By Rachel Pyle

I’ve been coming to Humanists event since March 2026. One of the first events I attended with the group was the No Kings Protest on March 28th. We decided to attend the protest in Gallatin, Tennessee.  Gallatin is a town about 30 miles outside of Nashville with a population of about 50,000. Gallatin also leans more conservative. It would be easy to be deterred from an event like this, I was definitely worried that our small group was going to be the only ones in attendance. When we arrived though that was far from the case.

The town square was filled with people of various ages, religious affiliations, and backgrounds. There were folks who brought signs to show their concerns about the current administration. There were folks who spoke about the issues affecting the population on local, state, and national levels. There were folks who brought awareness to resources for those affected by the current administration. Last but not least, there were folks there to show their support.

The event brought all sorts of people together, especially in an area where it might feel like those who are against the Trump regime are few in numbers. The locals were able to gather to show there are still those who want to be on the right side of history. You even had people who were not directly attending the No Kings Protest honking in support of protesters as they drove by.

It was definitely a motivation for me and gave me hope that tides are changing for good, even in small conservative towns like Gallatin. All in all, there are still those who care about the needs of the community before the greed and wrath of the Trump regime. Without the Middle Tennessee Humanist group, I wouldn’t have had the courage to attend the No Kings Protest. I hope we can find others who were in the same boat as me.