Hundreds crowded into King Plaza outside City Hall yesterday at Palo Alto’s “Good Trouble Lives On” event, which honors the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon and longtime fighter for voting rights.

It is the latest in coordinated protests against the policies of the Trump administration

Thursday marked five years since the death of civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis, which is why the movement was held that day. The Good Trouble Lives On organization said Lewis coined the phrase "Good Trouble" to describe coming together for peaceful action against injustice.

Organizers will call for passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and other voting rights legislation.

An estimate of more than 1,700 people attended an IndivisibleNOCO rally at Dwayne Webster Veterans Park in June. The group will hold an event in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis, Good Trouble Lives On – March in Peace, Act in Power, on Thursday at the park. (Jeff Larson / Courtesy of IndivisibleNOCO)

The downtown Raleigh rally, part of national “Good Trouble Lives On” protests, will focus on a GOP bill that would affect North Carolina elections.