Protesters hold "Patriot's Day Rally" at Arizona Capitol
April 20, 2020
Protestors today held a "Patriot's Day Rally" — hosted by a group called "Reopen Arizona" on Facebook — that was scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. Monday at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. The plaza is near the state Capitol in Phoenix.
The group's Facebook invite can be found here
According to a few Twitter posts,
Several hundred protesters do exact opposite of social distancing & at least 95% of folks are not wearing masks. Organizers calling it “Patriots Day Rally.”
As of the writing of this article, there are 5,064 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona and 187 known deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
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Phoenix, Arizona — Several hundred protesters do exact opposite of social distancing & at least 95% of folks are not wearing masks. Organizers calling it “Patriots Day Rally.”
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) April 20, 2020
To note, pop. of greater Phx area is almost 5 mil. AZ’s GOV implemented stay-at-home policy 3 wks ago. pic.twitter.com/Be61TFb1Kp
RALLY TO REOPEN THE AZ ECONOMY ...
— Nicole Crites (@NicoleCritesTV) April 20, 2020
What do you think about this as hundred gather in downtown Phoenix?? #azfamily pic.twitter.com/8Q49fzu6oK
HAPPENING NOW: #PatriotsDay
— KOLDNews (@KOLDNews) April 20, 2020
rally in #Phoenix to demand reopening of #Arizona economy >> https://t.co/BUwM1RbRMa pic.twitter.com/zSt8XqRziq