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Grace Monos<\/p>\n

Fall is here, and so is the decline of American democracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Across the country, masked federal law enforcement officers \u2014 ostensibly sent into major cities by the Trump administration to round up undocumented immigrants \u2014 have harassed and violently arrested American citizens and journalists<\/a> for unfounded reasons. One video out of Chicago<\/a> even shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting a woman after they hit her car and considered driving away, only to decide to draw guns on her and drag her out of her vehicle.<\/p>\n

These developments have occurred just as grassroots organizers have scheduled another large nationwide demonstration against the increasingly authoritarian Trump administration. The protest is a sequel to June\u2019s \u201cNo Kings Day,\u201d<\/a> which saw a massive turnout in Phoenix and across the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump is pouring public money into his authoritarian takeovers of cities \u2014 deploying federal forces, seizing local police departments, and funding mass detention and deportation operations \u2014 while cutting services that working families rely on every single day,\u201d said Meagan O\u2019Connor, leader of protest co-organizer Mesa Valley Indivisible, in a press release.\u00a0 \u201cOur peaceful day of action is going to send a message: We don\u2019t do kings in America.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the last \u201cNo Kings\u201d demonstrations, the scene was set against Trump\u2019s decision to throw himself a birthday parade<\/a> with soldiers and tanks in Washington, D.C. The crowd was enormous at the Arizona Capitol, where thousands braved the 100-degree weather to make a statement against the president\u2019s overreaches of power. Organizers said that across the country, more than five million people joined the protests in the largest single-day demonstration against the rising wave of authoritarianism. An independent data journalist put the estimated total at around six million protesters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo Kings\u201d organizers expect another large turnout this time, saying millions of people will take to the streets. More than 2,200 protest events are planned across the nation, nonprofit and organizer Indivisible said in a post<\/a>. That includes dozens of events in the Valley and many more across Arizona.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you should know about Saturday\u2019s protests.<\/p>\n

When and where is the Phoenix \u2018No Kings\u2019 protest?<\/p>\n

The largest protest and rally is expected to be at the Arizona Capitol near downtown Phoenix, located at 1700 W. Washington St. It\u2019s planned for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., though some recent protests have lasted longer than the official scheduled times.<\/p>\n

There are several other, smaller events being held around the Valley on Saturday, which can all be found on the \u201dNo Kings\u201d website\u2019s map tool<\/a>. They include:<\/p>\n