West Linn residents lined the side of Highway 43 to protest and show solidarity with the “No Kings” protest happening around the country and around the Portland metro area on Saturday, June 14.
More than 250 people held signs that read, “NO KINGS,” “RESIST ICE” and “SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY,” as the cars driving past honked and waved to the protesters. For some, young and old, this was the first protest they’d ever attended, spurred to action by recent immigration enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles.
“I didn’t think the turnout would be nearly this big,” said Indivisible West Linn organizer Josh Rosenbaum. “I am shocked that West Linn turned out as much as it did.”…