Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 6-Jul 13, 2026)

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Dear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and take action! This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Standout event this week: Join CSO Orange County and CSO Centro in Santa Ana on Wednesday July 8th at 1:30pm to rally in support of Nadia Topete who is being targeted by the DOJ for her immigrant rights activism.

Coming up soon: Hey, Costa Mesa – Mark your calendars for Tuesday July 21st at 6pm and join DeFlock OC at the city council meeting to tell mass surveillance companies to Get the FLOCK Out of Costa Mesa!

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 6

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights
  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let's show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they're not alone.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUL 7

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win
  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 8

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability
  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy
  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market
  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2
  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine
  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 1:30PM – Hands Off Nadia!
  • 📍 Santa Ana Federal Courthouse (411 W. Fourth St.)
  • 👥 Hosted by: CSO Orange County, Centro CSO
  • 📢 Focus: Defend the immigrant rights movement and stop the repression of Chicana activists. "Join us Wednesday in Downtown Santa Ana as we rally in support of our sister who is being targeted for her immigrant rights activism!"
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 9

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 10

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi's)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – Banner Drop
  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass
  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 11

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd
  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest
  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance
  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 12

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall
  • 📍 Main and Yorktown
  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Yorba Linda

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy
  • 📍 Yorba Linda Blvd & Imperial Hwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible
  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Irvine City Hall
  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!
  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 13

Tustin

  • 7:30–10:00 AM – [Weekly] Moral Mondays Banner Drop
  • 📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights
  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let's show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they're not alone.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information
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50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.
  • Location Scouts: Research and propose locations for protest or activity for a given week.
  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.
  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.
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