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Now you know that Sutter is not just rainbow-washing, if one of their employees can march with them as a unicorn. Only the second time I have seen that.
Thousands of shades is about right.
Playing at Sacramento's 20th Juneteenth Festival in William Land Park.
I love the juxtaposition of some bad-ass attitude, and the pink guitar. The spiky yin and yang on the guitar strap captures it perfectly.
The No Kings rally in Davis, CA.
4500+ people attended the rally and march.
The only violence that occurred was when Beth Bourne, a local anti-trans activist, body-slammed a volunteer peace-keeper.
Note the numerous American flags. Peaceful dissent is patriotic.
The beautiful human with the “No Kings, No Jesters, No Child Molesters” sign was part of the crowd that later used their signs to block Beth’s ugly and provocative signs from view.
Not a bad showing for several hours notice. I suspect that this issue will get a lot of traction at the Woimen's March, taking place in just over a week.
Held at Central Park in Davis, beginnig at 16:30, local time. Supportive honks were heard from drivers-by.
In 2020, the Women's March made an extra effort to include Women of Color. Maybe this lack of inclusion was more of an issue elsewhere, but I definitely remember Latina and African American speakers in prior years.
That said, it definitely was MORE diverse this year, with Native American women leading the march, and drawing attention to the problem of missing and murdered indigenous women, and the lack of action by law enforcement to find these victims. The issue of violence against black trans women was also specifically addressed.
As always, there were great signs.
Stay tuned for more....
Some Sacramento No Kings Protestors also came into Sac Pride. Wonderful! We are working on the same issues.
Personally, I observe it all year, but it’s still nice to live in a supportive city, especially at a time when our idiot-in-chief has declared war on diversity.
Sacramento, CA
Unfortunately, my notes were not as good as I thought, so I will have to dig to find this speaker's name.
Stevante Clark is the brother of Stephon Clark, who, on 18MAR2018 was murdered by the Sacramento PD, while in his grandmother's backyard, holding a cell phone. The two officers fired 20 rounds, 8 of which struck Stephon (6 in the back). One of the rounds that did not strike him in the back was fired when he was already on the ground. Five minutes after he was shot, he was hand cuffed.
Prosecutors later smeared Stephon's name. While it was true that some of Stephon's actions before he was shot were concerning, none of them merited death, especially an extra-judicial execution (plus, the officers would not have had knowledge of them -- all they saw was a black man, holding something that they immediately assumed was a gun). Help would have been nice, as Stephon was clearly in crisis.
The officers were never charged civilly or criminally by any government agency. The city of Sacramento did, however, settle for $2.4 million, in a lawsuit brought by Stephon's sons, and enacted a policy that prohibits officers from shutting down body cams and audio recording devices.
Some Sacramento No Kings Protestors also came into Sac Pride. Wonderful! We are working on the same issues.
Unfortunately, my notes were not as good as I thought, so I will have to dig to find this speaker's name.