More than 1,500 people march in Gainesville anti-Trump protest Saturday

[TexasTowelie]

More than 1,500 people crammed into Bo Diddley Plaza Saturday, singing, chanting and waving signs in what the Gainesville Police Department is calling the largest moving protest in years.

The Freedom from Fear march started at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center at 4 p.m. then stretched nearly a mile along University Avenue chanting “education not deportation,” “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist U.S.A.,” and various other slogans attacking some of Donald Trump’s proposed policies. They ended the march nearly two miles away at the Bo Diddley Plaza, where speakers then took to bullhorns to rally the crowd. Despite the huge showing of people, including about 10 counter-protesters, police say the march was basically without incident.

“There was one slight skirmish on 18th, but that was handled within five minutes,” said Lt. Tscharna Senn, shift commander for the GPD. “This was a very peaceful protest. They organized it with us in advance and kept people on the sidewalks. Kudos to the organizers and protesters; they are a testament to our city.”

For many, it was their first time ever participating in any kind of grassroots movement.

Read more: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20161119/more-than-1500-people-march-in-anti-trump-protest-saturday

[katmondoo]

1. I protested many times from Inverness, Florida during the Bush War years

I am now much older and would have loved to be in this protest march. Trump is even more dangerous than Bush and I wish I were able to do a march. So happy we had a really great crowd show up in Gainesville. I still tear up thinking of what will happen to this nation when T becomes president.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. You go Gainesville!