Spokane, No Kings
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Organizers in Spokane have combined a local “No Kings” rally and a long-planned Pride festival. Pia Hallenberg, one of the Pride event organizers, estimates 60,000 people have turned out to the Lilac City’s tree-lined downtown riverfront park so far,
Eleven people were arrested during the “No Kings” protest that followed Spokane Pride on Saturday night. A Spokane Police Department news release said the protest began as a peaceful event with the department’s Tactical Team communicating with protest organizers to ensure safety.
The Spokane Police Department arrested 11 protesters on Saturday evening for ignoring orders to disperse in downtown Spokane.
US President Donald Trump arrived in Canada on Sunday for the Group of Seven leaders' summit. Casey Harrell, who lost his voice to ALS 5 years ago, can now communicate in real time thanks to an interface which turns brain activity into speech. Many shared with KREM 2 that this was their first time ever attending a political rally in their lives.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown uploaded a post to her personal Facebook expressing her hopes for Pride celebrations, her support for the declared goal of the No Kings rallies and her thoughts on Wednesday’s protests in support of the two men detained by ICE.
Thousands of protesters crowded Riverfront Park and lined Spokane Falls Boulevard Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump. The sidewalk along the boulevard was lined in some place 20 or more people deep from the Spokane Convention Center to Spokane City Hall.
The Inland Northwest has a jam-packed schedule of events on Saturday, including the Pride parade and subsequent celebration in Riverfront Park, the anti-Trump "No
Multiple protests have commenced in Seattle and surrounding areas on Saturday, including one during the University of Washington’s (UW) graduation.