page_title: Timeline of protests against Donald Trump
section_title: February 2017
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of protests against Donald Trump / During Trump's presidency / February 2017
caption_attribution_description: 2017.02.16 A Day Without Immigrants, Washington, DC USA 00829
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the protests against businessman, television personality, and 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.
context_section_description: February 2 – Yemeni business owners in New York City shut down their various businesses from noon until 8 pm to protest Executive Order 13769. Thousands of Comcast employees in Portland, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Sunnyvale walked off the job in protest of the same executive order. An LGBT anti-Trump rally was held in West Hollywood. Some Baltimore residents protested both against this executive order and against "alleged drafts of orders" that might target LGBT rights.
  February 3 – Mock vigils for the Bowling Green massacre, a fictitious event accidentally created by Kellyanne Conway while defending executive order 13769 took place in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Bowling Green train station in New York City. An LGBT "dance protest" was held outside the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., with several hundred participants.
  February 4 – Protests occurred near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. Between 1,200 and 2,000 protesters attended, starting outside Trump Plaza and continuing on Flagler Drive. Protests also occurred in Toronto, San Francisco, and London against the travel ban. The London protest also objected to Trump's upcoming state visit. Outside of the Stonewall Inn, thousands of LGBTQ supporters protested against Trump.
  February 5 – Protests outside of Super Bowl LI took place in Houston. Hundreds attended a march going from Hermann Park to NRG Stadium. In Los Angeles, around 1,500 demonstrators protested against the Dakota and Keystone XL pipeline project.
  February 6 – Around 200 people protested outside of the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan against Executive Order 13769. Twenty rabbis were arrested in the protest.
  February 7 – Protesters in New York marched outside of Goldman Sachs' headquarters to protest "Wall Street's involvement in President Donald Trump's administration."
  February 10 – Thousands of protesters in Iran demonstrated against Trump in Azadi Square on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
  February 11 – Thousands gather at Ocean Beach in San Francisco and spell out the word "Resist !!", with overflow crowds creating an underline. In Scotland, protesters in Edinburgh demonstrate against Trump. Protests also occurred in Prague. Thousands protested in Raleigh in support of LGBT rights and against Trump.
  February 12 – Thousands in cities across Mexico took to the streets in protest against Trump's attitude towards Mexicans and his proposed border wall. Hundreds of protesters in Chicago lined up along the Chicago River and then mooned Trump Tower.
  February 13 – The "Day Without Latinos" strike in Milwaukee protested both Trump-supporter, Sheriff David Clarke and the Trump administration's aggressive moves on immigrants. Students at Howard University protested Betsy DeVos's visit to the campus and have asked campus administration to block President Trump from visiting.
  February 14 – A protest against the Trump administration took place in Rochester.
  February 16 – A Day Without Immigrants took place around the United States where immigrants stayed home from school, work and did not spend money in order to show their impact on society. The protest was in response to the Trump administration's stance on immigration and increased federal raids.
  February 17 – General strike (see also: Day Without Immigrants 2017), prior to President's Day. Hundreds of people demonstrated against the Trump administration in Washington Square Park.
  February 18 – Anti-Trump protesters demonstrated in a peaceful protest outside of a Trump rally held at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport. In New York, a staged funeral to "mourn the death of the U.S. presidency took place in Washington Square Park.
  February 19 – Over 1,000 people participated in the "I Am a Muslim Too" rally at Times Square. The event was organized by Russell Simmons and several religious leaders of different faiths. Boston held a rally in support of science and the environment.
  February 20 – Not My Presidents Day, thousands of protesters in cities around the country demonstrated against Trump.
  February 2
caption: Day Without Immigrants 2017 – Protesters in Washington, D.C.
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