CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Multiple demonstrations are expected across North and South Carolina this Saturday as the nationwide “No Kings” protest movement returns.

The protests, aimed at pushing back against what organizers call “authoritarian actions” by President Donald Trump, are planned in several Charlotte-area communities.

The demonstrations are part of a national effort involving more than 2,500 cities and towns across the United States.

Organizers said the goal is to defend First Amendment rights and call attention to what they describe as escalating threats to democracy.

Local North Carolina locations: • Charlotte: First Ward Park, 301 E 7th Street, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. • Waxhaw: Downtown Waxhaw 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. • Morganton: South Green Street, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. • Li

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