John Lewis, who served as a U.S. representative from Georgia for 33 years, is synonymous with the phrase “Good Trouble.” To Lewis, Good Trouble meant people coming together to participate in peaceful, nonviolent action to challenge injustice.

In his honor, a group of Swampscott residents got up to some “good trouble” on Thursday afternoon, congregating along Humphrey Street to speak out against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

This weekend, many other towns and cities across the country will hold similar protests in Lewis’ honor, marking the sixth anniversary of his death, as part of the Good Trouble Lives On’s Weekend of Action from July 17 to 19.

Swampscott got started early with its commemoration, as a group led by resident Michael Paquette has been protesting on the same day of the week, at the same time, at the same spot for over a year.

“I use it a lot,” Paquette said of the phrase “good trouble.” “It’s wonderful to have this protest today on the anniversary of his death on the 17th of July.”

Protestors held up signs and wore shirts reading the phrase while waving and shouting as cars and pedestrians made their way down Humphrey Street. Many returned the favor with the beep of their horn.

“We’re here, we’re making good trouble,” said Paquette. “We’re not violent. We want to get things corrected. There are inequalities that are happening.”

Paquette called two deadly shootings that took place during traffic stops made by ICE in the last week “absolutely horrific.” Last week, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an immigrant from Mexico, was shot in Houston. On Monday, ICE agents fatally shot Joan Duran Guerrero, a Colombian national, in Maine.

“It’s any message we can get across,” said Paquette. “We wanted to dedicate this one to John Lewis because of the nationwide coordination of all these protests. It’s important to honor his legacy.”

Lewis is “right up there” with Martin Luther King in terms of the civil rights impact each man made, Paquette said.

“I would be out here every single day if it meant change would be eminent, and I’m sure a lot of folks out here would as well,” said Paquette. “We’re not going to accept how things are.”

Also standing with protestors was Bethany Andres-Beck, a Democratic candidate for 6th Congressional seat.

“Seeing all these people here, this is who we are going to build change with. This is who can change America,” said Andres-Beck.

Andres-Beck said injustices like the refusal to promote women to jobs they are qualified for are plainly visible to Americans, and there is an opportunity to do something about it.

“We’ve seen people who make enormous changes and accomplish so much in America,” Andres-Beck said. “It says that we can do it again.”