Impeachment March
Date | July 2, 2017 |
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Location | United States |
Type | Demonstrations |
Cause | Opposition to President Donald Trump |
Arrests | 3 (Philadelphia) |
Website | impeachmentmarch |
The Impeachment March, sometimes referred to as the "Impeach Trump" protest,[1] was a series of rallies against the president of the United States, Donald Trump, held nationwide on July 2–4, 2017, advocating that Congress begin the impeachment process against him.
Events took place in more than 40 cities throughout the United States and in Mérida, Mexico.
The demonstrations were mostly peaceful, though three people were arrested in Philadelphia. Many featured speeches by politicians and local activities, and some attracted counter-protesters who wanted to show their support for Trump. Events were organized by various organizations, including affiliates of the Indivisible movement.
Motivation and planning
Organizers of the march felt that President Trump was in violation of the
Organizers in Austin, Texas, expected counter-protesters.[7] Marchers in Davenport, Iowa, also planned for their march to reach out to Congress members, Cheri Bustos and Dave Loebsack.[8] Denver organizers stressed that the march was also about better government representation.[9] Organizers in Palm Beach, Florida spent around two weeks planning the local demonstration.[10] The protest planned for Portland, Oregon, at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, close to the Waterfront Blues Festival, was unexpectedly cancelled with no reasons given for the cancellation at the time.[11] The Facebook page created to plan and organize the march was deleted without explanation and Portland was not listed on the official march website.[12]
Locations
Between 30 and 45 cities held peaceful protests, though a couple of events saw minor altercations.[13][14][15][16] In Amarillo, Texas, demonstrators gathered outside city hall,[17][18] then marched from downtown to the local office of U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry, a Republican representing Texas's 13th congressional district. The event was organized by Rusty Tomlinson and the High Plains Circle of Non-Violence,[17] and finished with a die-in in support of the "99% of Americans either victimized or exploited by the Trump Regime".[19][20] The protest in Ann Arbor, Michigan was organized by the group Stop Trump Ann Arbor, and drew an estimated 100–150 demonstrators.[1] They gathered at The Diag on the University of Michigan campus and marched to Liberty Plaza.[21][22] In Atlanta, around 50 protesters marched from Piedmont Park to Centennial Olympic Park.[13]
More than 100 people gathered at the
Buffalo, New York's protest was organized by the Western New York Peace Center as part of a National Day of Action.[26] Around 125 demonstrators gathered at Lafayette Square, then marched to Niagara Square before returning to their starting location.[27] The protest in Chicago drew about 50 demonstrators, who gathered at Federal Plaza. Diana Dalnes was named an organizer of the local event.[13][28] The event in Cleveland was organized by a local affiliate of the Indivisible movement, called IndivisibleCLE; Suzy Scullin of Lakewood, Ohio was also named a march organizer.[4] For the protest in Davenport, which was supported by Rock Island County Indivisible, demonstrators marched across the Rock Island Centennial Bridge to Schweibert Park in Rock Island, Illinois.[19] 30 marchers were later photographed as a group to send to Cheri Bustos and Dave Loebsack in Congress to encourage them to impeach the president.[29]
The demonstration in Denver was held at Civic Center Park and attracted nearly 200 participants.[16][30][31] In Detroit, around 50 protestors gathered at Philip A. Hart Plaza. The event was organized by Adriene Avripas, head of the Metro-Detroit Political Action Network, with support from organizers of the national campaign.[1] In New Orleans, demonstrators gathered at Duncan Plaza.[16] About 250–300 protesters demonstrated in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, gathering outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle and along Eighth Avenue by Central Park.[32] Police reportedly removed several Trump supporters from the rally.[33]
In Palm Beach, about 100 protesters marched to
California
California saw demonstrations in Escondido,[3] Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Santa Ana. The San Diego Free Press endorsed the Escondido and San Diego protests.[40] The Escondido demonstration was held near the
Thousands of protesters attended the San Francisco march, which was organized by
See also
- Legal challenges to the Trump travel ban
- Reactions to Executive Order 13769
- The Case for Impeachment (2017)
- Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? (2017)
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External links
- Official website
- Demonstrators march for Trump impeachment in Michigan, The Washington Post
- Tens of Thousands to Take Part in March to Impeach President Trump on YouTube, CBS Los Angeles
- Anger erupts between opposing protestors at impeachment rally on YouTube, KGTV, San Diego
- San Diego takes part in "Impeachment March" on YouTube, KGTV
- Impeachment March: Demonstrators take to the streets of San Francisco to call for the impeachment of President Trump on YouTube, CBS SF Bay Area