Two weeks after cities across the country held protests against the actions of the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, Democrats in Door and Kewaunee counties took to the streets to voice their own displeasure. The protests were part of a more extensive network of 800 protests nationwide, reprising events held on April 6th when more than 1,400 demonstrations took place. The grassroots group known as 50501 (50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement) is spearheading the effort, telling National Public Radio that it is in response to the "anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."  In Algoma, dozens took to American Legion Park along the lakeshore, adorned with signs protesting tariffs and potential cuts to Medicaid and social security, while calling for an end to fascism. 

In Sturgeon Bay, an estimated 450 people marched across the bridges and demonstrated near the Maple/Oregon Bridge, holding signs championing DEI and affordable healthcare while echoing the familiar "Hands Off" refrain that has been a part of protests this month. 

The group 50501 is already planning a May Day of Action with events already being planned for Manitowoc, LaCrosse, Madison, and Saint Croix Falls.