Upstate SC Free America Walkout

One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and terror used to keep us silent.  It is time for our communities to escalate as well. 

2025 was a year of marches that showed our collective strength. And as the threats grow, our movement must evolve and escalate. Trump and his allies have already made certain that his second term will bring a deeper wave of misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and violence than the first. 

On January 20 at 2 PM local time, participants across the country will walk out of work, school, and commerce. The idea behind this action is that a “Free America” begins the moment people withdraw their cooperation from systems they view as oppressive.

Alongside the walkout, people are encouraged to take part in civic engagement by visiting their local congressional offices. Constituent office visits are a long‑standing democratic tool that allow individuals to share concerns directly with their elected officials. The walkout disrupts the normal routines of power to highlight the stakes, and contacting congressional representatives makes clear the reasons behind that disruption.

This walkout is framed as both a protest and a promise. In the face of what many describe as rising authoritarianism, participants declare their intention to remain ungovernable in spirit.

★ We walk away from fascism. ★  

★ We walk towards a Free America. ★ 

★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all. ★

★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout ★

 
Graham
Greenville Office: 
2 West Washington Street,
Suite 808
(864) 250-1417

Scott
Greenville Office: 
301 N. Main Street
Suite 1006
(864) 233-5366

Biggs
Anderson Office: 
303 West Beltline Boulevard
(864) 224-7401

Timmons
Greer Office: 
2114 Trade Street
(864) 241-0175
 
**Indivisible Upstate SC is committed to non-violence as a guiding principle in everything we do: our protests, our organizing, and our advocacy. We reject all forms of political violence and intimidation, no matter the source or the target. We believe that movements create lasting change by building trust, forging solidarity, and demonstrating discipline.