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Posted: 2017-01-13T21:50:36Z | Updated: 2017-01-16T14:18:08Z

A man who bragged about sexually assaulting women , mocked a reporter with a disability and invited a foreign adversary to hack the U.S. government will be sworn in next Friday as the 45th president of the United States.

And while its a fact that President-elect Donald Trump will be the next leader of the free world the first one to refuse to release his taxes since 1976, by the way you certainly dont have to like it.

You can voice your concern at one of the hundreds of demonstrations planned across the country and around the world in the days surrounding the inauguration.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with congressional Democrats and health care activists, plans to lead dozens of rallies nationwide in an initiative called Our First Stand: Save Our Health Care . Most of the events are scheduled for this weekend, a few days before the inauguration.

Hundreds of poets are expected to gather on the steps of their local city halls on Sunday, Jan. 15, during the nationwide Poets Protest Against Trump .

Celebrities such as Judd Apatow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tim Robbins will take part in a three-hour telethon on Inauguration Day dubbed the Love-a-thon. The star-packed benefit will be broadcast live on Facebook and will raise money for Planned Parenthood , Earthjustice and the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.

Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore tweeted last month in support of the #DisruptJ20 Inauguration Day rallies planned around Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The events are led by a collective of experience activists who call themselves the DC Welcoming Committee, according to the #DisruptJ20 website , which also lists numerous protests beyond the Beltway .

And, of course, the Womens March on Washington and its more than 280 sister marches are expected to be the main event on Saturday, Jan. 21.

Nearly 600,000 people of all gender identities are expected to flood the streets of major cities across the world on Trumps first full day in office.

For even more events, take a look at the listings below, which we will continue to update. Be sure to check which events have been issued permits, and know that your participation in non-permitted demonstrations could result in arrest.

And if those events are a no-go, you can always participate in the national general strike by refusing to work, shop or go to school on Inauguration Day.

However you plan to resist, stay safe and open-minded. Remember to listen to and respect one another.

Now go forth and protest.

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of events. This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Check back for updates.

Arizona

Phoenix

Friday, Jan. 20

6 a.m. at Carnegie Library Park

California

Los Angeles

Saturday, Jan. 14

12 p.m. at Los Angeles City Hall

Friday, Jan. 20

11 a.m. at Olympic and Figueroa

Palo Alto

Friday, Jan. 20

5 p.m. at El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road

Sacramento

Friday, Jan. 20

2 p.m. at California State Capitol

San Diego

Friday, Jan. 20

10:30 a.m. at San Diego State College and Chicano Park

12 p.m. at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn

San Francisco

Friday, Jan. 20

10 a.m. at the Golden Gate Bridge

5 p.m. at UN Plaza

Colorado

Denver

Friday, Jan. 20

1:30 p.m. at Denver Capitol Building

Florida

Miami

Friday, Jan. 20

6 p.m. Bayfront Park Amphitheater

Orlando

Friday, Jan. 20

6 p.m. Lake Eola Park

Georgia

Athens

Friday, Jan. 20

8 p.m. at Cine Athena

Atlanta

Saturday, Jan. 21

1 p.m. at the Center for Civil and Human Rights

Hawaii

Honolulu

Friday, Jan. 20

4 p.m. Waikiki Gateway Park

Illinois

Chicago

Sunday, Jan. 15

6 p.m. at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

Friday, Jan. 20

5 p.m. at Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago

Iowa

Cedar Rapids

Friday, Jan. 20

7 p.m. at Maresh Sheet Metal

Kentucky

Murray

Saturday, Jan. 21

10 a.m. at Faculty Hall at Murray State University