Many Hundreds Line Post Road In Downtown Westport Saturday For No Kings Protest
There were two No Kings protests on Saturday with one held on Jesup Green by organizers including Vicki Volper and her group, ReSisters and the second by the group which regularly holds the Saturday protest. That crowd lined the Post Road from the west end of the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Memorial bridge extending to Church Lane.
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**NOTE : Some signs held by protesters use explicit language and profanity which some viewers might find objectionable.
Westporters joined a reported eight million protestors nationwide for No Kings 3.0 which occurred in an estimated 3,000 plus locations all over the U.S. with others held internationally. Access to Parker Harding Plaza was a bit limited but most drivers were patient.
The “bridge” protests as they are known occur most Saturdays, but the numbers increased substantially for the No Kings event, especially when protesters from Jesup Green joined those on the bridge and Post Rd. East.
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While not every passing car did so, many drivers blared their horns with passengers taking pics of the crowd, waving and smiling to show their support of the cause the protesters
The protestors were not only peaceful and respectful, some signs not withstanding, but seemed to project a joyful presence to be expressing their first amendment rights and making their feelings about the controversial and potentially lawless actions of the current administrations.
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The protestors formed a solid line all along the Post Road displaying a variety signs in opposition to current administration actions.
We are not sure if the creatures in the above photos are local or from some distant, whimsical land, but they provided a clear message relating to the Epstein issue, the subject of several of the signs of the protestors.
Westport Police officers made sure pedestrians and protestors were able to safely navigate downtown.
