October 17, 2025

Protest is patriotic


Statement from DA International Chair Martha McDevitt-Pugh on protesting and freedom of speech 

"Tomorrow, Americans all across the USA – and the world – will be standing up peacefully for democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and the Constitutional rights of ALL Americans. 

Democrats Abroad, our members and Americans all over the world will be standing in solidarity with the millions of Americans from all walks of life and in towns, cities, and states across the USA to say no tyrants, no kings, and no authoritarians in the USA!  

Protest is patriotic. It’s as American as apple pie. It represents the power of the people on which our democracy rests – the people the government is supposed to be serving –  and it’s filled with hope & dreams for the future."