Hands Off! events protesting Trump policies today include Batavia, Geneseo

About 1,300 Hands Off! protest rallies are planned around the country today, including in Western New York.

Close to Orleans County, Batavia will host a rally at noon at Batavia City Hall, 102 Main St. There is also a rally at noon in Geneseo at Veterans Memorial Park and 11 a.m. in Buffalo at Niagara Square.

The rallies are intended to send a message to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, to keep their “Hands Off” people, services and freedoms.

“Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We are fighting back!” the advisory about the Batavia rally states. “They’re taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.”

Organizers stress these are nonviolent protests and participants should try to de-escalate any potential confrontations.

“This mass mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies,” the Batavia advisory states. “Alongside Americans across the country, we are marching, rallying, and protesting to demand a stop the chaos and build an opposition movement against the looting of our country.”