Across the country, protesters rallied on Thursday under a shared refrain inspired by former congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis: “Good trouble lives on.” Thousands of people took to the streets in what organizers cast as a national day of action — a sweeping protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to safety net programs and efforts to roll back protections for immigrants and marginalized communities.

The event was one in an ongoing series of protests against President Donald Trump, this one on the anniversary of civil rights icon John Lewis' death.

Wondering why people are protesting or what they are protesting about now? Who is John Lewis and what does his quote 'Good Trouble' mean?

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermonters getting into “Good Trouble.” Many gathered on the State House lawn Saturday morning to honor Congressman John Lewis, a Civil Rights icon. Mark Baker, one of the protestors, says we should be looking to Lewis’ work in today’s political climate.

Demonstrators turned out at two locations in Pensacola for the “Good Trouble Lives On” nationwide protest on July 17.

"Good Trouble Lives On" is known as a national day of action and brings topics of controversial changes happening throughout the country to the events. SHARON On Saturday, over 1,000 nationwide protests are being held to call for change, defend civil and human rights and to honor a late civil rights activist.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - After being canceled Thursday due to a thunderstorm, Montpelier’s “Good Trouble” rally will be held today. There will be a photo procession of civil rights icons and songs from the Civil Rights era. Speakers will include Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale.

National organizers of the “Good Trouble Lives On” protests said more than 1,500 events took place across the country Thursday, pushing back against what they described as the Trump administration’s “most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.