--- description: The actress and activist is committed to Bernie Sanders and plans to protest at this summer's convention. title: Rosario Dawson Loves the Bern So Much She'll Protest at the Democratic National Convention image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fd6f4675693b5f4/698898ea524fc094a0df8782/rosario-dawson-protest-democratic-convention.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rosario Dawson Loves the Bern So Much She'll Protest at the Democratic National Convention by [Jessie Van Amburg](/author/jessie-van-amburg/) ## Jessie Van Amburg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2016 2:08 PM CUT  Actress Rosario Dawson attends the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park on April 13, 2016 in New York City. Actress Rosario Dawson attends the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park on April 13, 2016 in New York City.Mireya Acierto—FilmMagic by [Jessie Van Amburg](/author/jessie-van-amburg/) ## Jessie Van Amburg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2016 2:08 PM CUT Rosario Dawson, actress and friend of [Susan Sarandon](http://motto.time.com/4299486/susan-sarandon-feminism/ "undefined"), is ready to get her protest on at the Democratic Convention this summer. In an interview with [_New York Magazine_](http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/06/rosario-dawson-ready-to-get-arrested-at-the-dnc.html "undefined"), Dawson expressed frustration at this year’s primary process. “We want to get rid of super delegates … we want open primaries … universal health care, education … pretty much everything that we had behind Bernie Sanders.” Basically, she’s ready to protest “everything.” This isn’t the first time that Dawson will protest for her political cause. The _Daredevil_ actress was actually [arrested in April](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/04/16/rosario-dawson-arrested-during-capitol-hill-protest/83119796/ "undefined") during a Democracy Spring protest in Washington, D.C. for crossing over a police line. “I wanted personally to be in solidarity with the other folks who put themselves on the line and really just to bring attention to this because I think that’s just vitally important,” she told [_The Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/15/rosario-dawson-arrested-us-capitol-demonstrations "undefined") of the experience. This time, she’s prepared herself for the upcoming demonstrations by attending and training others at a civil disobedience workshop in Chicago. “It is an emotional thing, and you are going to be surrounded by potentially a million people. It is really intense,” she said to _New York Magazine_ of her past experiences protesting. The ardent Bernie Sanders supporter is not interested in letting go of her candidate. “I have never gotten behind any candidate before,” she said. “I was actually inspired to get behind Bernie, I don’t see that just shifting over to anybody.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4377957/rosario-dawson-democratic-national-convention-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4377957/rosario-dawson-democratic-national-convention-2016/"},"headline":"Rosario Dawson Loves the Bern So Much She'll Protest at the Democratic National Convention","datePublished":"2016-06-22T14:08:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:46.871Z","description":"The actress called protesting 'an emotional thing... 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