Concerned that protests might be too easy to ignore, activists are now calling for a nationwide strike in order to demonstrate just how many people disapprove of President Donald Trump.

First proposed in a column for The Guardian on Monday, American writer Francine Prose called for a "nonviolent national general strike" that can't be "easily ignored and forgotten by those who wish to ignore and forget them."

"Let’s designate a day on which no one (that is, anyone who can do so without being fired) goes to work, a day when no one shops or spends money, a day on which we truly make our economic and political power felt, a day when we make it clear: how many of us there are, how strong and committed we are, how much we can accomplish," she wrote.

Since then, many appear to have put the wheels in motion to make the national strike a reality, with activists agreeing it should take place on Feb. 17, the Friday before President's Day. The Independent reports that so far, much of the planning appears to be taking place on social media, without the official involvement of any unions.

"At this dangerous point in our history, we must confront a bitter truth: any political system that can allow Donald Trump to come to power is not a system worth keeping," one Facebook page dedicated to the strike reads. "We walk out of our homes, our places of work, and our schools, and we join our fellow citizens in the streets and online in a peaceful display of resistance and solidarity. We refuse to shop or otherwise participate in the rigged economy that Trump presides over and is beholden to. In this way, we defy the establishment and create an opening for reconstitution."



As Mic explains, general strikes are meant to bring together "a large number of employees across a broad spectrum of industries" and essentially halt the mechanics of a country enough to "advance a political or economic goal." The source adds that they tend to be more common in Europe than in the United States.

At this time, most people have been voicing their plans to participate using the hashtag #NationalStrike.

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I'm in.

February 17th.

No work done.

Nothing purchased.

Nationwide.

Exhausting all peaceful methods. #nationalstrike17 #nationalstrike — Rantz A. Hoseley (@MysteryCr8tve) February 1, 2017

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If you believe in America, show it by refusing to work on the Friday before President's Day, Feb. 17. Let them know. #NationalStrike — David Simon (@AoDespair) January 28, 2017

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General strike on February 17. Spread the word. Stay home from work. Do not shop. Remind them, We the People are powerful. #NationalStrike — Lynn Weber (@lwjk) January 29, 2017

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