As LA protests erupt, multiple demonstrations planned in Columbus this week
There are over a dozen protests to oppose the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, rally for LGBTQ+ people, defy a Washington D.C. military parade and more scheduled over the next seven days.
These events come as protestors in Los Angeles and San Francisco continued rallying against the Trump administration's recent immigration raids on workplaces. Protestors in Los Angeles clashed with police on June 8, just a day after President Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard to the city despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections.
Over two dozen people were arrested, three police officers were injured, and several Waymo self-driving cars were set on fire during the L.A. June 8 protests, USA TODAY reported.
The vast majority of Central Ohio's upcoming protests were planned before the weekend's escalating protests in California unfolded. Here are the demonstrations occurring locally this week.
Several local left-leaning and immigration support groups, including Ohio 50501, the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, the Party for Socialism and Liberation Columbus, the La Raza Movement, and the Columbus Democratic Socialists of America, are planning an "ICE Out!" protest against the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.
The demonstration is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 10 at Columbus City Hall at 90 W Broad Street. It's part of a mass mobilization effort "from L.A. to Columbus" to "stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors," according to the protest's flyer.
The Stonewall Columbus Pride March will take place on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10:30 a.m., and the Pride Festival and Resource Fair will take place on June 13 and 14.
Today's Pride Month and pride marches stem from the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, when members of the LGBTQ+ community in New York rioted after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, on June 28 of that year. The first pride march was held on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the uprising, according to the Library of Congress.
Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981 after an anti-Moral Majority Rally at The Columbus Baptist Temple, according to the organization's website.
Nationwide "No Kings" protests are scheduled to defy the large military parade the Trump administration has planned in Washington D.C. to commemorate the Army's 250th birthday on June 14, which is also President Trump's birthday.
There are several "No Kings" protests set to take place in central Ohio on June 14. They are:
An Indivisible Central Ohio No Kings protest from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the Stonewall Columbus Pride March
A No Kings Hilliard protest at Warehouse 839 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A No Kings Clintonville protest at the intersection of North Broadway and Indianola Avenue from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
A No Kings: National Day of Action protest at Westerville City Hall from 3 to 4 p.m.
A No Kings Grove City protest from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
A No Kings Pickerington protest at the intersection of State Route 256 and Refugee Road from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
A No Kings Delaware protest at Delaware City Hall from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
A No Kings London protest at the Madison County Courthouse from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
There are also several recurring protests organized by Indivisible Central Ohio that are happening this week.
Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally at the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on June 10
Highway sign waving on the footbridge over State Route 315 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10, June 11 and June 13
Worthington Rush Hour Rally at the intersection of State Route 161 and High Street from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 10
Wednesdays at Bernie's Columbus Office Protest at U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno's office from noon to 1 p.m. on June 11
Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@dispatch.com and at @NathanRHart on X and at nathanhart.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
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