help immigrant families in need. Vetted volunteers will deliver to affected households.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest

  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)

  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance

  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, MAY 10

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall

  • 📍 Main and Yorktown

  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB

  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Costa Mesa

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy

  • 📍 E 19th St & Newport Blvd

  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible

  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.

  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally

  • 📍 Irvine City Hall

  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized

  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, MAY 11

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights

  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy

  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition

  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let’s show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they’re not alone.

  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.

  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.

  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.

  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!

Volunteer today

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