About 1,000 individuals lined the sidewalks at nook of Andresen Street and Fourth Plain Boulevard on Saturday to protest of the insurance policies of President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk.
Protesters held up indicators and banners as they waved to passing motorists who honked their horns in an indication of help.
“That number was close to what we were expecting,” stated Kathleen Proudfoot of 50501 Clark County WA, the group that helped arrange Saturday’s occasion. “It’s definitely nothing compared to our numbers at Esther Short Park on April 5, when we had over 7,000 people.”
Protests unfurled throughout the nation as a part of a Nationwide Day of Motion known as by 50501, a grassroots group protesting President Donald Trump’s actions since he took workplace in January. The identify is brief for “50 protests, 50 states, one movement.”
Occasions have been held Saturday in Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Olympia and elsewhere throughout the state. The April 19 date was chosen to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution.
“Even in the small town near Mt. Rainier where my mom grew up, it’s a very conservative area, but one of her best friends was part of a turnout there with her family,” Proudfoot stated. “People are coming out in droves from all corners. … Out here, we have ourselves, our neighbors, our friends, our family, colleagues. We have strangers right now only because we haven’t met them yet. We want to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard and work together to fight through the very real threat of fascism that we are facing here in America.”
Saturday’s occasion passed off close to the Tesla dealership on Fourth Plain to protest the cuts made to federal packages via the Musk-led Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
Protesters lined alongside all 4 factors main into the intersection to kind an X, a nod to the social media platform X, previously Twitter, that Musk additionally owns.
“It’s a very enthusiastic crowd,” Proudfoot stated. “We have a lot of energy, a lot of energy from passers-by, a lot of honking going on, a lot of people starting their own chants focusing on democracy, anti-Musk, anti-oligarchy.”
Indivisible Higher Vancouver, MoveOn Clark County, 50501 Clark County WA and Pasitos Gigantes organized Saturday’s demonstration on the Tesla dealership.
Saturday’s protest was the newest in a string of demonstrations in Vancouver.
Indivisible Higher Vancouver has been rallying twice per week on the Tesla dealership, however activists have additionally organized demonstrations on the Fort Vancouver Nationwide Historic Web site, the native places of work of Southwest Washington’s congressional delegation, busy intersections and Esther Quick Park.
Proudfoot stated the group’s subsequent large occasion will likely be held at midday on Could 1 at Esther Quick Park. The Could Day protest will concentrate on immigrants’ rights, staff’ rights and unionizing.
