Opinion

October 29, 2026

DPH at No Kings, October 2026

A skeleton holding a sign reading, "What did I die from?" Behind it is a Defend Public Health sign

The DPH Alabama team poses a provocative question

Table at an outdoor event, with a Defend Public Health sign and decorated with flowers and pumpkins. Volunteers speak to someone visiting the table.

The non-skeletal members of our Alabama team at their No Kings table

Volunteers talking to people at an outdoor booth with a sign reading "Defend Public Health -- CT"

Meeting the people in Connecticut

man in frog suit and man holding a sign

The Ohio team makes a new friend

Ohio seems to have lots of colorful characters

Woman in a Defend Public Health shirt holding a sign, next to a pink inflatable cartoon character

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