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MPAbout 50 people gathered at Wandering Leaf Brewing Company in St. Paul to make signs for the No Kings rally that’s coming up this weekend. Many of the attendees told MPR News they are new to protesting. They came for various reasons, from upholding the constitution to supporting women’s rights and immigrants who have been targeted by ICE.
The No Kings protests began last June as a series of demonstrations across the country opposing actions by the Trump administration that critics of the president see as authoritarian.
The St. Paul rally has been designated as the flagship No Kings rally for the nation. Organizers expect tens of thousands of people to flood the Capitol grounds. Actress Jane Fonda, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and musician Maggie Rogers are due in town. So is Bruce Springsteen to perform his song “Streets of Minneapolis.”
Story by Nicole Ki
Video by Tony Xiao
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