KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A second round of “No Kings” protests are taking place across the country, including one right here in East Tennessee organized by Indivisible Knoxville.
Thousands gathered at the Veteran’s Memorial in World’s Fair Park, then marched to the intersection of Henley, Western, and Summit Hill.
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“This is actually one of the things that we call a quiet visibility event, but when you have 7000 of your friends, it doesn’t stay quiet. Our numbers are our voice, our signs are our voice,” explained Amanda Collins part of the planning and organizing team with Indivisible Knoxville.
This rally, organized by the Indivisible Knoxville group, comes in response to what protesters call an abuse of power by President Donald Trump, including an immigration crackdown and deploying the national guard to U.S cities.
“We keep seeing more and more pushes towards authoritarianism. Our checks and balances aren’t checking or balancing and so we have so much energy from people who maybe never even paid attention to politics and politicians before, who are ready to do something, to take a stand in solidarity not only with their neighbors in Knox County, but also all across the nation,” added Collins…