Wisconsin Third Actors Join Tens of Thousands of Others Across the State in “Hands Off” Peaceful Demonstrations

In Milwaukee, organizers estimated that 5,000 people gathered in front of the Federal Building as police blocked the road. Third Act’s own Rebecca Solnit reported inn her “Meditations in an Emergency” substack that over 3 million people nationwide stood up for democracy and against the chaos in Washington, D.C.

One of the cutest and youngest protestors in the Milwaukee on Sat. April 5 Hands Off gathering.

Wisconsin Third Actors in Milwaukee on April 5, 2025

According to the Wisconsin Examiner, an estimated 10,000 people jammed the Capitol Square and State Street on Saturday. One observer reported that it took the crowd 45 minutes to march down State Street from the Capitol Square to the Library mall and Bascom Hill.

Wisconsin Third Actors marching with thousands down Madison’s State Street in April 5 Hands Off peaceful demonstrations.

Wisconsin Third Actors in Milwaukee, WI in April 5 Hands Off protests. They were among the 5,000 folks who gathered in front of the Federal Building.

Wisconsin Third Actors in Milwaukee on April 5 Hands Off protest.

In Green Bay, a smaller, but no less determined and enthusiastic throng of about 1,500 demonstrators gathered at Leicht Park with signs protesting tariffs, the stock market crash, and Trump administration downsizing of federal agencies, threats to Medicaid and cuts to education.