ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL KRIS MAYES ADDRESSES RALLY FOLLOWING THE MARCH
Sedona – A peaceful crowd of over 900 locals overwhelmed Uptown Sedona Saturday, April 5th carrying signs and chanting as part of the largest day of nationwide protests since Donald Trump assumed his second term.
Participants called on Trump and Elon Musk to keep their “hands off” programs, agencies, and services on which Verde Valley and Arizona residents rely. The Sedona march and rally was one of over 27 that took place throughout Arizona. Participants came from throughout the Verde Valley.
Following the march, AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes addressed the crowd saying, “We are fighting back with what I call the three C’s: courage, crowds, and the courts.” She told the protesters that she, along with a coalition of Democratic State Attorneys General have filed 11 lawsuits against the Trump administration, “and there will be more.”
Ellen Ferreira, one of the organizers and President of Democrats of the Red Rocks said, “Our message is clear. We want Trump and non-elected Elon Musk to keep their hands off our healthcare, our Social Security, and our private records and our civil rights!”
President Trump has issued over 100 executive orders in his current term. Many of those violate federal laws and the Constitution, with the courts enacting stays or overturning them.
Local groups supporting the march included: After the March Indivisible, Indivisible Sedona, Sedona Women’s March, Democrats of the Red Rocks, Verde Valley Democrats, Camp Verde Indivisible, Rural Organizing Initiative, Indivisible Rimrock, Indivisible Cottonwood, Cornville and Clarkdale.
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Fantastic! And not a single marcher felt the need to strap on a firearm and menace people! I love it!
Arizona Republic estimated the crowd at over 500 vs estimate of over 900 in this article. At the Prescott rally, estimates were wide from over 1000 to over 1500. One account of attendees in Flagstaff was over 2500. With AI, I’m sure history will look back on the million person march. All good as the marchers were peaceful.