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The "No Kings National Day of Mobilizations" is scheduled to take place nationwide Saturday, June 14, with several planned in Rhode Island.
Cities and towns across the country held "No Kings" rallies, as a "nationwide day of defiance" against alleged corruption in the federal government, including several in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
While protests over recent federal immigration actions have erupted in cities like Los Angeles, a broader wave of demonstrations is planned nationwide this weekend, targeting the federal government as a whole.
"No Kings" protests are planned in several cities and towns in Massachusetts on Saturday June 14, according to organizers.
Protesters at the Rhode Island State House rally for "No Kings" day at one of two locations on Saturday June 14.
We go into these with proper preparation, but also an expectation that it’ll be peaceful because we have a long track record of peaceful protests here in the city.” According to organizers, the demonstrations are intentionally happening everywhere except the nation’s capital,
Saturday, the United States Army celebrates its 250th anniversary. Trump is honoring the day with a military parade - the first such event since the end of the first Gulf War in 1991. Millions across the country are expected to hold “No Kings” protests in response.
Local protests will be held in the mid-Hudson Valley on the same day as many others across the country. On June 14, dubbed "No Kings Day" by organizers, protests will be held in Rhinebeck and Newburgh.