How a Reddit Page Turned into 5 Million Hitting the Streets

The story behind the 50501 Movement

When Political Revolution first signed on to the 50501 project, we had no idea how big it would get. Political Revolution and 50501 share a home in Reddit; it was there that the organizers from Political Revolution got sucked into the swirling chaos of the 50501 movement.

That was only 2 months ago. Still, people are learning about 50501 and asking, what does this movement stand for? Where did it come from? How has it been so successful?

Originally, 50501 (pronounced: Fifty Fifty One) started with a simple Reddit post by user u/Evolved_Fungi, who had a simple vision for a nationwide protest. 50 states, 50 protests, 1 day. This simple message was something that resonated with many people and was the fertile soil for people to come together online. In the wake of the inauguration of Donald Trump, this was a launch pad for the anger and frustration for thousands of people. From early February to this current day, the reddit page has grown from 30,000 to 277,000 members as of the day of this article.