How to use this toolkit
- Key Talking Points
- Sample copy for signs, social, email, and SMS
- Shareable graphics for social media
Key talking points
Key talking points
In America, we have No Kings. In our union, we have each other. Our power comes from our unity, our dedication to our students, and our collective action for and with our communities. We’re using that power to foster the thriving communities our families deserve.
NEA members across the country are protecting their students from ICE, ensuring schools and campuses are safe zones, and mobilizing their communities.
From “Know Your Rights” trainings to school patrols, from marches to rallies, we are defending our neighbors, protecting our students, and standing up to authoritarian tactics.
We’re successfully protecting our students and the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs they deserve in our schools. We are in the courts demanding that the Trump Administration restore the rightful protections for schools, bus stops, places of worship, and hospitals. We’re organizing for students with disabilities to continue learning and growing along with their classmates.
Our union won’t stop until every student, every school, and every family has what they need to thrive.
Peaceful No Kings events are planned around the country on Saturday, March 28. When we speak up together with our neighbors, we are too loud to be ignored.
Every time the Trump administration escalates its violent attacks on everyday people and tries to strip students of opportunity and families of freedoms, the No Kings movement grows stronger.
March 28 will prove that we, the people, will not back down.
History is clear: people-led movements — not force, not any one politician — are how we defeat fascism and end attacks on our communities. We, the people, will save each other.
Unions are a proven force for protecting each other and our communities. For improving learning conditions, raising wages, and empowering students to reach their full potential.
We reject fear and violence as a governing tool. They are un-American and undemocratic. No one can learn in fear; no student should be too afraid to come to school or fearful that family members will disappear.
Families are living with instability intentionally manufactured by the president.
Masked agents rip parents from their children and terrorize Latino, Black, and Asian communities.
No family should have to choose between taking their children to school and risking their family’s safety.
Real security looks like students who feel welcome at school, families who feel secure in their communities, and educators who can afford to dedicate themselves to their students and careers.
Real security comes from living in thriving communities where everyone has enough to eat, a roof over their heads, and a future worth looking forward to.
We show up for our students and our communities when we show up for No Kings Day.
We know the right to peaceful assembly is as important to our democracy as the right to a quality education. We're joining No Kings Day to protect our communities, our students, and our profession.
We are in a critical moment. On No Kings Day, we will prove that our movement is a growing force to be reckoned with. That’s why each and every one of us needs to show up in our communities large and small, urban and rural, conservative and liberal and everything in between. This isn’t about parties; it’s about priorities.
We’re not just saying No Kings. We’re saying every student deserves every opportunity to succeed, every educator deserves respect, and every community deserves to thrive.
We demand our representatives reject an agenda built for billionaires and, instead, embrace one that puts our students, families, and communities first.
Sample Copy
Sample Copy
Hashtag: #NoKings
Add these emojis to your social handle: ❌👑
Every time the Trump administration escalates its violent attacks on everyday people and tries to strip students of opportunity and families of freedoms, the No Kings movement grows stronger. http://www.nea.org/nokings
History is clear: people-led movements — not force, not any one politician — are how we end attacks on our communities and authoritarianism. We, the people, will save each other. http://www.nea.org/nokings
We’re not just saying No Kings. We’re saying every student deserves every opportunity to succeed, every educator deserves respect, and every community deserves to thrive. http://www.nea.org/nokings
We demand our representatives reject an agenda built for billionaires and, instead, embrace one that puts our students, families, and communities first. http://www.nea.org/nokings
We are in a critical moment. On No Kings Day, we will prove that our movement is a growing force to be reckoned with. That’s why each and every one of us needs to show up in our communities large and small, urban and rural, conservative and liberal and everything in between. This isn’t about parties; it’s about priorities. http://www.nea.org/nokings
Subject: In America, we have No Kings.
Preheader: In our union, we have each other.
URL: https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29581&utm_source=nea
First Name,
Our power comes from our unity, our dedication to our students, and our collective action for and with our communities. We’re using that power to foster the thriving communities our families deserve.
No Kings Day
Saturday, March 28
[button: Find an event and RSVP]
We are in a critical moment. On No Kings Day, we will prove that our movement is a growing force to be reckoned with.
This isn’t about political parties; it’s about priorities.
We’re not just saying No Kings. We’re saying every student deserves every opportunity to succeed, every educator deserves respect, and every community deserves to thrive.
In solidarity,
(signer’s name)
Subject: We Will Not Back Down
Preheader: Join a No Kings event on March 28
URL: https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29581&utm_source=nea
First Name,
Every time the Trump administration escalates its violent attacks on everyday people and tries to strip students of opportunity and families of freedoms, our movement grows stronger.
We will prove once again that we, the people, will not back down.
Join us for a No Kings event in your community on Saturday, March 28.
We demand our representatives reject an agenda built for billionaires and, instead, embrace one that puts our students, families, and communities first.
We will rise up and join together. For our students. For our families. For our future.
In solidarity,
(signer’s name)
<First Name> It’s <agents name> with <organization>. Will you join me on March 28 for a No Kings event near you?
If yes:
Great, here’s where you can find an event. Let’s show once again that we will not stop standing up for our students, our families, and our future. https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29581&utm_source=nea
If no:
Okay, thanks for letting me know.
Tag #NoKings and @neaToday on social media platforms.
To find an event, visit: www.nea.org/nokings
Note: This is a friendly url that directs to https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29581&utm_source=nea. The coding is very specific; please do not alter it if you use the Mobilize URL.
+ Quality Education for All
+ Peaceful Assembly
- Kings
= Thriving Democracy
3 Branches for a reason (feature a tree with branches, labeled "executive," "legislative," and "judicial"
Build Up Students, Not Power Trips.
Democracy Needs Public Schools
Education Exposes the Truth
Educators for Democracy
Even my 8th graders know that there are no kings in the USA.
If not us, who?
If not now, when?
If our Congress was doing its JOB we wouldn't need signs!!
I'm an Educator, I show up for _______________
In America, we have no kings. In our union, we have each other
Medicare not Missiles
My Students Deserve:
✅ More Opportunities
✅ A Brighter Future
❌ NO KINGS
No Crowns. No Thrones. Just Strong Public Schools.
No king since 1776
No Kings
No Chaos
No One Learns in Fear
Power to the People
Public Schools Teach Democracy—Not Obedience
Rise up before it is too late!
The only Kings I recognize are King Kamehameha and King Kālākaua
The only ruler we need (picture of a classroom ruler)
"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor." -- Tupac Shakur
"We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them."
-James Madison
