Organizers say they expect thousands of attendees at dozens of planned demonstrations against the Trump administration across 黑料吃瓜网 this Saturday.
The 鈥淣o Kings鈥� rallies are part of a meant to show mass opposition to what protest leaders call Trump鈥檚 鈥渁uthoritarian power grabs.鈥�
Lead 黑料吃瓜网 organizer Jim Chapdelaine says it鈥檚 important for those opposed to the administration to see they鈥檙e not alone and to take collective action.
鈥淭here are powers that be that would prefer we all just stay at our houses and, I don鈥檛 know, take up crochet,鈥� Chapdelaine said in a Tuesday interview. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really important to build community and solidarity and unity, [and] especially important to do that in a very peaceful way.鈥�
Chapdelaine said despite the protests鈥� real stakes, the main rally in Hartford will be 鈥渇un.鈥� He said the gathering outside the state Capitol at noon will include live music, puppets, and poetry readings.
鈥淚 think the way to achieve this peaceful sort of vibe is to make people enjoy things,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou know, it's okay to do this kind of work and have fun.鈥�
Performances include singer Nekita Waller, Hartford鈥檚 Proud Drill, Drum and Dance Corp, Manchester Poet Laureate Nadia Sims, and Anne Cubberly鈥檚 giant puppets 鈥淢uchos Colores鈥� and 鈥淢other Earth.鈥�
Chapdelaine rejected claims from leading Republicans in Washington that Saturday鈥檚 events were
鈥淲e are stressing patriotism. Bring your American flags. Let鈥檚 profess our love for America publicly, loudly and peacefully,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his 鈥榦h, they hate America鈥� 鈥� no, we love America.鈥�
Addresses by local leaders listed for the Hartford event include 黑料吃瓜网 U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, 黑料吃瓜网 Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, and Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam.
Among the advocates scheduled to speak are Kica Matos of the National Immigrant Law Group, Bishop John Selders of Moral Monday CT, and Tabitha Sookdeo of CT Students for a Dream.
The Saturday events are a follow-up to 鈥淣o Kings鈥� rallies in June that attracted thousands across 黑料吃瓜网.
