KEARNEY — Kearney was one of the sites of a “No Kings” demonstration during the afternoon of Saturday, June 14. Similar protests occurred across the nation.
Protesters gathered at Centennial Park before they gathered with signs and flags at the corner of 11th and 2nd Avenue.
“The protests in Lincoln and at least 11 other Nebraska cities were part of planned national protests against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, cuts to federal services and a military parade to celebrate the U.S. Army’s anniversary and Flag Day in Washington, D.C., a date that overlaps with Trump’s 79th birthday,” per the Nebraska Examiner.
“Like most protests this week in Nebraska, this one was peaceful, though federal officials announced this week that they had arrested four protesters from the site of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-led raid site, Glenn Valley Foods, alleging the four had behaved aggressively and damaged federal property,” the Nebraska Examiner stated.
According to a report by the Associated Press, “Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilized the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated.”
“Organizers behind the nationwide ‘No King’ protests include Indivisible, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the 50501 Movement. Some branded Saturday as a “day of defiance” against what they call authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration,” per the Nebraska Examiner.
Photos by Jordan Neben, Courtesy