HEARD. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. SATURDAY’S NO KINGS RALLY IN HARRISBURG MAY LOOK A LOT LIKE OTHER EVENTS ORGANIZERS, WITH THE 50 OVER 51 MOVEMENT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AT THE CORE IS THIS DEMAND TO GET TROOPS OFF OUR STREETS, GET THEM OUT OF LOS ANGELES, GET THEM OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND STOP THE MILITARIZATION OF OUR, OF OUR OF OUR STREETS AND OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THEM. BUT THE PRESIDENT’S ALLIES ARE NOT QUITE AS RECEPTIVE TO THE DEMONSTRATIONS, WHICH WILL RUN COUNTER TO THE MILITARY PARADE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CONGRESSMAN DAN MUSER WROTE ON X THAT THE NO. KINGS PROTESTERS WANT TO RULE THROUGH MANDATES, BUREAUCRACY, AND CENTRALIZED POWER WHILE HE AND OTHERS BELIEVE IN FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. BUT ORGANIZERS WITH THE NO KINGS RALLY IN LANCASTER DISAGREE WITH USERS ASSESSMENT, AND THEY EXPECT A LARGE CROWD TO MAKE THAT CASE PUBLICLY AND PEACEFULLY. ON SATURDAY. YOU CAN BE ANGRY. YOU CAN BE UPSET, YOU CAN STAND TOGETHER WITH THOUSANDS OF YOUR FRIENDS TO EXPRESS THOSE FEELINGS. AND YOU CAN DO THAT IN A PEACEFUL WAY AND HAVE YOUR MESSAGE GET OUT THERE. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT IT’S HARD FOR THAT TO BREAK THROUGH SOMETIMES. WE REACHED OUT TO A LOT OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SEE HOW THEY INTEND TO HANDLE THIS WEEKEND’S EVENT HERE IN HARRISBURG, AS WELL AS YORK LANCASTER. THEY’RE ALL INTENDING TO BE MONITORING THINGS, MAKING SURE THAT THE EVENTS ARE SAFE. THEY’RE HOPING, THOUGH, THAT EVERYTHING REMAINS PEACEFU
‘No Kings’ protests against Trump admin. set for Saturday in Susquehanna Valley
Close to 2,000 demonstrations are expected across the United States, with several scheduled to occur in the Susquehanna Valley.
Several protests rallying against President Donald Trump’s administration are set to occur on Saturday as part of a national series of demonstrations this weekend.”No Kings” protests are scheduled in several Susquehanna Valley communities, including:Harrisburg, 4:30 p.m. march from City Island and 5 p.m. rally at South Riverfront Park.Lancaster, 11 a.m. to noon, at Binns ParkYork, 10 a.m. to noon, at York Square.Gettysburg, Noon to 1 p.m., at Lincoln Square.Carlisle, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Carlisle Square.Hershey, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Chocolate and Cocoa avenues.Chambersburg, noon to 1 p.m., at Franklin County Court Administration building.Mifflintown, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Juniata County Courthouse.Although the events were scheduled prior to the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles following unrest and demonstrations there, organizers of the protest in Harrisburg said they expect that subject to be a major topic for discussion this weekend.”At the core is the demand to get troops off our streets. Get them out of Los Angeles. Get them out of our streets and our communities,” said Cameron Brown, an organizer with 50501 Harrisburg.Organizers of the protests emphasized that they expect things to be peaceful, despite posts on social media suggesting there could be violence or unrest.Samantha McNally with Indivisible MT, which is organizing the Lancaster event, said previous events in many communities across the Susquehanna Valley have not turned violent and she believes that will remain the same.”You can be angry, you can be upset, you can stand together with thousands of your friends and do that in a peaceful way and you can have your message get out there peacefully,” she said.But allies of President Donald Trump are less receptive to that message.Congressman Dan Meuser, R PA-9, was critical of the protests in a post on social media platform X and said he would be attending the military parade scheduled for Saturday in Washington, D.C.”They want to rule through mandates, bureaucracy, and centralized power. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and a government that works for the people, not the other way around,” he said.
Several protests rallying against President Donald Trump’s administration are set to occur on Saturday as part of a national series of demonstrations this weekend.
“No Kings” protests are scheduled in several Susquehanna Valley communities, including:
Harrisburg, 4:30 p.m. march from City Island and 5 p.m. rally at South Riverfront Park.Lancaster, 11 a.m. to noon, at Binns ParkYork, 10 a.m. to noon, at York Square.Gettysburg, Noon to 1 p.m., at Lincoln Square.Carlisle, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Carlisle Square.Hershey, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Chocolate and Cocoa avenues.Chambersburg, noon to 1 p.m., at Franklin County Court Administration building.Mifflintown, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Juniata County Courthouse.
Although the events were scheduled prior to the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles following unrest and demonstrations there, organizers of the protest in Harrisburg said they expect that subject to be a major topic for discussion this weekend.
“At the core is the demand to get troops off our streets. Get them out of Los Angeles. Get them out of our streets and our communities,” said Cameron Brown, an organizer with 50501 Harrisburg.
Organizers of the protests emphasized that they expect things to be peaceful, despite posts on social media suggesting there could be violence or unrest.
Samantha McNally with Indivisible MT, which is organizing the Lancaster event, said previous events in many communities across the Susquehanna Valley have not turned violent and she believes that will remain the same.
“You can be angry, you can be upset, you can stand together with thousands of your friends and do that in a peaceful way and you can have your message get out there peacefully,” she said.
But allies of President Donald Trump are less receptive to that message.
Congressman Dan Meuser, R PA-9, was critical of the protests in a post on social media platform X and said he would be attending the military parade scheduled for Saturday in Washington, D.C.
“They want to rule through mandates, bureaucracy, and centralized power. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and a government that works for the people, not the other way around,” he said.