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Protestors maintain indicators and chant in entrance of the Illinois State Capitol to protest President Donald Trump’s administration on Feb. 5.
Tons of of protesters gathered in entrance of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk.
The group stood within the rain holding indicators and chanting phrases like “dump Trump, deport Elon” and “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” The protest was introduced in an Instagram post final week as a part of the “50501 movement,” which inspired 50 protests in 50 states on the identical day.
Skye Murphy, one of many protestors, stated the protest was “in opposition to the manager order overreach and defending our human rights within the Structure.”
Within the Instagram submit, the occasion was described as a “Protest for Freedom of Speech, Racial Equality, Ladies’s Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Public Well being and Security, Gun Violence, Local weather Change, Wealth Equality.”
As a part of the nationwide protests, the political activist group Political Revolution revealed a statement calling for “instant actions to rectify the injustices perpetuated by present management and to revive integrity and equity to our political system”; the assertion included particular requests, similar to a name for Trump’s impeachment and investigations of presidency leaders together with Elon Musk, who Trump tapped to steer his newly created Division of Authorities Effectivity.
The activist group additionally known as for the reversal of govt orders that it believes infringe on citizen and human rights, for strengthening legal guidelines on hate speech – particularly Nazi propaganda or salutes – and reinstating variety, fairness and inclusion initiatives.
“We received’t cease till our objectives are completed,” Skye stated. “We’re devoted. Rain, sunshine, snow, ice, wind, we’ll be right here.”
Protestors stated they heard in regards to the occasion from posts on a wide range of social media platforms and there was no single organizer. They plan to carry future protests if their calls for aren’t met.
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