WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are planning to join protests on Saturday, April 5, as part of a national movement, Hands Off!, against policy changes enacted by President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

About 1,000 protests are scheduled in locations nationwide, many of them in state capitals, including Concord and Montpelier.

In the Upper Valley, events are scheduled in White River Junction, Enfield, Hanover, New London, South Royalton, Strafford and Woodstock.

Around 500 protesters have registered to participate in the White River Junction rally. They plan to line up along Maple Street, between Hartford Avenue and Route 10 in West Lebanon, starting at 1 p.m.

The protest is organized by UV Rise Up!, a grassroots initiative recently founded by volunteers at the Main Street Museum (although the museum is not affiliated), and Upper Valley Indivisible, another justice-oriented group formed in opposition to the Trump administration.

UV Rise Up! member Joie Finley will be handing out hot pink T-shirts screen printed with the Hands Off! logo to the first 100 protesters to arrive.

Hands Off! describes itself as “a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history.” It has more than 150 partners, ranging from LGBTQ activist group the Human Rights Campaign to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which advocates for evidence-based nutrition policies.

Related protests elsewhere in the Upper Valley on Saturday include:

■The Enfield protest is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and will meet at the intersection of Route 4 and Main St.

■A protest for older adults, also sponsored by UV Indivisible, is slated for 9 a.m. to noon, at 53 Lyme Rd. in Hanover.

■Another Hanover protest will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town Hall.

■The New London protest will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the Main Street town green.

■The protest in South Royalton is scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. on the village green.

■ Strafford resident John Freitag will also hold a demonstration from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Universalist Church on the corner of Route 132 and the Justin Morrill Highway in South Strafford where he will stand with a sign bearing the message “Hands off our social security.”

■The Woodstock protest will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at Tribou park.

Protests are expected to be nonviolent, and participants are encouraged to bring signs.

Those who would like to join can register at mobilize.us.

Marion Umpleby can be reached at mumpleby@ vnews.com or 603-727-3306.