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Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of San Francisco for the second national No Kings protest on Saturday. Organizers claimed some 7 million people attended nationwide, even more than the first No Kings event in June.
Hundreds of protesters arrive by Muni at Embarcadero Plaza ahead of the march. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
Peaceful protesters today marched from the Embarcadero to Civic Center Plaza in one of several related demonstrations across the city, including others at Ocean Beach and in the Richmond District.
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A woman dances as protesters with Loco Bloco SF, a music and dance center, rejoice in a drum line. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
Representatives with National Nurses United, one of the lead organizers of the protest, hold a banner reading “Nurses for democracy.” Photo by Mariana Garcia.
People of all ages united under the anti-Trump cause, holding American flags, homemade signs and chanting slogans like, “This is what democracy looks like!”
Protesters marched down Market Street from Embarcadero to Civic Center Plaza. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
Brandon Martin, left, Kendrick Lewallen, center, and Abra Jeffers, right hold signs on Market Street. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
San Francisco State University students Josie Gonzalez, left, and Alex Hadzess, right, pose with their signs on Civic Center Plaza. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
Josie Gonzalez and Alex Hadzess, San Francisco State University students, emphasized the importance of young people attending protests like No Kings. “It’s our future. It’s our country, and nothing is going to change unless we get out there and make it happen,” said Hadzess.
Gonzalez attended specifically in support of their grandparents, who hail from Mexico, and “everything they’ve done to be here and stay here.”
Chris Nyberg was one of many costumed protesters, wearing a Tigger onesie and holding a sign reading “Tiggers don’t like tyrants.” Photo by Mariana Garcia.
A protester standing in the shade offers free sunscreen to those marching down Market Street. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
September Jarrett was one of many protesters dressed in costume, sporting a black and red circus ringleader outfit and holding a sign reading “Not my king, not my circus.” She felt “emboldened” by the courage of those who attended and remains hopeful that showing up with “solidarity and conviction will overthrow this autocrat.”
September Jarrett, left, Eric Cuneo, right, wore circus-themed costumes. They held signs reading “Not my king, not my circus” and “Not my king, not my clown.” Photo by Mariana Garcia.
The San Francisco protest was one of 2,700 No Kings demonstrations held across the country on Oct. 18.
A young girl holds a sign reading “No kings allowed.” Photo by Mariana Garcia.
Daniel Johnson, left, and Toby Suckow, right, wear Uncle Sam and Statue of Liberty costumes, respectively. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
A family protests from atop their van, holding a sign and American flags. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
Protesters cool down in the shade as they listen to speeches from organizers following the march. Photo by Mariana Garcia.
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Mariana Garcia is a reporting intern covering immigration and graduate of UC Berkeley. Previously, she interned at The Sacramento Bee as a visual journalist, and before that, as a video producer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. When she’s not writing or holding a camera, she enjoys long runs around San Francisco.