Trump haters in liberal cities like Boston, New York and Philadelphia will mark the one year anniversary of the president’s election day win by ‘screaming helplessly at the sky.’
The event, literally titled on Facebook, ‘scream helplessly at the sky on the anniversary of the election,’ was born in Boston with organizers there planning to have people gather at the Boston Common, the country’s oldest park, and let their shrieks rip.
‘This administration has attacked everything about what it means to e American. Who wouldn’t feel helpless every day?’ organizer Johanna Schulman told Newsweek. ‘Coming together reminds us that we are not alone, that we are part of an enormous community of activists who are motivated and angry, whose actions can make a difference.’
Facebook events have popped up in liberal cities, including this one in New York, encouraging liberals to gather together on the anniversary of President Trump’s election and scream at the sky ‘helplessly’
The event started in Boston, though quickly spread to other cities including Philadelphia (event page pictured), New York and Austin
So far the Boston-based activists actions have inspired other liberals to hold events of their own in cities including Philadelphia, New York and Austin.
In Boston, more than 4,000 Facebook users have RSVPed for the November 8 event, while another 33,000 have marked down that they are interested, Newsweek reported.
In Philadelphia, more than 500 people say they are going, while another 3,100 have expressed interest in screaming at Dilworth Park, which is adjacent to Philly’s grandiose City Hall.
The group Philadelphia United for Progress took over the event in the City of Brotherly Love and advises participants can also simply ‘scream in solidarity from your own backyard.’
New York City’s organizer Nathan Wahl wrote a Medium post about why liberals are gathering in public places and participating.
He pointed to quote from Saturday Night Live: ‘I just want one day where I get a news alert that doesn’t scare the hell out of me.’
And added, ‘I can’t keep up with it all. Every time I think of the laundry list of social injustices on top of my own s*** like my actual laundry, I get overwhelmed.’
‘Every news notification on my phone is a reminder of something over which I am powerless,’ he continued. ‘And I think a lot of people feel that way.’
‘So f*** me for thinking it’d be nice to yell about it,’ he said.
He labeled the gesture a ‘collective expression of frustration’ and likened living in the U.S. today to ‘building Ikea furniture.’
So far the New York event is attracting 2,100 participants with another 15,000 saying they’re interested in the group scream, which is to take place in the city’s Washington Square Park.