WICHITA, Kan (KSNW) — The Historic Courthouse in downtown Wichita was lined with protesters Saturday afternoon. Over 1,400 protests across the country are taking place in every U.S. state, with some popping up overseas. The nationwide “Hands Off” movement is organized by pro-democracy advocates in response to what they call an attack on American rights and freedoms.
The local protest was spearheaded by non-profit, nonpartisan group ‘Leading Kansas.” They say over 1,700 people signed up to attend and the number is hard to deny. Both sides of the street from City Hall to the Robert D. Love Downtown YMCA were flooded with people from both sides of the aisle.
“There was a big group of us that just decided it’s time to put people over party,” Leading Kansas Cofounder Katy Tyndell said…