This article was updated to correct the spelling of Dr. Neil Sehgal’s name and also to update the crowd estimate, based on an online estimating app and AI, which was provided to us.
A group estimated at more than 4,500 gathered at Edmonds’ Civic Field Saturday morning to raise their voices in protest over what they see as the hijacking of American democracy by the Trump administration.
Organized and promoted by Indivisible Edmonds in association with Snohomish County Indivisible, the event featured keynote speaker Rick Steves and included additional remarks by other speakers including State Sen. Marko Liias, Edmonds United Methodist Church Rev. Jeremy Smith, University of Washington Public Health Professor Dr. Neil Sehgal, Edmonds City Councilmember Susan Paine and Lynnwood City Councilmember Josh Binda…