"It's vastly greater than what we had anticipated," an organizer said about an event to honor former Representative John Lewis.

Wondering why people are protesting or what they are protesting about now? Who is John Lewis and what does his quote 'Good Trouble' mean?

Activists across the North Bay are taking to the streets Thursday to, again, join nationwide and international protests against the Trump administration — this time in the name of the late civil rights leader and former Georgia Congressman John Lewis.

The protests were slated to take place on Thursday, July 17, the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights champion and Congressman John Lewis, who popularized the concept of "Good Trouble," referring to non-violent civil disobedience.

Authorities estimated the downtown Good Trouble Lives On crowd to be around 500 to 600 people. Other rallies were slated throughout the region Thursday, including Mira Mesa and across North County, from Encinitas to Escondido.