by Beth Cady – MAJOR UNITED STATES PROTEST, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025, 10 AM – NOON, US EMBASSY in Pavas, San José.
Protesters are planning coordinated demonstrations against President Donald Trump on his birthday. COME AND BRING A FRIEND.
When it started in Costa Rica
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It wasn’t his first protest. At 86 years old, Howard Hemsley was on the sidewalk in front of the US Embassy in San José to send a message to President Donald J. Trump: Hands Off!
April 5, 2025, marked the first mass mobilization of U.S. citizens in opposition to both the substance and the style emanating from the White House. Trump had campaigned to be a dictator on day one if re-elected, and to a lot of people, that’s exactly the tack he was taking. He leaned heavily into a conservative playbook known as Project 2025, issuing hundreds of Executive Orders to make fundamental changes to government operations.
Finding himself the lone protester that day, Hemsley relied on his Costa Rican sidekick and caregiver Danielo to stage his demonstration. “Danny led the cheer “Hands Off” and I responded each time with judges, immigrants, abortion, Social Security, and so forth until we ran out of steam.”
Meanwhile in the U.S. that day, an estimated three to five million people participated in over 1400 peaceful demonstrations across the country. For now, dispersed and persistent protests seem to be the norm as groups gather on a wide range of issues from DOGE cuts to immigration to social safety nets and treatment of veterans.
The time is now
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The next US Embassy demonstration is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The theme for this one is “No Kings”, a reminder that patriots declared independence from a solitary ruler on July 4, 1776.
Democrats Abroad Costa Rica, which is sponsoring this event, reminds participants that it is a nonviolent demonstration that will comply with all rules and regulations for protesting in Costa Rica. It asks that negative or violent images, such as upside-down US flags, nooses, guillotines, etc. be avoided.
Posters and signs will be available. Also to be avoided are issues related to Costa Rica’s politics and its diplomatic relations with the U.S.
The Costa Rica contingent will be one of a growing list of 1,600 locations in the U.S. and abroad where a commitment to democracy will be renewed. Howard Hemsley saw this possibility. Even when he was the solo demonstrator on April 5, he remembered Robert F. Kennedy’s famous “Ripples and Waves” speech in 1966. “Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples can build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
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Maybe this will be the biggest peaceful protest day ever. You don’t want to miss it. All are welcome. Join us and bring a friend. For more information, Democrats Abroad Costa Rica at democratsabroadcostarica@gmail.com.
The views and information presented in this article belong to the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Qcostarica.com or TheQmedia.com.
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