'Good Trouble Lives On' At Protests Planned Across LA County Thursday

LOS ANGELES, CA — Events are planned across Los Angeles County Thursday as part of a "national day of nonviolent action," coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the death of Rep. John Lewis — who was known for his "good trouble" flavor of lifetime activism.

The phrase was coined by the late Lewis, a Civil Rights Movement leader, to describe coming together for peaceful, non-violent action to create meaningful change. Thursday's "Good Trouble Lives On" events are focused on protesting against Trump administration policies and actions.

"We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations. Whether you're outraged by attacks on voting rights, the gutting of essential services, disappearances of our neighbors, or the assault on free speech and our right to protest — this movement is for you," organizers wrote.

Here's a look at planned Los Angeles County events:

• Candlelight vigil, Los Angeles City Hall — 4:30 p.m.
• Interfaith Vigil for Immigrant Neighbors, Marvin Braude Municipal Building in Van Nuys — 6 p.m.
• Candlelight Vigil for Patients & Against ICE in Hospitals, 114 W Laurel St. in Glendale — 6 p.m.
• Abraham Lincoln Park, Burbank — 4:30 p.m.
• Foothill and North Indian Hill boulevards, Claremont — 4:30 p.m.
• Memorial Park, Pasadena — 5 p.m.
• Topanga Canyon and Victory boulevards, Woodland Hills — 6 p.m.
• Bixby Park Annex, Long Beach — 6:30 p.m.
• Whittier City Hall — 6:30 p.m.
• West Hollywood Park — 7 p.m.

A complete list of events and more information is available online.

Lewis participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, was a Freedom Rider who rode interstate buses to force their integration, and helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington.

In 1965, Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where he and other protesters were brutally attacked by law enforcement officers in what was later called "Bloody Sunday." The marches spurred support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Lewis was a House member from 1987 until his death in 2020.

City News Service contributed to this report.