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Organizers of Saturday’s planned No Kings rally in St. Paul say they expect more than 80,000 people to march and gather at the Minnesota Capitol.

The St. Paul event — featuring local officials and activists alongside nationally known figures such as Jane Fonda, Joan Baez and Sen. Bernie Sanders — is slated to be a flagship event on a day of thousands of gatherings across the country protesting Trump administration policies.

“Our goal is to continue to build a peaceful and nonviolent movement that gets us to the place where we have a healthy, functioning democracy, and communities and state and country where we can all thrive,” said Rebecca Larson with event organizer Indivisible Twin Cities.

It will be the third No Kings event across the country, and organizers expect it to be the largest.

Larson said Minnesota was chosen to lead the nation in this round of rallies because of the activism during the federal immigration enforcement surge in recent month.

“Minnesotans have really shown the rest of the world how people-powered movements can win and push back against wannabe kings. We want to tell our stories to the rest of the country and the rest of the world,” Larson said.

Saturday’s event in St. Paul is set to begin with three marches at noon — starting at Harriet Island, St. Paul College and Western Sculpture Park. Those marches will converge at the Capitol for the main rally beginning at 2 p.m.

Larson said Saturday’s event will have increased security to protect attendees. 

The first series of “No Kings” rallies 

 — with the main event in St. Paul happening just hours after former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park.

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The St. Paul event — featuring local officials and activists alongside nationally known figures such as Jane Fonda, Joan Baez and Sen. Bernie Sanders — is slated to be a flagship event on a day of thousands of gatherings across the country protesting Trump administration policies.


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