More than 2500 turned out to protest today in Brattleboro. The number was according to a speaker at the stage at the common, and was probably an undercount, as people were still arriving. Indeed, Brattleboro was filled with people today. Cars filled side streets and church parking lots. Church bells were ringing out. There were people marching, chanting, singing, playing music and holding their signs and flags up as they marched.
There were police in vehicles, on foot, and on bike to help keep people and traffic moving smoothly.
Signs were plentiful:
- So Many Problems, So Little Posterboard
- Human Rights
- Power To The People
- Impeach DJT
- Stop Cruelty
- LA is Trump’s Reichstag
- No Fossil Fools
- Real Americans Respect The Constitution
- Jesus Was Woke
- This Is My Resisting Bitch Face
and more. Many “No Kings” signs, or course.
Here are a few more photos (you can click to enlarge):
Were you there? What did you notice?
Crowd count was later upped to 3000
And I only heard two MAGA drive-by hecklers, and no one rolled coal on anyone!
Next Steps
That was a great event, everyone. Thanks.
I’ve been thinking about next steps.
We know who the most vulnerable in the community are if any immigration raids happen around here. We should anticipate trouble and have a plan to watch the most risky sites, and have a rapid response if anything does happen.
If even a portion of the 3000 show up to thwart deportations, it could be enough to interrupt things.