A counterprotesting pickup truck, with Angie Moore in the bed, makes a second pass by Goldendale’s No Kings rally on Columbus Avenue and Broadway Street last Saturday, March 28. About 80 turned out for the event, which drew many honks from passing cars but also burnt diesel and expressive hand gestures, including some from those protesting Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson a few blocks away. Nate Wilson photo.Â
GORGE — Thousands of demonstrators across the Columbia River Gorge joined over 8 million nationwide on March 28 for a third "No Kings" day of action, which set records as the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.
Organized by a coalition of progressive institutions and local activist groups, including 50501 and Indivisible, the nonviolent movement opposes the actions and policies of President Donald Trump; key issues include federal overreach, immigration enforcement, the rising cost of living, and the war in Iran.Â
Gatherings took place in Hood River, White Salmon/Bingen, The Dalles, Goldendale and Stevenson, with many demonstrators wielding signs or wearing costumes to the hum of passing honks, chants, and music.Â
Hood River drew the region's largest turnout, estimated at over 1,000. Protesters assembled at the waterfront at 11:00 a.m. before marching to the Salmon Fountain downtown.Â
An overhead view of the Hood River "No Kings" rally at the corner of 2nd and State streets.
Around 600 people lined W. Sixth Street in The Dalles, where Omar Perez, local Indivisible leaders, and — surprise — Sen. Ron Wyden, who briefly dropped in on his way to another meeting, delivered speeches. The protest stretched for several blocks.Â
"No Kings" demonstrators along W. Sixth Street in The Dalles on March 28. Martin Gibson photo.Â
About 80 people occupied the four corners near United Methodist Church in Goldendale, drawing expressive hand gestures and burnt diesel from passing counterprotesters.Â
A counterprotesting pickup truck, with Angie Moore in the bed, makes a second pass by Goldendale’s No Kings rally on Columbus Avenue and Broadway Street last Saturday, March 28. About 80 turned out for the event, which drew many honks from passing cars but also burnt diesel and expressive hand gestures, including some from those protesting Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson a few blocks away. Nate Wilson photo.Â
A few blocks away, on the courthouse lawn, about 40 people held a rally in protest of Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and the "tyrannical" state government. According to Erin Hartford, chair of the Klickitat County Republican Party, key issues were Washington's recently passed millionaires tax and Senate Bill 5974 which would empower an independent commission to decertify sheriffs if signed by Ferguson. In coordination with similar rallies across the state, she was also collecting signatures for a ballot measure that would require proof of citizenship to vote.Â
Emma Meagher and Ella Gunkel protest Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on the Goldendale courthouse lawn. Nate Wilson photo.Â
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