A message of peaceful resistance rang through the streets of San Francisco on Saturday as thousands marched for “No Kings Day.”
A message of peaceful resistance rang through the streets of San Francisco on Saturday.
“This land is my land. This land is your land,” blared from one of countless megaphones marking the “No Kings” march from Dolores Park to Civic Center.
“I’m out here because I want to save our democracy,” said Rayona Sharpnack, an El Dorado Hills resident marching among thousands upon thousands of protesters. “The only way they’re going to hear us is if we’re out here. And 2,000 of these, we’re definitely going to be heard.”
The group Indivisible organized the marches in cities and towns across the U.S. on the same day of President Donald Trump’s parade in Washington D.C., celebrating the Army’s 250th birthday.
Tara Campbell: “Indivisible has been involved in many movements and protests. How does this compare to others?”
Andy Sheehan, Indivisible SF: “This one feels larger because what we noticed — even last week with everything going on in LA — a lot of people are coming out saying: What can I do?'”
“Everyone needs to get off the couch. I don’t know what your justification is for not doing what you need to do, but it’s time,” said Sharpnack. “We have to do this.”
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