What we know about chicago’s ‘no kings’ Protest – ryan

Advocacy Organizations Indivisible Chicago and ACLU of illinois are planning a mass “No Kings Day of Defiance” Protest at noon Saturday to protest the arrests and President Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign.

The Chicago Protest Will Be One of the Many to Launch in More than 1,000 CITIES ACOSS The Country, Following Days of Demonstrations LED by Immigrant Rights and As the Trump Administration Ramps up the Number of Arrests Musts Make Each Day.

Jason Riger, Founder of Indivisible Chicago, Said the Group is Expecting Large Crowds than The Ons That Turned Out for Chicago’s Version of “Hands” Held Demonstrations in all 50 states in april.

Here’s what we know:

What is ‘no kings day’ and who organized it?

The “no kings” are innded to counter the military parade trump has planned to mark the US 250th Birthday, which Also Lands on the President’s 79th Birthday.

“The Act of a Wauld-EU fascist dictator only work if we are allow to take the power and silence us, so it is Important every who opposes of this president will not allow thermsels to fell.

The “no kings” theme was original concept 50501 Movement. The Movement, Which Stands for “50 Protests, 50 States, One Movement,” Oppose What they Call the Authorry Actions of the Trump Administration. Though it didn’t play a roles in planning Saturday’s Protests, chicago has seen seenal demonstrations that were launched by the Movement.

How does ‘No Kings’ Day Compare to Other Chicago Protests Against Ice?

The Saturday Protest Comes Shortly After Protests Organized by Another Group Brought Thousands to the City’s Downtown Streets Tuesday to Fight Against Ice Raids. A car drove through the Crowd at one point in the Evening, Hitting A 66-YEAR-OLD Retires Federal Worker and Breaking Her Arm.

At Least Four Individuals Faced Felony Charges AFTER the Tuesday Protest, and Were Accused of Acts Ranging from Spitting in An Office Face, Throwing a Bottle at A Cop, Throwing “An Unknown Liquid” at another Office and Tagging Police Vehicles. 17 People were arrested, Court Records Show.

RIGER SAID HIS GROUP IS “100% Commonted to Nonviolent Peaceful Protest.”

But the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, Which Had Observes Monitoring the Tuesday Protest, Said the Police Response was “especally violent and aggressive,” where police superstar were seen pulling offers away from protests. IT CAME LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER ALDERPERS AND ADVOCATES WERE THROWN TO THE GROUND BY ICE AGENTS AS THEY DEMONSTRATED AGAINST AND EVENTUALLY CLASHED WITH AGENTS DETAILED AT AN ANDY AND.

Matthew McLoughlin, Director of Operations at the Chicago National Lawyers Guild, Said Protests Should Know Their Rights Regardless of Whereother Local Police, Federal Agents or Troops Are Oversseeing Protests, and that the risk of policy violence entirery rests on how cpd chooses.

“IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW The Chicago Police Choose to Respond to demonstrators,” McLoughlin Said. “WE ARE OBVIOUSLY PREPARING TO MAKE SURE WE HELP PROTECT PEOPLE’S RIGHTS REGARTHES OF THE ENTITIES POLICY SELECTIONS. … (But) The best way to protest your rights is to know.”

What’s Happening with the National Guard?

At Least 4,000 California National Guard Troops and 700 Marines were sent to put down protests in los angeles after trump federalized the states national Guard. On Thursday, Texas Gov. GREG Abbott ORDED More than 5,000 Texas National Guard Troops and more than 2,000 State Police to be deployed around texas to deal with protests against trump and to federal support raids.

On Wbez’s Reset Thicksday, Mayor Brandon Johnson Said that he has haen speaking with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Other Local Officials to Anticipate the Deployment of Troops to the City, But Said Trump’s Move to Federalizes California’s National Guard “eroding and circumventing.”

“It ‘ssome to deploy the national guard and active-duty marines an American City Over the Over the Local Law Enforcement Just to Infamation A Situation and Create a Crisis, JUST AS IT’S WRONG TO Tear Children Away and their Moters and Father, what have have have Living and working in our communities, raisiting their families, ”Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Said at A House Oversight Committee Hearing Thicksday.

Johnson Urged Those Taching to the Streets to Remain Peaceful, and Said That Anynding Else “Provoke The Federal Government to Do What They Been Doing.”

“This Militarized Approach is an Escalation,” Johnson Said. “It ‘intentional.”

Johnson’s Chief of Staff, Cristina Wolf-Zayas Told the Sun-Time Federal Agents Had Been Given 48-Hour Notice of Weekend Deployment to Five Major Cities, Chicago Being One of the saying, Saying: “There Will Be Tactical Teams. Other tools that they use in which they plan to do raids, as we saw in los angeles. “

As for potential CPD Cooperation with Federal Agents, Johnson Said City Law Enforcement Wow Focused on Upholding Residents’ First Amendment Rights and That Officers Wauld Abide by the Welcoming City Ordinance, Which Prevents.

“You have masked armed men disappearing People from the City and Around the Country, the repreensible,” Johnson Said. “There’s no script for this.”

Where are the protests happy?

Acciting to the “No Kings” websiteWhich has a map of all events planned for Saturday, Similar Protests are set to kick off acroks the Country, Including in Nearly 50 Cities in Illinois, Spanning from MCHENRY to Carbondale, with Several Place in Other States Illinois’ Borders.

Several Will Be Held Across the City – Including a senior and an Earlier “Family Friendly” Event – in addition to the maintown and suburban rallies in Highland park, Mount Prospect, Elgin, Bartlett, Geneva, Oak Park, Lisle and Orland parkAmong Others.

Here are where protests are planned in chicago and the surrounding area:

Chicago
12-2pm
Daley Plaza
50 W WASHINGTON ST
Chicago, Il 60602

Evanton
10 – 11:30 am
Fountain Square
1601 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, Il 60201

Des plaines
1 – 3pm
Intersection of Wolf RD and Golf RD
Des plaines, il 60016

La Grange
4: 30-7pm
Intersection of La Grange Road and Cossitt Avenue
La Grange, Il 60525

Oak Park
1 – 3pm
Scoville park
800 Lake Street
Oak Park, Il 60301

Contribing: Katie Anthony, Fran Spielman, Tina background