Across the nation, the “No Kings” protest held 2,700+ events in many parts of the country, including many states such as Arkansas, California, Illinois, and in the U.S. capital of Washington D.C. Six members of the Eagle View were in the nation’s capital for a media conference and like other college students attending Media Fest 25, chose to cover the news event by reporting on the protest in DC. Many protesters attended for a variety of causes such as immigration, health care, and concerns against the current administration. The newspaper staff spoke to a couple of attendees and asked about their reasoning for marching that Saturday afternoon.
On the protest’s organization website, www.nokings.org/, it’s stated “No Kings” is a peaceful movement working on uniting the country to fight dictatorship all together. “Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger. ‘No Kings’ is more than just a slogan; it is the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, shouted by millions, carried on posters and chants, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together,” reads some of the information on the website.
The movement had a protest over the summer of this year, holding multiple protests across the country on June 14. That day aligned with the 250th anniversary of the U.S Army parade and President Donald Trump’s birthday. Although the organization hasn’t released any more information for any upcoming protest, they include a “What’s Next?” tab on their website providing protest attendees and other website visitors with resources regarding a person’s rights and ways to take action amidst the protest.
Many other organizations were on the ground sharing their resources for guests and protesters on how they’re contributing to the causes of the protest. Free D.C. had a booth on the ground and had many representatives speaking to protesters and attendees sharing the cause for the “Free D.C.” organization. Raymond Telson, representative for Free D.C., spoke to the Eagle View team about the nonprofit group and how they stand for the citizens of D.C. focus on how to rely information for the people and how to protect themselves from the heightened law enforcement in Washington D.C. “Right now, we are focusing on educating the people on how to deal with police and law enforcement here in D.C.,” Telson said.
It is reported that Oct. 18 nationwide protest brought in 7 million people to march in the streets for the causes they stand for. Two protesters at D.C’s “No Kings” spoke to the Eagle View team on what brought them out to the streets that Saturday. Eugene and Kay Brantley, a married couple based in D.C, spoke about how the protest is a good example of providing a sense of community with others who might share the same views. “We think of some of the same feelings and it’s about being together,” Brantley said.
Not all the protesters in the nation’s capital were there to attend the No Kings rally as a group of several hundred marched near the White House in support of President Trump. Those protesters held signs of people who have passed due to fentanyl use while expressing loudly the phrase, “Biden poison is to blame.”
For more content about the Eagle View team’s reporting of the “No Kings” protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 18, visit the Eagle View’s website, https://nwacceagleview.com/ and the YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@nwacceagleview1464.
