An estimated 5,000 people have showed up for Denver's No Kings protest, with plans for another ICE Out! protest at the Capitol shortly after.
An estimated 5,000 people have showed up for Denver's No Kings protest, with plans for another ICE Out! protest at the Capitol shortly after.is scheduled to run from noon to 4 p.m. today, June 14, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park, 1449 Lincoln Street, between Civic Center Park and the Capitol.
The day of protests comes on the same day as Trump's birthday and the Army's 250th anniversary, which the president is celebrating by holding a gigantic military parade in Washington, D.C. Protests will be taking place across the country, including many places in Colorado. Attendees at the Denver No Kings rally were encouraged to dress up as Trump and the White House administration, corresponding with the event's motto:"No kings, clowns." Thousands are expected to attend the No Kings protest, with plans for another ICE Out! demonstration around 5 p.m. on the west steps of the Capitol, across the street from where the No Kings rally is taking place. Hundreds had already peacefully gathered for the No Kings event by 11 a.m., with plans to keep it that way, according to organizers, which include the Colorado Forward Party, Solidarity Warriors, 50501 Colorado, Notes of Dissent Marching Band, Raise Her Voice and the Party for Socialism & Liberation, among others.that saw marchers stop traffic and police make eighteen arrests, according to the Denver Police Department. Police had a major presence in Denver this morning, with SWAT vans and police cars parked by the protest site and driving around the Capitol Hill neighborhood.will be at the No Kings rally and around the Capitol all day, providing updates and context to the protest as well as photos, videos and social media posts. A couple dozen senior citizens from Brookdale Assisted Living Facility, 150 Quebec Street, spent their evening on Friday, June 13, raising signs reading"Democracy Under Attack" and"No Kings" while drawing honks of support from passing drivers. "We may be seniors, and we may be on our last leg, but we still want to have a voice," Rune Martin, a resident at Brookdale, says."The people I care about aren't myself. I care about my kids, my grandkids and what kind of world we leave them." The senior-led protests grew by Saturday, with about eighty seniors from Windsor Gardens, a retirement community at 595 South Clinton Street, raising signs and wearing costumes mocking Trump near East Alameda Avenue and South Havana Street this morning. Participant Gabriel Scott held up a sign reading"Heil Shitler" because Trump"is a piece of shit," he tellsBy 11 a.m., Lincoln Memorial Park was already bustling with hundreds of sign and flag bearing activists, with many on the Capitol steps, as well.Juan Avinña Saenz waves a Mexican flag in front of a large crowd at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, June 14.Protesters had already began marching in the street by around 12:30 p.m., with a large crowd walking down West Colfax Avenue, near the Broadway intersection, and past the Populus hotel with signs and megaphones. Chants included"What kind of power? People power!" Other chants voiced support for Palestine. By around 1 p.m., the march had reached the intersection of 15th and Stout streets. The march has disrupted traffic, but there have been no reports of violence or police altercations. According to the Denver Police Department, there are road closures near the Capitol, with"additional rolling closures" along Colfax Avenue, Speer Boulevard and downtown. Alternate routes are advised.: Road closures remain near State Capitol due to demonstration activity. Additional rolling closures along W. Colfax, Speer Blvd., and downtown. Alternate routes are advised to avoid traffic delays. Updates will be added to this thread. After hitting 17th Avenue in downtown and circling back, the marching protesters returned to the Capitol area. The crowd, well into the thousands, is growing as the day goes on and remains largely peaceful.Denver wasn't the only major rally point for No Kings on Saturday. No Kings protesters also gathered or are scheduled to gather in Arvada, Castle Rock, Golden, Littleton, Thornton and dozens of other Colorado towns earlier this morning.Thousands gathered at City Hall in Colorado Springs by noon to protest, with no reported incidents as of 1:25 p.m.Protesters along Broadway and at the intersection at Broadway and 14th Avenue, near the Capitol and original No Kings rally location, have been chanting"Long live Jax!" in honor ofGratton, whose search gained national attention, was honored on the Capitol steps Monday, June 9, by her mother, friends and fellow activists. “It's not just about Jax — it’s about all of you in the LGBTQIA+ community who face the world every day with courage, just wanting to live, love and exist safely and equally,” Gratton's mother, Cherilynne Gratton-Camis, wrote on social media. “That should never be a fight. And yet it is.” According to the Colorado State Patrol, which monitors protests that take place at the State Capitol Building and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park, the estimated crowd size for today's No Kings protest is currently at 5,000 people. Although that's not quite as big as the crowd of over 30,000 for a Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez across the street at Civic Center Park in March, today's No Kings rally is still responsible for one of the biggest protest turnouts of the year.Signs, costumes and t-shirts made fun of Trump and his administration at the No Kings protest in Denver. Multiple protesters brought blow-up dolls depicting Trump as a giant, orange diaper-wearing baby, while another protester held a sign reading"Golden Shower Age of America."Photos form the protest also show people proudly waving Pride flags, holding signs reading"Yass Queen" and"No Kings in America Since 1776," while another shows people playing a game of"Pin the Worms on RFK Jr." in reference to anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist — and current United States Secretary of Health and Human Services — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said doctors once found asince February 2024. He's been with the publication since 2017 and was formerly its cannabis editor. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his work, including placing second for the Marijuana Enterprise Reporting Award from the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists in 2018; being named aby Leafbuyer in 2020; and placing first for the College Sports Writing Award from the Arizona Press Club in 2014. 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