Vashti Brandy was one of the thousands of people who attended the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14. She marched for her mom, who is on Social Secuity Medicaid and her friends who are on Medicaid.
“These are critical things that we need, and I do not think that it is right for someone to be playing and being a dictator, playing and being a king,” said Brandy, a 2009 creative writing alumna and organizer with Indivisible Philadelphia.
As people gathered in various parts of the country to commemorate Flag Day and a military parade in Washington, D.C. honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, protesters from Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs gathered at LOVE Park to march to the city’s Museum of Art. The protest was organized by the 50501 Movement, an organization promoting nonviolence and conflict resolution, and drew a crowd of 80,000 people, NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
Many attendees were protesting President Donald Trump’s administration and their legislative actions and stance on issues like Medicare, Medicaid Social Security, immigration policies and environmental issues.
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