All photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
Marchers walk down Main Street in Urbana during Saturday's No Kings 3 march. More than 3,200 demonstrations were planned around country and on several continents, as protesters took to the streets in a show of outrage over Trump administration's handling of the war with Iran, immigration policies, and the rising cost of gas and food. While the crowd size appeared smaller than last October protest, no official estimates on the turn out has been released.
LEFT: With the temperature reaching the lower 50s, the rally and march attracted hundreds to downtown Urbana on Saturday. MIDDLE: Protestors lined Vine Street solicitating honks and cheers from drivers who passed by. RIGHT: A protester hoists a sign that says, "We the People are PISSED" as she walks down Main St. in Urbana. A recent national NBC News poll found that a majority of voters are not happy with the president’s handling of immigration, Iran and inflation and the cost of living.
Above: Demonstrators turn at the corner of Race and Main Street near the end of the protest route. Below: Proudly sporting his red cap, a Trump supporter and his spouse engage in a civil discussion with a protester about the President's current policies.
All photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
LEFT: Demonstrators take a moment to rest midway through the rally. Protest signs were more imaginative than those present at the first NO KINGS protests. MIDDLE: Marchers leading the procession walk past the Urbana library. "Protesting is a powerful tool in the fight against the fascist regime “leading” our country," Champaign County Indivisible wrote on a Facebook post. RIGHT: Marchers head back to Courthouse Plaza or the corner of Vine and Main to continue protesting.
Protesters stroll north on Race St. in Urbana chanting anti-Trump slogans. Organizers of the nation-wide protest expected millions to gather around the country in what could be the “single largest non-violent day of action” in American history.
