I took to the streets along with 70K others in Seattle, WA for the No Kings Protest on June 14, 2025. The crowd started gathering in the morning on Capitol Hill at Cal Anderson Park with the first speakers kicking off the event at 12PM. Thanks to the gracious Seattleites who don’t crowd too closely together, I was able to walk right up to the front row to see the day’s speakers including Seattle’s own badass Rep Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. Any worries leading up to the day with “Special Forces” being brought in were quickly quelled as I wandered through the park capturing it all with my camera in hand. The energy was both positive and peaceful from the rally in the park to the 1.5 walk through downtown ending up at the iconic Space Needle. It was most definitely a good day to be out standing up for decency and democracy.
Equally as joyful was later that evening and the following days watching the footage from the other 2K+ protests around the country (and world) too. Final numbers of those attending nationwide vary (Alt National Park Service estimating more the 13 million!) but ultimately what matters most is that we showed up to exercise our First Amendment Right and have our collective voices heard.
Did you know: Oligarchies have taken over the US government three times before in the 1850s, the 1890s and the 1920s and in each case they overreached and regular folks took their government back.* Lots of work to do but this past weekend has given me a renewed reason to be hopeful. Click HERE to stay involved and keep the momentum going. *Heather Cox Richardson
“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.” ~ Helen Keller




































“A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you.” ~ Ramsey Clark
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