Another round of 50501 protests took to the streets of downtown Peoria
The Hands Off, 50501 movement, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, and 1 movement, aims to protest the 'anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies,' the movement's website said.
On Saturday, April 19, protestors marched down Hamilton Boulevard to the U.S. District Courthouse before ending the march a few blocks away at the Peoria County Courthouse.
An event organizer, Theresa Kuhlmann, said the protestors were there to speak out against Trump and his attempt to 'take away our liberties.'
'It was 250 years ago, yesterday, that Paul Revere sent out the warning that the British were coming, the British aren't coming right now, but we have a man who wants to be king and take away our liberties,' she said.
Among other things, she said they were there to protest and to get 'hands off' democracy, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, among many others.
Kuhlmann said she was 'loving' the number of people who showed up to the protest and march, stating that the number of people keeps growing.
'It just keeps growing and growing, there are cars coming down to park and the line was long, and it kept getting longer and longer and same thing with the people who are marching,' she said.
Marchers were shouting and were seen carrying signs saying things such as 'hands off our democracy,' 'liberty and justice for all,' and 'you can't spell hatred without red hat.'
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