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IFJ-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALIST Anti-Trump protests began today. Millions took to the streets to protest Trump's "No King" rallies. So what happens now? In Cave Creek, Arizona, progressive activists held a happy hour and food drive in the days following the "No King" rallies. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, activists held a Halloween-themed protest near the offices of their local members of Congress. In Lexington, Kentucky, residents held an "introduction to grassroots organizing" course. On October 18, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump's policies at more than 2,700 "No King" rallies. While attendance broke records, a one-day event isn't enough to create dramatic political change. Organizers agree that while attendance broke records, a one-day event isn't enough to create dramatic political change. What's needed, they said, is quiet groundwork amid protests in places like Arizona, Tennessee, and Kentucky, a steady rhythm of activism, and a consistently high level of public engagement across the country. “To put it bluntly, what we need to save democracy is a level of activation and understanding far beyond anything we’ve had before,” said Lisa Gilbert, co-chair of Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group. “It’s an unprecedented public moment, and that’s what we’re trying to achieve here.” A third round of “No King” protests is already underway, and Ezra Levin, co-founder of the progressive group Indivisible, which helped organize the rallies, told CBS News on October 21. “But more important than the crowds that make headlines in major cities is building a network of activists who are engaged in their communities and civic life.” “You need to get people to start seeing themselves as active participants in democracy,” he said. “I believe that if people remain atomized individuals under the threat of this regime, we will lose.” And the only hope we have is that people will find a community and start organizing with each other." Protests have mobilized millions nationwide Professor Jeremy Pressman, an expert in public activism at the University of Connecticut, said it was striking that millions of people had participated in three separate large-scale protests in numerous cities since the start of Trump's second term. "As large protests go, this is quite intense," Pressman said. He noted that social activism has played a significant role in national politics in recent years. In 2010, the Tea Party movement, under President Barack Obama,