Protestors march by the Colorado Convention Center as part of a national day of protest on Presidents Day. We'll keep showing up until it stops. This was the third protest in as many weeks in Denver and another aligned with the nationwide grassroots movement β 50 protests, in 50 states on one day. A protestor waives and upside flag, signaling the country is in distress during the protest on Presidents Day.
One of the most common themes on handmade posters at the protest focused on the firing of federal workers. Thousands of probationary federal workers were let go suddenly in the last week, but the exact numbers are unknown. For John Chandonais, the firings were personal.
Chandonais is a former park ranger and is an Air Force Veteran. It is not yet known how these cuts will impact communities that rely on national parks and federal lands for tourist and recreation dollars. Photos by Jeff Tidwell, special to the Denver Voice. The peaceful protest in Denver was one of many held statewide and nationally. The protests are growing into a national movement with widespread support not centered on one issue or demographic group, unifying across age, class, race, gender, and geographic boundaries.
The protest started at 12 p. The march stretched for more than a dozen blocks as the parade wound from the Capitol building down 15th Street to Arapahoe, and back up to 14th Street. An estimated three to four thousand participated in the march that closed downtown traffic. Travis Chaney of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, called for a focus on organizing resistance and getting involved in nonprofit organizations serving those hurt by Trump's policies.
And I'm out here because this is the most important thing. This is the scariest time I've lived through. It's not a war, but it is our country that is being taken. We can join together and overcome so much. But when they are taking our country from under our nose we may have nothing left. The rally was peaceful, and there were no reported incidents of conflicts with police, violence, or property destruction. Speakers reminded attendees to be peaceful.
