Hundreds of peaceful, sign-carrying protesters gathered on Lawyers Mall in the oppressive heat of a late July afternoon Thursday to protest Trump administration policies and to make the "good trouble" endorsed by the late Rep.

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)

Manistee and Benzie residents will join nationwide rallies honoring John Lewis and standing up for civil and human rights on Thursday.

Meadville will join hundreds of communities across the nation in making what civil rights icon John Lewis called “good trouble” during an event Thursday at 2 p.m. in Diamond Park. The rally with live music and multiple speakers is part of “Good Trouble Lives On,