Monday, March 30, 2026

no kings iii . seattle . 03.28.26

Anti-Authoriterrier

An estimated 90,000 participants took to the streets in Seattle proper for the peaceful No Kings III protests on March 28 [final number pending expert analysis]. 


For Seattle, that more than doubles the storied 3.5% share of the population that political scientist Erica Chenoweth identifies as a common feature — once it reaches national scale — of nonviolent mass movements that succeed at sparking regime change and/or major government policy concessions.


3.5% population mobilization is not a guarantee; it's a rule of thumb. But it *is* a rule of thumb, so....


Source

[https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/advocacy-social-movements/35-rule-understanding-what-makes-protest].










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