North Drake Road in Kalamazoo was awash in a sea of homemade signs and honking horns on Saturday, October 18 for the second round of national “No Kings” protests.
The event took place along both sides of Drake Road between KL Avenue and Main Street from noon to 2 p.m. — instead of a central location with speakers, demonstrators were encouraged to line up along the sidewalks. Though people with signs could be seen gathering along the entire protest route, crowds became denser near Main Street.
Demonstrators also turned out in Battle Creek, lining Beckley Road, and Attorney General Dana Nessel was a surprise speaker at the Paw Paw No Kings event.
People of all ages attended the Kalamazoo event, nearly all carrying signs with messages speaking out against the Trump administration and its policies. Many protestors wore elaborate costumes, among them Lady Liberty, various iterations of President Trump in different outlandish outfits, and many inflatable suits…