Rally Reports

[H2O Man]

I am curious how other people's experiences are/were today? Despite it being cold with frequently hard rain, the one in Oneonta, NY was very well attended. It was by far the biggest in the city, going back to at least the Reagan era. The park was full, and there were people on both sides of the street for to blocks. Hundreds of people beeping their horns as they drove past. Participants from infants to the elderly.

There were also two counter-protesters who left early.

[Chasstev365]

1. Chicago and the Suburbs

Downtown Chicago was big!

The rally I went to in Arlington Heights Illinois was very well attended! The area is purple, but turning more blue all the time.

I sense a mood of people wanting to push back and say, ENOUGH!

[Martin Eden]

19. I was going to go downtown, then with a friend to Joliet, but Joliet was canceled

So we ended up going to Geneva on Roosevelt Road on the bridge over the Fox River. Big crowd on both sides of the road stretching beyond the bridge.

Enthusiastic protesters, most cars passing by beeping their horns and giving thumbs up in approval.

[mucifer]

76. Chicago was big yesterday. But, no where near as big as The Women's March after trump

got in the first time.

[markie]

2. Big

In DC. Fun signs. Couldn’t get close enough to hear speakers. Park police should have numbers soon enough

[Brenda]

3. 86 and sunny in my Red state

Not comfortable saying which city/state but I was very surprised to see how many people were there and with most excellent signage! I was busy otherwise but drove by honking and thumbs up to a freaking roar of folks. Lots of other cars honking too.

Did not see one counter protester.

Signs were mostly about Social Security and anti Musk - photos of him giving Nazi salute and wearing maga gear in Oval Office. Simple sign: HE LIED TO YOU. One big sign, big black letters simply said:

FUCK TRUMP
FUCK MUSK

I lol'd for about 2 miles.

Edit to add: I walked through the crowd before I drove by and had a weird surprise. Saw a guy holding an interesting sign but couldn't see it all. I tapped on his shoulder to see it and he turned around and said Hi Brenda! When he took off his sunglasses I couldn't believe it was someone I worked with about a decade ago who was a solid conservative repub. His sign mentioned SS, Jesus and NIH. I gave him a big hug.

[HeartsCanHope]

33. So glad you had nice weather. How lovely for you to find an old friend!

Even more lovely, to find he was protesting Trump. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[Pacifist Patriot]

66. That sounds like someone standing near me today!

And describes my weather.

Cheers wherever you are!

[Jit423]

100. Nice, would love to have seen some signs saying Fuck the GOP! But you can't have everything you want.

Otherwise , across the nation it was pretty good. The media, as usual, a big disappointment.

[William769]

4. Thanks for the update.

[returnee]

5. NYC

Jammed. Can’t get a sense of the whole crowd as it spread out over Bryant Park and many streets. Thousands upon thousands. A little rain, a little nippy. Quite spirited. Marching is glacial pace due to massive numbers.

[EarthFirst]

6. Several thousand in Rochester NY

Last edited Sat Apr 5, 2025, 03:43 PM - Edit history (1)

On edit: update to include a revised number; organizers say several thousand by event conclusion…

[NBachers]

20. Spencerport native, born in Saint Mary's. I'm well acquainted with the Great Lakes Gray.

[La Coliniere]

7. Buffalo, NY had a great turnout of a few thousand folks.

The rain held off for the entire 2 hour event. Great signs, lots of energy. I spoke with many people who told me this was the first time they ever protested anything, anywhere. That was terrific to hear.

[mcar]

8. I wasn't able to attend but our little red FL city had 300

We're near The Villages and they had a huge group!

[Wiz Imp]

9. Harrisburg, PA

I couldn't attend but tried to drive past around 1:00 PM. Turns out I couldn't get very close because they had a bunch of streets blocked off. What I was able to see was one of the biggest protest crowds I've ever seen in Harrisbur. It was much bigger than I expected.

This video gives some idea of the size of the crowd

[Passages]

10. Great!

From young families with kids to seniors, and yes...the weather was cold and sometimes raining, but people showed up!

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/hands-off-rallies-in-nyc-to-protest-trump-administrations-federal-cuts/

[Linda ladeewolf]

11. We drove by the one in Joplin, Mo.

I wasn’t able to go really, I’ve had too much pain and it’s gotten worse the last few days. Still I had to see if there were people there, and there was! This is a ruby red state and there were still more than a hundred people there. Lined up for over a block. For my area, that’s pretty good. It’s cold and soggy wet too. They had some good signs, it didn’t look like there were any problems.

[hvn_nbr_2]

12. Good turnout in my little town.

Little town of 10,000 people. I expected about 25, thought that I'd be delighted with 50, but we actually had 85+.

[deRien]

13. I'm guessing that

we had a thousand in a suburb of Seattle- lots of signs and lots of horn honking!

[Alliepoo]

14. Was in downtown Cbus to cheer on my granddaughter

At her dance competition. The venue is right across the street from the statehouse. I wanted to go out and join the protesters but by the time I got out there they had mostly dispersed. I stood outside and cheered on some of the remaining protesters, though. My daughter managed to snap a few pics and it looks like it was a pretty good sized crowd.

[oberle]

15. outside of Leisure World, Silver Spring, MD

I live in a retirement community called Leisure World. We live on a six lane highway. There were hundreds of oldsters and a few younger people outside. The estimate was 500. Great signs. Mine said HANDS OFF the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, the Universities. Very few fingers given to us.

[Ms. Toad]

16. Akron Ohio area -

Both protests well exceeded organizers estimates. Around 2000 at the one I attended. Around 2800 at the earlier one.

The mood: party-like - lots of relief at seeing like-minded people speaking up.

About a quarter of the cars that passed were strong-faced. One Trump 2024 sign in a car. The rest were jubilant. No pedestrian counter-protesters.

[Marthe48]

17. Marietta, OH

There were about 200 people, lots of great signs and energy. We had some terrific speakers. I was inspired to step up to the mike and speak in support of human diversity. Other off-the-cuff speakers supported the environment, local activism, preserving health care, veterans' services, indigenous people. LGBTQ+ rights and education. There were people of all ages. There were a couple of idiots in loud vehicles who drove back and forth with felon flags. One of the people in the crowd took pictures of the license plates. I know the vehicles were illegally loud. Spotty police coverage.

There were drones flying. Some people near me were worried, but I knew one of them was being operated by a friend of mine, and got to say hi to him in the crowd.

I'm in an Ohio political group on fb and people are posting pictures from all around Ohio. Crowds from a couple 100 to maybe a 1000.

[CommonHumanity]

18. Raleigh, NC

Big crowd in the 1000s. Covered many blocks. Very spirited. Also an almost painfully beautiful day. Our city never looked lovelier and the giant trees around the capitol area were the star players. All the people driving by gave enthusiastic honks, even a city fire truck gave a honk and a thumbs up. My favorite sign: "Traitor - Rapist". My sign for next time: "We The People".

Being a first generation American with close relatives killed and threatened by the Nazis, I've never been fond of patriotism or in any way religious, BUT I found myself sadly humming a patriotic song for the land where I was born and have lived my life. I had tears when I saw all the signs advocating for simple things that we all deserve like education and healthcare. Kind of heart-breaking and the same the world over, people wanting the basics for a dignified decent life. Just a little bit of the pie while others have so much and still want more.

[S/V Loner]

21. Northwest CT... Smallish Republican town that had...

about 700 attend today’s rally and that was with rain and lots of cars passing by honking their support. I’m impressed.

[Tickle]

60. I used to live in North Canton

and then in New Hartford—both places I truly loved. I spent a year and a half in Florida, and when I returned, I found I could no longer afford to live there, so I settled in Windsor.

It’s a nice place, but the Northwest Hills of Connecticut remain the most beautiful area I’ve ever called home.

[S/V Loner]

68. I finally retired in May 2024 and a bunch of people asked me...

if I was going to move. I told them no. I couldn’t duplicate what I have here. The area is beautiful and the people, for the most part, are great. I moved here from South Jersey 38 years ago and it was the best decision I ever made. I tell people that I live in an area that people who could afford to live anywhere live here. I’d be nuts to leave. I am lucky I bought when it was cheaper.

[Tickle]

69. So true, Its a piece of heaven

God I miss living there

[Deep State Witch]

22. Burtonsville and Greenbelt, MD

We did two - one in Burtonsville, MD and the other in Greenbelt, MD. Both were very well attended. The Burtonsville one got more attention because it was on the corner of two major roads, next to a shopping center. We only had three a**holes - one who yelled something from his truck, and two that gunned their engines to try to drown us out. The Greenbelt one was on the corner by the town center, but there wasn't much cross-traffic. The cops had a heavy presence there. I started to get overheated, and my foot started to hurt, so we bailed early.

[essaynnc]

23. Winston Salem NC....

On the government square at the federal building. The plaza was full, an enthusiastic crowd. Mostly older. Mostly white, but also mostly talk of local inequities. I'm guessing 800-1,000 people.

[fantase56]

24. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Lot’s of great signs. Lot’s of great energy too. Maybe around a couple of thousand people, maybe more!

[swimboy]

25. Possibly 100,000 in DC

Jamie Radkin led off. He was fantastic. Maxwell Frost next. He is so impressive. Also heard Ilhan Omar, Al Green, and Eric Swalwell. Many others. A great energizing lineup.

[OMGWTF]

26. Issaquah, WA (Costco's HQ) had hundreds of people on both sides of the road for a couple of blocks. Lots of horns!

There is another rally planned for 5pm.

Favorite sign today: I've seen smarter cabinets at Ikea.

[Ocelot II]

27. My report from St. Paul:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220210987

[HeartsCanHope]

28. Protested in St. Louis, and great turnout despite a cold and rainy day.

My post: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114038
Very proud to have taken part!

[GPV]

29. Several hundred of us in Bangor, ME. Only three Trumpers there, and one teen rolling coal. Pics to come tomorrow.

[flashman13]

30. I just got home from a march in a purple town in a red state. The crowd was suprisingly large.

One of the organizers said they expected 600 people. I was in the group outside the court house and across the street in front of a school was an even larger crowd. I'm a numbers guy so I did some counting and some quick calculations and came up with 1,000 plus across from me, so I think the whole crowd was at least 2,000. I find that very impressive and encouraging. The signs were very imaginative. Americans are very creative by nature, especially when they are pissed off. There was a great deal of support from cars driving by. I took 20 small Ukrainian flags to pass out. They were gone in minutes. There were a lot of other Ukrainian flags of all sizes. Slava Ukraine!

[flashman13]

61. Update: I just heard the official estimate is 3,500. That's impressive.

[hatrack]

31. Midtown Kansas City - I'd guess 2,000+ attendees - probably as big as I've seen there.

This is kind of the designated protest area for KCMO - it's on the Plaza, kind of a high-end-ish shopping area next to a park. People in the park, all along the main intersection and +/- a block in all directions around it. Tons of signs and flags, and lots of traffic with people honking and waving. Great energy and signs.

The one comedy moment was a guy in a Cybertruck driving by the demonstration. I think people were too busy laughing to flip the guy off.

Since we're seriously sprawling metro, there were multiple events in surrounding cities.

[PortTack]

32. Small city, 34k in W Central, IL. Probably 300 ppl there

[Now is the Time]

34. NYC

Despite rain, the protest in New York, it was absolutely ginormous. Very beautifully organized, and lots, and lots of energy. Let’s keep it going. Seems like more on May 1.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. AFT's Randi Weingarten was one of the featured speakers here in Philly along with Philly Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-2)

I believe the protestors started the march near Philly's City Hall and marched down from ~16th & JFK Blvd -
(at City Hall)

-to 6th & Market (about a block north of Independence Hall, where they were set up in the grassy area next to the Independence Visitor's Center and just to the south of the Constitution Center - you can see Independence Hall in the below)-

(AFT live-streamed the latter portion of the event on Independence Mall)

[lamp_shade]

36. Thanks for posting this H20 Man.

[Codifer]

37. Sacramento Ca

Beautiful spring day.

Many thousands of great people. Good to not feel alone.

[bluescribbler]

38. Report from Greenfield, MA

The All-Souls Unitarian Church hosted a Sing Out rally, entitled, The Legacy of Pete Seeger. The event was planned well in advance of the designation of April 5 as a day of protest. The church was packed, with people standing in the aisles as narrators read Pete's words and an array of musicians performed his songs. People brought signs and sang along. After the show, people marched to the common to hold a "Sing Out" rally in the 41-degree rain.

There were also a couple of organizations which chartered buses to take people to a bigger rally at the State House in Boston.

[Tree Lady]

39. In all protests I have been to locally over the years

this one had the most people, maybe few thousand. I am in Medford OR conservative town and last big protest in 2018 had few hundred, post office one few months ago around 30 people.

There was high energy there today, I talked to a lot of motivated people. Said this was the worst ever, people were angry, older people there scared, etc. Tons of good signs my favorite was "I've seen better cabinets in Ikea!"

Another one said, Stop the Madness and had pic of a crazy lady holding her head.

[Attilatheblond]

40. Here in 'I Can See Mexico', AZ, we had a FANTASTIC turn out! several hundred people in this supposed 'red' county!

Busy traffic and we had very few bird flippers, but HUNDREDS or honks, waves, thumbs up, & THANK YOUs from motorists.

Faith in my neighbors greatly restored. Many chants of 'Where's Juan' for the always-unavailable Congress Cretin Ciscomani. Good camaraderie, lots of veterans, teachers, environmentalists, supporters of fair treatment for refugees, people of color, and LGBTQ+ members of our population.

Smaller towns east, Bisbee & Douglas also had rallies as did the big city Tucson and border town of Nogales, west of us here. Looking forward to local Tucson TV news reports later today. Big folk music festival in Tucson this weekend too, so lots of poets & 'kitchen musicians' there to day and tomorrow.

[Ollie Garkie]

41. Allentown, PA

Usually the most dumbed down apathetic place in the universe. Triple digital turnout a record by far for anything political my whole life around here.

[2naSalit]

42. Livingston, Montana...

Park County seat, pop 10,000 was well attended, It warmed up a bit but still windy, as usual. The rally was held alongside to the RR tracks bu only one freight train disrupted us during the event.

Of particular interest was on of the speakers, former two - term governor Marc Racicot (former R). He was famously kicked out of the Reprobate party back in 2020 for speaking up against magatness. His message is still 'fuck those guys' and he did some Q&A as well. I used to protest against this guy back in the late 90s for his inability to see the detriment to wildlife that was/is perpetuated by the ranching industry. He was the last person I expected to see there, even after his conversion. To his gredit, his is still speaking out, in public fora, about the dangers of not understanding our role as citizens.

It was a good sized crowd, 250 - 300 with several journalists available, including one of the speakers, Todd Wilkenson, who is well known for his attention to wildlife/public lands issues over a few decades.

A lot of attention was paid to the large population of public servants and veterans in our area, we have an outsized number of both here.

There were a few assholes who felt the need to 'roll coal' in our direction while driving by but the wind defeated all their efforts, they made at least five passes in 90 minutes, a few yelled some bullshit about -45 and how we were to blame for something or some other bullshit. They looked and sounded really angry. We responded by laughing at them, no fingers or yelling back.

Then it was over but it was a good rally, at least it was sunny and above +45F.

There was also another rally in Gardiner, the north entrance to jellystone park, could have been larger than up in the city.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

43. Culver City, California

At least a thousand people.

[Ocelot II]

44. Aerial photo of the St. Paul (Capitol) rally - it's reported that 17,000 attended!

I went to a much smaller one in St. Paul, great to see such a big crowd at the Capitol.

[FailureToCommunicate]

45. We joined several thousand in Worchester, Mass on this cold rainy day... (And Boston)

Also Boston turned out many many more...

[cally]

46. Sacramento---large, peaceful, festive

Just back from Sacramento. Many other rallies around the state. the rally filled one side of capitol and blocked one street. Everyone relaxed but enraged by Trump et al. I’m guessing 5 to 10 thousand but I have no experience estimating crowd size. Much, much bigger than last one

[RainCaster]

47. Poulsbo WA maybe 1000 or so

It's hard for me to judge the amount of folks that I saw. Very good for a community with only 8,000 people. No counter protesters, very peaceful and friendly.

[MontanaMama]

48. Missoula Montana.

Thousands turned out. I’m so proud of my little blue city. 💙

[mjvpi]

54. I love Missoula. Only 20 minutes from Montana.

[MontanaMama]

105. That's funny!

True too.

[frogstar0]

49. Binghamton NY

Wet raining cold. 45F Shows to fairly heavy rain. Lot of people over 1K maybe 2K
All ages late teen to old. Very much everyone was very enthusiastic to be there.
Started with National anthem.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18jPqH9kQj/

[Hey Joe]

50. Bellingham WA had great turnout

Weather was beautiful with temps in the upper 60’s. The crowd was enthusiastic with many awesome signs everywhere.
One thing that surprised me was how many seniors were there. I would say probably 70 percent of attendees were over 50. Most likely very concerned about retirement savings and health care, but also angry/scared about our slide into authoritarianism.

[FalloutShelter]

51. Just got back from Doylestown, PA

They were expecting only 300 and there were over 1000! On a cold and rainy afternoon.

[BumRushDaShow]

81. Bucks County needs to FINALLY throw Brian Fitzpatrick OUT!

He is the red stain in blue SE PA!!!!

[FalloutShelter]

83. Could not agree more.

He’s class A jerk, and I’m being kind.
He must go.
we

[BumRushDaShow]

85. I remember when Patrick Murphy (D) briefly grabbed that seat back in 2006

but got wiped out in the teabagger revolution of 2010. I *hope* that Bucks is finally waking up some more (at least a bunch kicked the "Moms (against) Liberty" out of a couple of the school districts).

[Hekate]

52. Gorgeous Central Coast weather in Ventura, CA. Had to have been a thousand folks, energized & glad of the company.

I am so glad I made it out

[dominic savio]

53. 800 to a thousand in ruby red Novi, MI

[BumRushDaShow]

55. CBS News has an article that includes pics from rallies around the U.S. and world

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/hands-off-americans-across-country-protest-trump-musk-doge-photos/54/

[wordstroken]

78. Wow! That is a great collection of photos. Each one an inspiration!!

Thanks, BumRushDaShow!

[BumRushDaShow]

80. No problem!

That was cool to go through!!!

[Nigrum Cattus]

56. Many Hundreds in Palm Springs

Very enthusiastic crowd

[yorkster]

57. Wells, Maine.

People lined Rte. 1 for about a mile on both sides. Lots of great signs and honking supporters driving by. Great energy.

[Pacifist Patriot]

65. We stood proud on the same road just 1,200 miles away.

US 1 in Cocoa, Florida.

[yorkster]

71. Nice thought. The experience overall was

pretty uplifting. We all need a bit of hope.

[StarryNite]

58. Great crowd at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix today.

Then we marched 2 miles to the end and many of us marched 2 miles back to our cars. It was a lot of fun! Great people, great signs, and great puppers.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

92. You might not be surprised that I thank you for the envelope picture! Thanks! . . . . . . nt

[StarryNite]

98. That sign expresses a lot.

It's how the majority of us feel, we love our neighbors to the north and the south and all of our other allies. And we are so ashamed of what the orange menace is doing and we're fearful too.

[Hope22]

59. Newark, Ohio east of Columbus.

Official count 550. League of Women Voters says in all the years of marching here this one was the biggest. I’ve been to several marches here but usually go to a larger city to march! Only two black pick up trucks with TSF flags. No one got out of the vehicle. Also there must have been a dozen American flags on flagpoles being carried in the march. Turns out they were vets marching to remove T and Eloon. Spirits were good. Light rain and a pretty stiff breeze. We marched around the square to the tune of many elated honks. Big turnout in Columbus, Ohio as well! Go Ohio.

[Pacifist Patriot]

62. Hot as blazes in my ruby red spot in east central Florida.

I took my 80 something parents to their first protest ever. Dad insisted. They have resigned themselves to dying before Trumpism is defeated and wanted to be sure their convictions were seen and heard.

My mom guessed maybe 50 people would show up. More like 1,000. I honestly believe it topped at least 2,000 over the 3 hour event.

I hope my parents are wrong. I want them to see Trump follow in Hitler or Mussolini's footsteps without a world war to get us there.

[G_j]

63. Asheville NC, 7,500

[llmart]

64. I love Asheville.

Hopefully, y'all are getting back on your feet since the floods. I'm planning a springtime visit. I used to live in Charlotte and made many a trip to Asheville.

[Hotler]

67. Great crowd in Denver, 8,000 estimated.

Protest against Trump brings about 8,000 people to Colorado Capitol
About 8,000 people rallied and marched at the Colorado Capitol in Denver for one of the many volunteer-organized Hands Off! protests against the Trump administration that took place around the country Saturday.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/05/protest-trump-6000-people-colorado-capitol/

[central scrutinizer]

70. Eugene, Oregon

Well over a thousand. Hard to estimate because the site was completely packed and the overflow crowds lined the streets in all directions. All ages. I only saw a couple people I knew which means the appeal was very broad. Only saw one moron wearing a MAGA hat doing a counter protest. He was rightfully ignored.

[ARPad95]

72. Syracuse NY

I wish I had been able to be there.

[Bluepinky]

73. Thousands in Concord, NH, despite continuous cold rain.

I was proud of my state. Great turnout, happy to be a part of it.

[Easterncedar]

74. Rally in Augusta Maine was great. Big big energized crowd despite cold weather.

Tons of great signs and people of all ages. Well organized with plenty of good volunteers. The speeches were excellent although the amplification was iffy. A guy who was born in a Palestinian refugee camp and a local Jewish peace activist spoke together.

A few Magats walked around the edges, and friends saw a few fingers up in traffic, but I saw and heard only more positive responses.

A call had gone out for donations for specific emergency first aid supplies to be distributed to groups helping workers who are afraid to go to hospitals now. People really stepped up! The folks organizing this did an outstanding job.

[EmmaLee E]

103. Fantastic to hear!

Especially in a smallish city in bad weather.
Thank you for representing those of us who couldn't attend a rally!

[malaise]

75. As an onlooker

I was really impressed

[MiHale]

77. Northern Michigan, Tawas City...

Small but very enthusiastic crowd. Better turnout than I expected in this ruby red area.

Here’s what I posted yesterday…

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220210704

[spanone]

79. Nashville, TN. 3 to 4 thousand.

We had rain in the morning and a slew of people posted that the rally was cancelled. IT WAS NOT. I know several people that didn't show up due to that.....a bit of ratfucking from our maga 'friends'.

[murielm99]

82. The rally in Sterling, Illinois

was held in the morning. Then, everyone packed up and headed to Oregon, Illinois, the county seat of a very red county. There may have been five hundred people there in the morning. By 2:00 p.m., the crowd in Oregon was about three hundred. This is a rural area, and these are very small towns. I was there in my wheelchair.

The signs were great. The responses and the honks from passing cars, the support was heartening.

This is only the first step, people. But you know that.

[Greybnk48]

84. Appleton, WI, Outagamie County, which swung blue for Judge Crawford and Jill Underly: 2300!!

And that's not counting quite a few who stayed in their cars and formed a bumper to bumper parade with beeping and signs and bullhorns and flags! At least another 50 cars with multiple people in them cruising back and forth on College Ave.
It was a VERY LOUD protest for two solid hours!

[valleyrogue]

86. About three thousand in heavily red Medford Oregon.

Impressive for the area.

[Kid Berwyn]

87. Ruff Ruff!!

Mo’: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/hands-off-americans-across-country-protest-trump-musk-doge-photos/32/

[sinkingfeeling]

88. About a thousand in Bloomington, IL

[Blue Full Moon]

89. Portsmouth and Marion Ohio

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASgPAw4N2/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AeRCytJXn/

[CanonRay]

90. On the Oregon coast, town of 9500

We had about 400 turn out, stretched along Highway 101. Lots of honks and cheers from people driving up and down the coast. Only a few pro Trumpers in sight.

[BlueGreenLady]

91. Omaha, NE 6,000 protestors a the Hands Off rally. n/t

[BlueGreenLady]

93. Council Bluffs, IA 150 brave Blue Dots in a Mean Red State.

I attended the Hands OFF rally in Council Bluffs at 11am and then crossed the Bridge to Omaha's rally at 1pm. Weather cool and windy but loads of People Powered Energy!

[lark]

94. Jacksonville was amazing, beautiful day, warm, a ittle shade and great committed people.

Everyone was super friendly, circulating throughout and giving props on folks posters/costumes, smiling. My husband put his old "American Horror Story" t-shirt on a cross and it was a hit. It had a picture of a zombified tsf with skin more grey than orange, grey and light hair and all covered in dirt with his skin slumping! He had more than 40 people ask him for a picture, he absolutely loved it. LOL.

I'm guessing there were around 1000 people there throughout the day and it was wonderful! It fed my soul so much and gave me a feeling of belonging here which I normally don't have.

Sorry I'm not up on how to post pictures now that a hosting site is needed. But do know the people here showed up and took a stand.
It was fun joining the street line for awhile too!! We got lots of honks!

[Maeve]

95. Very well attended for s small red town--suburb of Columbus

100-200 at a guess, many older folks in spite of the drizzle of rain, no counter-protestors, lots of honking horns of support. Understand the Columbus rally was fairly heavy, too

[CTyankee]

96. New Haven, CT

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/new-haven-join-national-anti-trump-rally-saturday-20256591.php

[Onthefly]

97. Frederick, Maryland: about 1,000 energetic citizens.

[Grumpy Old Woman]

99. San Diego, 4-5-25 - Civic Center (Downtown) - there were at least five other protests in San Diego yesterday

https://imgur.com/a/VVIA7N1

(Previously posted under "California" forum)

It brightened my mood considerably when I got to the area and saw the streams of people heading towards Civic Center. Today I am still feeling more hopeful about the future.

Photo from third level of nearby parking structure. Could not get a picture of the whole crowd, as part of them were off to the right behind trees, on the balconies, and outside lining the streets.

This was one of the largest crowds I've seen in San Diego - the march went on for blocks. I heard one estimate was that there were at least 12,000 people there.

When some folks claim that the crowd is all "paid protesters" they are ignoring the fact that all of the signs were handmade.

[Golden Raisin]

101. New York City (Manhattan)

Grey, cold and rainy day but huge turnout and electrifying atmosphere. Even on my subway ride to the demonstration the car was PACKED with other attendees as if it were Rush Hour.

[Blue Full Moon]

102. Columbia KY one brave soul

Marty Brown she had a sign on her walker, taped to her back. Her son joined her, she had left her phone. He took pics. It's on Facebook.

[Maj. Dude]

104. Western Montana checking in.

Over 2,000 in a blue city. And we were not paid protesters.