Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting next week, American expats in Switzerland are planning a protest for Saturday, the one-year anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s inaguration, to say “we are sorry” for his administration’s “efforts to undermine peace, human rights, and environmental justice around the world.”

“Almost all the Americans I’ve spoken to abroad, after the election, after Trump pulled out of the Paris accord, we all felt an overwhelming desire to approach strangers and apologize.”
—Alexandra Dufresne, Action Together: Zurich

Alexandra Dufresne of Action Together: Zurich—one of the two groups planning the protest—told The Local that although organizers want the event to be lighthearted, it is ultimately inspired by a shared desire among American expats to publicly denounce Trump’s behavior as president.

“Almost all the Americans I’ve spoken to abroad, after the election, after Trump pulled out of the Paris [climate change] accord, we all felt an overwhelming desire to approach strangers and apologize,” she said.