Presidents Day protests

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019 / 6:07 AM / UPDATED 20 MINUTES AGO
Robert Chiarito

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday’s Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall ...

Cheryl Krugel-Lee, a 32-year-old student, said she brought her 4-year-old daughter to the protest in freezing weather to set an example for her.

“This was a power grab by the Trump administration, and it’s immoral and illegal,” Krugel-Lee said.

Organizers said 250 events were planned, including in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protests/presidents-day-protests-decry-trumps-emergency-declaration-idUSKCN1Q70XX

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1. Nationwide protests

Updated 1 hr ago | Posted on Feb 18, 2019

Thousands from coast to coast demonstrated against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency ...

https://www.wnem.com/nationwide-protests-sparked-by-president-s-national-emergency/video_a1126eb6-aef1-5ff9-ab87-4ed8cef1864a.html

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2. Protests in Georgia

5 hours ago
By Jeremy Redmon Tamar Hallerman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

... Assembling in front of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s downtown offices, the protesters — they numbered more than 100 around noon — cheered when Sean Young, the legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, announced the ACLU would file a lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s actions this week.

More than 240 similar protests involving 10,000 demonstrators were planned for locations across the nation on Presidents Day, according to the liberal political group MoveOn.org.

“The president’s declaration last week of a fake ‘national emergency’ to build his childish medieval wall threatens the rule of law and makes our country look more like a tinpot dictatorship than an actual republic,” said Young, wielding a bullhorn.

“Basically, the president is throwing a temper tantrum because Congress and the American people won’t give him what he wants,” Young said. “But that’s not how the checks and balances of the U.S. Constitution work” ...

https://www.ajc.com/news/trump-emergency-declaration-draws-support-protests-georgia/OTKz7o13fFQE20usolY85I/

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3. K&R

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4. Seattle rally Monday night

BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF
FEBRUARY 18, 2019 AT 2:09 PM

Monday at 5:30 p.m., protesters will gather in Seattle’s Volunteer Park for a rally against the immigration-related national emergency President Trump declared last Friday. The Facebook event initially has more than 300 people interested in attending ...

http://mynorthwest.com/1278481/seattle-national-emergency-protest-presidents-day/

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5. Roanoke joins cities protesting

By Tommy Lopez - Weekend Anchor / Reporter
Posted: 6:26 PM, February 18, 2019
Updated: 6:26 PM, February 18, 2019

... ome people honked in support of the demonstration as they drove by.

“It's a national day of protest. That's why we're out here. It's Presidents Day and as a president in this area he's failing,” Roanoke resident Robin Barnhill said.

“This latest announcement that he made about declaring the national emergency was just another ploy, a trick to get what he wants, and that's more money for this border wall that's not going to make a difference,” Roanoke resident Ellen Valentine said.

There were hundreds of protests like these across the nation Monday, including in Washington, where activists gathered in front of the White House ...

https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/roanoke-joins-cities-protesting-national-emergency-decision

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6. Protests in Brighton

By: Christian Garzone
Posted: Feb 18, 2019

... Protester Eric Brewer says, "This is a response to the unilateral and very unconstitutional grab of power by Mr. Trump, who has chosen to go outside the structure of our Constitution to seize money."

Jack Spula, a Marine Corps Veteran adds, "People are talking about a crisis at the border, but its all throughout the country and the name of it is Trump" ...

Josie Estill .. who immigrated to the US from England .. says this is not the same nation she came to decades ago, especially the past two years. "What I thought America always stood for was being (sheltering), welcoming, supporting, and we are going the opposite direction."

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/protests-in-brighton-over-president-trump-s-emergency-declaration/1792183296

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7. Protest in South Bend

by Tolly Taylor, WSBT 22 Reporter
Monday, February 18th 2019

... They're now standing in front of Senator Mike Braun's office to make that point very clear.

"Money is going to start being converted soon for the project at the border, and it’s going to be taken away from schools and hospitals. And if we don’t show up now, as soon as we can and make our voice heard, then there’s only going to be more damage,” said Nate Levin-Aspenson, Steering committee member.

WSBT reached out to Senator Braun multiple times, but he did not return our call.

https://wsbt.com/news/local/protest-held-in-south-bend-after-president-trumps-declaration-of-a-national-emergency

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8. Protests across Michigan

Whitney Bryan, Rachel McCrary
Posted 7 hrs ago

... Karalyn Grimes, the lead organizer for Action of Greater Lansing, was one of many people that led protests around Michigan on Monday disagreeing with the president's decision.

"Immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers are meaningful and they are welcome here," Grimes said ...

https://www.wnem.com/news/anti-emergency-protests-held-across-michigan/article_7ef26728-339a-11e9-b6b3-b3ce38911116.html

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9. It's up to us

the pressure cooker is going to pop soon.

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10. Ferndale protest

James David Dickson, The Detroit News
Published 1:57 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2019 | Updated 4:10 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2019

... Organizer Paula Martinos-Mantay, 59, of Royal Oak said the protest was put on by Indivisible Fighting 9, a branch of the Indivisible movement operating out of Michigan's 9th and 11th Congressional districts. MoveOn led the effort nationally, with Indivisible and other organizations ...

"We're here today because we believe the president is acting in an extremely undemocratic fashion, and we're tired of it," Martinos-Mantay said. "Does this country need immigration reform? Absolutely. But it is not an emergency" ...

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/18/dozens-protest-trumps-fake-emergency-ferndale/2902858002/

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11. Austin residents protest

... a small crowd gathered at Republic Square in Downtown Austin ...

http://www.newswest9.com/2019/02/18/austin-residents-protest-trumps-national-emergency-declaration-presidents-day/

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12. Protesters Gather At Colorado Capitol

February 18, 2019 at 2:31 pm

... Colorado will join California in filing a lawsuit against the emergency declaration.

In a joint statement Monday, Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser said they decided to join the effort in part because tens of millions of dollars could be diverted from military construction projects in Colorado to build a border wall. The two Democrats also said the lawsuit will defend “the rule of law.”

The declaration shifts billions of dollars from military construction to the border ...

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/02/18/protests-state-capitol-donald-trump-border-wall-declaration/

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13. Vancouver rally

By Katy Sword, Columbian politics reporter
Published: February 18, 2019, 2:38 PM

... “Lock him up,” “Emergency, Fake,” and ”Hey Hey Donald J, what emergency did you invent today?” were just a few of the chants cried out by participants during the protest organized by MoveOn Clark County ...

https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/feb/18/vancouver-rally-protests-trumps-national-emergency-declaration/

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15. K&R

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16. the NYC one had a few thousand (guess)

I went, sold a few more hats, and heard some great song parodies about Trump.

Didn't take too many pics, but my favorite sign
https://imgur.com/gallery/G3whNUo