1000’s march in downtown Houston throughout one other ‘No Kings’ protest – Houston Public Media

1000’s of individuals protested in downtown Houston on Saturday afternoon as a part of the nationwide “No Kings” protests happening throughout the US.

The “No Kings” demonstration outdoors Houston Metropolis Corridor was the second in 4 months as an occasion in June additionally drew hundreds of members. There have been greater than a dozen protests throughout the Houston area Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump and his insurance policies, together with related demonstrations in Texas cities equivalent to Austin and Dallas.

The newest protest in downtown Houston didn’t seem to show violent, nor did a Houston Public Media reporter witness any arrests made. As many as 100 regulation enforcement officers stood by the protest, which had shut down site visitors close to Metropolis Corridor for a lot of the afternoon.

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Labor leaders, elected officers and activists spoke all through the occasion outdoors of Houston Metropolis Corridor, the place the largescale demonstration largely passed off. Earlier within the day, demonstrators marched from Discovery Inexperienced to Metropolis Corridor.

A refrain of cheers roared from the group as Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas took the microphone.

“We all know what lawlessness appears to be like like,” Crockett stated. “Lawlessness appears to be like like ICE going and disappearing individuals. Lawlessness appears to be like like Donald Trump, who simply occurs to be convicted of 34 felony convictions, sitting within the White Home. Lawlessness appears to be like like going after your political enemies simply because.”

Annise Parker, former mayor of Houston and a Democratic candidate for Harris County choose, walked among the many protestors calling for motion on Election Day, which is Nov. 4.

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“I imagine in supporting our First Modification proper, upholding our First Modification proper,” Parker advised Houston Public Media, “however a protest is a second in time. In the event you do not take the power and the fervour and switch it into voting and within the poll field and into activism, it’s meaningless. So what I hope that comes out of right now is that folks go searching, they see they are not alone, after which they return of their communities and switch this into motion.”

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A number of demonstrators wore massive inflatable costumes, emulating such apparel from protests in Portland. Many boasted indicators that learn “What a faux-king joke,” whereas others known as for releasing recordsdata pertaining to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom some politicians and public leaders, together with Trump, have been tied.

One lady held an indication that learn, “I would like to have the ability to inform my grandchildren I didn’t keep silent.” Close by, sister and brother Sharon Dixon and Terry Flenniken held indicators that labeled themselves as “Grandparents in opposition to MAGA,” including “We’re gran-tifa.”

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“I am doing this for my grandkids,” Dixon stated. “I need to depart a greater America for them than what we’re heading to … the place they’ve freedom, the place the Structure and legal guidelines are honored, the place we’ve got a president who believes within the regulation and the Structure, the place we’ve got representatives and senators who imagine in it.”

Flenniken, a retired choose from Brenham, stated he was motivated to have the ability to inform his grandchildren that “not less than their grandfather pushed again to the extent that I might.”

“I believe that is crucial for my grandchildren to know that I spoke out,” he added.