Mark Ruffalo, Alyssa Milano plan 'People's State of the Union' counter-events

Associated Press

Show Caption Hide Caption Celebs to host 'People's State of the Union' the night before Trump's President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union Tuesday, but, for many of the President’s political opponents, the real State of the Union will be Monday night. Veuer's Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.

NEW YORK – Mark Ruffalo, Lee Daniels, Michael Moore and Whoopi Goldberg are among celebrities who plan to attend an evening of speeches and music at “The People’s State of the Union,” billed as a “public alternative” to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address.

The event is planned for Monday, the day before Trump’s speech, at The Town Hall, a historic venue in Manhattan founded as a meeting spot for suffragists more than 90 years ago.

Among those slated to perform are Andra Day and Common, who will sing their Grammy- and Oscar-nominated song Sand Up for Something from the film Marshall.

Ruffalo, a vocal progressive, said the evening will be an “inspirational event where activists and influencers join together to articulate a positive vision for our future, and how we’re going to win our country back.”

Host organizations include unions, organizers of the Women’s March and Planned Parenthood. The event will be live-streamed at peoplessotu.org.

Online, Alyssa Milano on Tuesday will launch an initiative, #StateOfTheDream, to support immigrants and raise money for United We Dream, an immigrant youth-led organization.

In a statement, Milano called for social media users to create brief videos describing “your dream for America” and post them at the same time, 9 p.m. EST, with the effort’s hashtag. She urged on Twitter: "Please join us! Resist and persist with digital counter-programming to Trump’s #SOTU"