East Linn Indivisible participated in the third “No Kings” rally, a coordinated nationwide event held this year on Saturday, March 28, at the north end of Lebanon next to Academy Square.
According to attendee Jennifer Moody, as many as 456 were counted in attendance 45 minutes into the start.
Bodies and signs filling up an entire block between Wheeler and Academy streets made their messages clear, protesting President Trump’s decisions since the start of his second term of presidency in 2025, including the war in Iran, ICE, the Epstein files, voting rights, the economy, and the president’s general overall character.
Essentially, they say, President Trump is acting like a fascist king.
“We’re here to say that our democracy is in peril and that since it’s our first amendment right to demonstrate when we disagree with our government, we are doing that today in the hopes that the louder we are the more they’ll listen to us,” said Ruth Kish, steering committee member for East Linn Indivisible.
“We say we don’t want a king, we don’t want a fascist and we want our constitution to function as it was meant to…. So much of our constitution is being trampled and pummeled to death, and we are tired of it.”
It was reported more than 3,000 protests took place across the country, with an estimated eight million participants. In addition to the nationwide protests, East Linn Indivisible participates every Friday in a “honk and wave” rally at the same location.
