FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Hundreds of thousands are expected to stitchery astatine the U.S. Capitol connected President Trump's day to observe the Army's 250th anniversary with "a large beauteous parade" - but hundreds of thousands much are expected to protestation it.
While the President claims the planned June 14, 4-mile agelong subject parade down Constitution Avenue is not successful his honor, cities crossed the satellite person planned protests for the aforesaid day, which they person coined "No Kings Day."
So, which Central Valley cities are participating successful No Kings Day? According to a webpage dedicated to the day, several.
- Fresno
- River Park, from 10 a.m. to noon
- Next to Fashion Fair, connected Cary Park, from 10 a.m. to noon.
- Hanford
- Corner of 12th and Lacey boulevards, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Visalia
- 915 S Mooney Blvd., from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Three Rivers
- Three Rivers Post Office, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Oakhurst
- Corner of Road 426 and Highway 41, from noon to 2 p.m.
- Merced
- Courthouse Park, from 10 a.m. to noon
- Los Banos
- Pacheco Park, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
More than 1,500 sites nationwide are readying protests, but dozens of locations extracurricular the U.S are besides participating, including Spain, England, and the Netherlands - each countries with monarchs.
According to nokings.org, the protestation "is a nationwide time of defiance" against "a made-for-TV show of dominance for [President Trump's] birthday." Organizers promote "nonviolent action" and "expect each participants to question to de-escalate immoderate imaginable confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to enactment lawfully astatine these events."
The planned demonstrations travel anti-ICE protests that proceed crossed the authorities and state pursuing the agency's beingness extracurricular a Los Angeles Home Depot.