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Photo Essay: Thousands Rally in Downtown Spokane for ‘No Kings Day’ Protest

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By Morgen White | FāVS News Reporter

Spokane joined hundreds of cities and towns across the country that held a “No Kings Day” protest on Saturday.

The event, organized by 50501, called on Americans to join the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach — while remaining peaceful.

The protest coincided with the second day of Pride and started an hour after the Stonewall Rally, where stories were shared about how the current administration is affecting local Spokane County residents. Protesters gathered at 4 p.m. at the Big Red Wagon in Riverfront Park.

After about an hour, the event participants took to the streets of Downtown Spokane.

No King's Day Protest
Protests gather at the Big Red Wagon, which is located in Spokane’s Riverfront Park/Morgen White – FāVS News
No Kings Day
 Protestors vastly outmatched the small area of the park and took up multiple blocks of sidewalk on either side of Spokane Falls Blvd/Morgen White – FāVS News
Sidewalk Reminder
Man in golf cart warns protestors to stay on the sidewalk or SPD will ticket/Morgen White – FāVS News
SPD on the roof MW
The Spokane Police Department stationed units on roofs around the area facing toward the Riverfront Park to monitor protest activity/Morgen White – FāVS News
Protestors start to take the street
Spokane protestors took to the street after 5 p.m./Morgen White – FāVS News
Protestors start to take the streets 2
The road slowly builds with protestors after the group rounds Spokane Falls Blvd onto N Howard Street/Morgen White – FāVS News
Spokane Sidewalk 3 MW
Protestors vastly outmatched the small area of the park and took up multiple blocks of sidewalk on either side of Spokane Falls Blvd/Morgen White – FāVS News

counterprotest
A counter protester, puts emphasis on the 250th birthday of the U.S. Military, as he stands away from the rest of the crowd/Morgen White – FāVS News
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Counter protester holds up Confederate flag, closely followed by three men with American flags, Trump 2024 flag, and Don’t Tread On Me flag/Morgen White – FāVS News
Morgen White
Morgen White
Morgen White graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University with a degree in broadcast journalism and media production. She extended her stay in Pullman to continue her role as an announcer and producer at NWPB. She later moved back to her roots in Seattle to be near family and has since transitioned into working as an on-air announcer for KUOW. Morgen’s passion for journalism and storytelling continues to fuel her reporting and the production of social media content for FāVS News.

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Walter Hesford
Walter Hesford
1 year ago

Thanks for this photo essay, Morgan. Glad to see a large No Kings protest in Spokane. Shocked to see a Confederate flag at a counter protest. Proud to say that Moscow also had a large No Kings protest.