Alaskans across the state rallied on Saturday as part of a nationwide No Kings day of action to encourage early voting in the November elections and criticize the Trump administration.
Early in person voting begins in many locations in Alaska on Monday. Organizers at the No Kings event in Juneau urged Alaskans to vote early, to remind friends and family to vote and to support candidates and ballot measures ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
“We’ve been living for the last couple of years under a consolidating authoritarian regime. This is a very scary moment in the history of our country. We have the opportunity to turn the tides now,” said Anjuli Grantham, an organizer with Juneau for Democracy, referring to the Trump administration.
She was among dozens of Juneauites who braved the wind and rain, gathering at an intersection near the Juneau-Douglas bridge downtown. The crowd waved signs that encouraged voting and condemned the Trump administration, the U.S. war on Iran —which has driven fuel prices to record highs — and attacks on democratic rights…