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During the No Kings protest, the Kent community gathered on Water Street, protesting Donald Trump’s presidency on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
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Protesters gather outside of The Loft on Water Street on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Kent protesters were among the nearly 7 million people who took part in the No Kings protest.
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Protesters head down South Depeyster Street holding signs expressing their opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a need for democracy on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
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Outside of Franklin Square Deli, on Water Street, protesters gathered for Kent’s No Kings protest, making it one of the 2,700 protests on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
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One of the signs made by a No Kings protest attendee reads, “Imagine being afraid of diversity, but not fascism.”
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Among the protesters gathered on Water Street, their signs called for the funding of science and call for no king-like leaders on Saturday, Oct.18, 2025.
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During the No Kings protest, a car with a man dressed as a prisoner with flags and signs in a favor deporting criminals and Donald Trump’s impeachment drove down Water Street on Saturday. Oct. 18, 2025.
Indivisible, a grassroots organization with the mission to defeat the Trump agenda and who organized the No Kings protest, announced that nearly 7 million people attended the Saturday, Oct.18 No Kings protest, making it “the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history.”
According to the No Kings protest website, 2,7000 peaceful protests occurred in all 50 states, which made this past No Kings protest day “14 times larger than both of Trump’s presidential inaugurations combined.”
Kent was no exception to these high numbers with students and community members alike flooding Water Street with signs demanding “No Kings, Only Queens,” “Veto the Cheeto” and “Imagine being afraid of diversity, but not fascism” from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Following the nationwide protests, Indivisible is hosting Mass Call: What’s Next After No Kings?, a virtual discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 8 a.m., to discuss their next actions. However, there are already plans in Washington D.C. for more protests against the Trump agenda like The Fall of the Trump Fascist Regime on Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. organized by Refuse Fascism!
Adriana Gasiewski is editor-in-chief. Contact her at [email protected].
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