Greater OC Actions This Week (Jan 19-Jan 25, 2026)
What's happening this week in Orange County CA
Dear Greater Orange County:
Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action!
The FREE AMERICA WALKOUT actions happening across the county this Tuesday Jan 20 are all listed together below. Did we miss anything? Hit reply and let us know.
Please note that for the usual Sunday 2-4pm slot hosted by 50501oc and OC Indivisible Coalition, organizers are still finalizing details on location and activity. Keep an eye out for our weekend update email this Thursday or Friday! Scroll to the bottom of this email for more info about our 2026 direction survey results and action plan.
🗓️ MONDAY, JAN 19
All Over Orange County
Ongoing Daily – ICE Neighborhood Watch
📍 Everywhere
👥 Hosted by: You – Join or start your local community defense hub at Home Depot.
📢 Focus: ICE Out of Orange County. Keep our neighbors safe!
Tustin
8:00–10:00 AM – [Weekly] Moral Mondays Banner Drop
📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
👥 Hosted by: Community organized
📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files
Brea
5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally
📍 Imperial Hwy & State College Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA 45
📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy
🗓️ TUESDAY, JAN 20
Irvine
11AM-1PM – Free America Walkout at UCI
📍 4255 Campus Drive
👥 Hosted by: Community Organized
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Laguna Beach
12-4PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Main Beach
👥 Hosted by: Community Organized
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Laguna Woods
2-3PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Paseo de Valencia & El Toro Rd
👥 Hosted by: Laguna Woods Dem Club
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Garden Grove
2-3PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Knott & Lampson
👥 Hosted by: PHS Students
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Orange
2-4PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Orange City Hall
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Brea
2-4PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Imperial Hwy & State College Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA 45
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Ladera Ranch
2-5PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Crown Valley & Antonio Pkwy
👥 Hosted by: Community Organized
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Costa Mesa
2:30-4PM – Free America Walkout
📍 Dave Min District Office (1370 Adams Ave)
👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs CM
📢 Focus: On January 20, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. Learn more at freeameri.ca
Irvine
2-4PM – [Weekly through March 20] Really Really Free Market
📍 Langson Library at UCI near Lot 2
👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine
📢 Focus: 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!
Orange
5-6:30PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win
📍 Glassell x Chapman
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
📢 Focus: Immigrant rights
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
Costa Mesa
5:45PM – City Council Meeting
📍 Costa Mesa City Hall
👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs CM
📢 Focus: Meet promptly at 5:45 to review immigration support talking points.
Lake Forest
6:20PM – City Council Meeting
📍 Lake Forest City Hall
👥 Hosted by: Community Organized
📢 Focus: Speak up & fill seats; push back against term limit extension proposal by former MAGA mayor.
Santa Ana
6:30PM – One Year of Trump Protest
📍 34 Civic Center Plaza
👥 Hosted by: CSO OC
📢 Focus: ICE out of OC! Stop the Deportations!
🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JAN 21
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. Guest Speaker Michael Tubbs, CA Lt. Gov. candidate
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
🗓️ THURSDAY, JAN 22
Irvine
3:00–5:00 PM – Weekly: Abolish ICE & End the Occupation Banner Drop
📍 Almond Tree Ln & Michelson Dr
👥 Hosted by: OC Banner Drop for Pali
📢 Focus: Banner drop for Palestine; abolish ICE. Masks strongly recommended for safety & health
Lake Forest
4:00–6:00PM – Weekly “Stand Up for Our Rights” Rally
📍 El Toro Rd & Trabuco Rd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Lake Forest
📢 Focus: Immigrant justice & civil rights
La Habra
5:00–6:30 PM – Weekly “Save Democracy” Protest
📍 Imperial Hwy & S. Beach Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible La Habra
📢 Focus: Protect voting rights in Orange County
🗓️ FRIDAY, JAN 23
Villa Park
8:00–9:30 AM – [Weekly] No Hate, No Fear! Immigrants Are Welcome Here
📍 Villa Park Rd x N Wanda Rd
👥 Hosted by: Voices of Villa Park
📢 Message: Immigrant rights & advocacy
🗓️ SATURDAY, JAN 24
Newport Beach
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Weekly “Defend Democracy” Protest
📍 PCH & Jamboree
👥 Hosted by: Newport Indivisible
📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy
San Clemente
12:00 - 1:30 PM – Banner Drop for Democracy
📍 Ripcurl-Trestles Pedestrian Overpass
👥 Hosted by: SJC Indivisible
📢 Focus: Defend democracy; tell the world what’s happening is not ok
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, boycott Tesla
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
🗓️ SUNDAY, JAN 25
Fullerton
12:00–2:00 PM – Weekly: Abolish ICE & End the Occupation Banner Drop
📍 Over the 57 Freeway (Deerpark Dr. & Yorba Linda Blvd)
👥 Hosted by: OC Banner Drop for Pali
📢 Focus: Banner drop for Palestine; abolish ICE. Masks strongly recommended for safety & health
Anaheim
Monthly Last Sundays 12-4PM – Really Really Free Market (RRFM)
📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)
👥 Hosted by: RRFM Anaheim
📢 Focus: Every last Sunday of the month! No money. No bartering. No trading. Everything is FREE. What can you bring? Anything clean, useful, and safe. Craft supplies, books, toys, clothing, shoes, plants, housewares, small furniture, electronics, non-perishable food, etc. Bring your own blanket or tarp to set up your items.
Anaheim
12:00–4:00 PM – Rally for Democracy Food Drive Supporting the Anaheim RRFM
📍 Pearson Park (between the tennis courts)
👥 Endorsed by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible
📢 Focus: Community building, mutual aid
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
Huntington Beach
1:00–2:30 PM – Weekly Protest Against #47
📍 Huntington Beach City Hall
👥 Hosted by: HB 4 Democracy
📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
2026 Direction Survey Results & Volunteer Info
After the Pol.is survey concluded at the end of November, those results left us with a solid sense of the direction in which volunteers and participants want the movement to take. This includes:
continuing our mutual aid work
supporting the actions of other groups doing things like banner drops, ICE watch, attending city council meetings, boycotts, etc
building local community
participating in civic engagement and local politics
There were a variety of competing ideas about whether we should continue protesting and, if so, how often and where. We compiled these open questions and posed them to our active volunteers in a follow-up poll. The results of that poll follow:
Folks want to protest just twice a month, and meet every Sunday for some sort of activity. They want to meet at rotating locations that include cities other than Irvine, and they overwhelmingly do not want to pay for permits. A majority of folks think our theme should be “Rally for Democracy” every week that we do protest.
As a result, we will be moving to holding protests on every 1st and 3rd Sunday, and hosting community-building activities on every 2nd and 4th Sunday, all taking place at varying locations throughout Orange County. For months with 5 Sundays (Mar, May, Aug, Nov) we will play it by ear. Keep an eye on this space and on social media for updates.
View the original data & tallies here; complex multiple-choice questions were analyzed via both ranked choice voting & weighted response. In each case the results were the same for both methods.
Now what? We need your help!
To carry us forward in the movement using these survey results, there are 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.
More volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability! Get started here: 50501oc.com/volunteer
We had a great time on the UCI bridge at noon today. I want to thank the organizer. I didn’t get a name but she teaches math to teachers. Thank you for organizing and bringing in supplies. Thank you for caring. We would do it again.
Sending to my peeps. Ty