Story by Barb Boyer Buck and Patti Brown
Over 500 people gathered along Elkhorn Avenue in downtown Estes Park on Saturday morning between 10 a.m. and noon to take part in the local “No Kings” rally. This demonstration was one of dozens of protests held in communities throughout Colorado and one of hundreds occurring nationwide on Flag Day.
The protests were set to counter a military parade in Washington, D.C. on Saturday that went down Constitution Avenue with 128 Army tanks, 6,000 troops, and a 21-gun salute on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.
The No King rallies were coordinated nationally by 50501, a national advocacy organization that opposes the Republican president. An estimated 11 million people participated in today’s rallies.
According to members of the Estes Park Police Department who were on hand to monitor the crowd, the Estes Park protest was peaceful, aside from the honking of cars in support of the protesters and the ringing of bells, the banging of some bongo drums, and the singing of patriotic songs by protestors.
Popular Podcasts
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.