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Peaceful No Kings Protest In Fort Worth Brings Together Diverse Crowd

Bonisiwe Shabane
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peaceful no kings protest in fort worth brings together diverse crowd

Despite the rain soaking their flags and smearing the writing on their signs, thousands marched through the streets of downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, shouting, “Donald Trump has got to go.” Entirely peaceful, the Fort Worth No Kings rally and march were part of a national movement against President Trump’s “authoritarianism,” according to the release. The local event was organized by Tarrant County AFL-CIO, Fort Worth Area Indivisible, Indivisible TX-24 and Indivisible TX-12. Saturday’s event at Burk Burnett Park drew roughly 6,500 people — more than the June No Kings rallies in Arlington and Fort Worth had combined. Some carried American flags or dressed in whimsical costumes, but the majority held signs conveying pro-democracy and anti-Trump messages. U.S.

veteran Jeremiah Dye said he came out to the protest dressed as in an inflatable frog suit because democracy is a participation sport and resistance to bad governance can be joyful. “When I look around, and I see my veteran brothers and sisters sleeping under the bridges, going without food, going without access to mental health care and health care facilities,” Dye said, “when I... Hundreds turned out in Denton and Fort Worth for ‘No Kings’ protests showing support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Protests continued across North Texas in Denton and Fort Worth Saturday morning. Upwards of 1,000 people gathered in both cities, joining others pushing back against a perceived overstep of presidential power. In Denton’s Downtown Square, the scene looked much like other cities and towns across the United States; separated by municipalities but united by common beliefs.

“If you look around this square, Black, white, brown, Hispanic, gays, straight, Christian, non-Christian, that is what our country what it is,” said protester Julian Carter. Create a free account with NBC 5 DFW to save articles and videos. Like nearly every other protest across the country, Fort Worth’s was peaceful and powerful. Through rain and shine, Fort Worthians filled Burk Burnett Park yesterday for the city’s second No Kings protest of the year. Organizers with the progressive group Indivisible 12 estimated between 7,000 and 8,000 attendees, the largest protest in Fort Worth’s history. The rally was part of similar rallies across the country.

Estimates indicate that nearly 7 million Americans participated in more than 2,500 cities and towns. By most accounts, every rally was peaceful. Throughout the march downtown, protesters carried signs calling for the protection of democracy, comparing the president to other fascist leaders, and demanding the release of the Epstein files. Like other recent protests across the country, a few Fort Worthians wore inflatable costumes of both real and mythical creatures — a trend popularized by the viral TikTok of cops pepper-spraying the Portland Frog... While the national No Kings movement originated to challenge the rise of fascism within the federal government, community speakers brought the importance of local issues to the forefront. Despite afternoon rain, thousands took to the streets of North Texas for protests against the Trump administration on Saturday.

NORTH TEXAS - Despite afternoon rain, thousands took to the streets of North Texas for protests against the Trump administration on Saturday. People brought signs and marched at the "No Kings" protests. Across the country, large crowds gathered in over 2,500 cities in protest against President Donald Trump. It was no different here in the Metroplex, as thousands took to the streets for the "No Kings" protests. Storms over downtown Fort Worth were on and off Saturday, but shouts of No Kings protesters were steady throughout the afternoon. The event's organizers estimated a crowd of 6,500 congregated in Burk Burnett Park, where chants competed with wind and, at times, drumming rain to protest President Donald Trump’s perceived authoritarianism and pushing of the...

“Impeach Trump,” “Abolish ICE” and “Save Democracy” were common messages on signs. Although national issues sparked this second wave of No Kings protests in over 2,500 cities across the country, Fort Worth speakers called upon attendees to fight MAGA culture locally and work to turn Tarrant... “The community we have here feels great because we're all here for the same fight,” said progressive activist Chris Tackett, who called for the crowd to show up to elections as well as City... “We gotta make sure we are carrying the fight out of here and making a movement out of this moment right here.” Saturday morning started quietly as organizers and rally goers set up tables, chairs and tents inside Burnett Park for the March of Dissent and No Kings Rally. The March of Dissent, which kicked off the day’s events, was organized by Sabrina Ball from Indivisible 12.

Ball said that the country is undergoing an authoritarian shift. “Texas is supporting it. The Texas MAGA GOP and the Texas Legislature is supporting that, and they’re focused,” Ball said. “They’re taking over our higher public education institutions, causing a brain drain, and delegitimizing those institutions. It’s going to hurt Texas. Christian nationalism in schools, they’re force-feeding the Ten Commandments down our kids’ throats while simultaneously pulling back food assistance to those kids.”

By noon, the park and surrounding sidewalks had started to fill up, despite the 90-degree temperature. Families with younger children came out to join, and many echoed the need to focus and teach their kids about their rights. “It’s a great way to teach them civics. It’s a great way to teach them that part of being an American is to stand up for your rights and to peacefully protest,” Caitlin Milligan said. “Secondly, we are raising our children to be kind human beings and accepting human beings, and we want to start by demonstrating that with our actions and letting them participate in that.” Cars honked, motors revved, crowds chanted and drums beat across Burk Burnett Park for more than three hours June 14 in near-100-degree temperatures for the Fort Worth “No Kings” protest.

The Fort Worth Police Department estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people gathered for the protest, which joined more than 1,800 such events being held in cities nationwide for a declared “No Kings Day.” The national... Activists said they came to the rally because of a range of issues — most of which could be traced to a general feeling that Trump has overstepped his constitutional authority and is a... They held signs protesting issues including the Trump administration policies on immigration, tariffs and abortion. Activists also protested local Republicans, including Bo French, chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, and Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare. In the North Texas area, eight protests were affiliated with the national movement, according to Fox 4, including one that drew over 1,000 people in Arlington.

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