No Kings, Pride protests scheduled in Columbus this weekend. See where they will happen.
These protests are set against a national backdrop of growing unrest due to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Protests that started in Los Angeles on June 6 have spread to cities across the U.S., like Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Columbus. Two hundred to 300 people marched across downtown Columbus on June 10 to protest ICE and show solidarity with Columbus' immigrant communities, The Dispatch previously reported.
The protests scheduled for Columbus this week were planned before the Los Angeles protests erupted. Here are the protests you can expect to see in Central Ohio soon.
The Stonewall Columbus Pride March will take place at Broad Street and High Street on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10:30 a.m., and the Pride Festival and Resource Fair will take place on June 13 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and June 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Goodale Park.
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 Dispatch previously reported. 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.
The $30-million plus taxpayer-funded parade of soldiers, armored vehicles and tanks will roll down the streets of Washington D.C. on that day, USA TODAY previously reported.
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.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Upcoming Columbus protests: Pride, No Kings events this weekend
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