Ornette ColemanJun 17
Flipboard News Desk

Around 5 million people participated in last week's "No Kings" protests, according to the organizers. Next month, they're going to do it all again. The Transformative Justice Coalition has announced that the next protests will happen on July 17 in honor of the fifth anniversary of John Lewis's death. Spokesperson Barbara Arnwine said that they will focus on racial justice, voting rights, and "our continued and united fight for a just, inclusive and strong democracy that is our goal, that is our obligation in these times." Here's more from @AxiosNews.

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"No Kings" protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration

July 17 was chosen to honor Civil Rights activist and lawmaker John Lewis who died on that date in 2020;

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Jun 17 at 9:43pmWeb
Show threadJon A. CruzJun 17
@NewsDesk @AxiosNews I'd seen estimates of 12 million
Show threadFlipboard News DeskJun 17
@joncruz Yes, it seems like they're still collating data so perhaps 5 million is a conservative (small c!) estimate. This newsletter is great on data: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-day-protests-turn-out-millions
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump

Our unofficial estimate is that around 4-6 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.

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Show threadJon A. CruzJun 17
@NewsDesk I'd gotten some info from alt national parks (which supposedly includes the people who used to do this professionally)