Dozens of protesters gathered at Cole Park for the fourth \u2018No Kings\u2019 rally in Corpus Christi. 3NEWS spoke with folks who share what brought them out. <\/p>\n
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Dozens of Corpus Christi residents gathered along Ocean Drive on Saturday as part of a nationwide \u201cNo Kings\u201d rally, joining demonstrations held across the country.<\/p>\n
The event, organized locally by Indivisible Coastal Bend, took place at Cole Park, where protesters lined the roadway with signs, chants and honking horns to share their message. Organizers said the movement spans thousands of events globally, with this being their fourth rally held in Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Statue of Liberty costume, you know, ‘liberty, not tyranny,’ which I think is what we\u2019re facing right now,\u201d protester Jeanne Leonard said, who was dressed as lady liberty.<\/p>\n
Leonard was among several participants using creative displays to express their concerns, which ranged from immigration policies to international conflicts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not happy about all of the atrocities that have gone on with the immigration, deporting citizens. I\u2019m not happy with the war of choice in Iran that\u2019s costing us billions of dollars,\u201d Leonard said.<\/p>\n
Other protesters echoed similar frustrations, pointing to recent violence and global tensions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe war in Iran and what happened, the last couple of months with the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good for no reason at all,\u201d protester Oliver Penta said.<\/p>\n
Those issues were reoccurring themes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis war that he started and doesn\u2019t know how to finish. And also all the rights for women and marginalized communities,\u201d protester Susie Moore Bennett said.<\/p>\n
For some, the rising cost of living was another driving factor behind attending the rally.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m retired. I don\u2019t have to worry about rent or making a mortgage payment anymore. That\u2019s behind me. But for the people who still have to do that, have to pay that, have to go to the store and see increased prices,\u201d protester Dennis Ballweg said.<\/p>\n
Stacie Garrecht, leader of Indivisible Coastal Bend, said the rally\u2019s message is rooted in opposition to what organizers describe as threats to democratic values.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmerica has been king free since 1776 and we want to keep it that way,\u201d Garrecht said. \u201cTrump has made $1.4 billion personally in his presidency. So while everybody is feeling at the pump and at the grocery store, he\u2019s profiting off of his presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n
The demonstration remained peaceful. While there was no heavy police presence, Corpus Christi police were seen periodically driving by and stationed nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dozens of protesters gathered at Cole Park for the fourth \u2018No Kings\u2019 rally in Corpus Christi. 3NEWS spoke…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-225362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}