Ten communities throughout the state of Alabama are joining a nationwide protest effort on July 17 in response to recent ICE raids and health care cuts carried out by the Trump administration. The event has been dubbed the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action in honor of civil rights leader and Alabama native Congressman John Lewis,

Community members across the region came out to honor the fifth anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’ death and protest Trump administration policies.

The United States witnessed a powerful wave of resistance as the ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests swept through over 1,600 locations nationwide. Named in honor of late civil rights icon John Lewis, the movement calls for citizens to rise against injustice,