A crowd of a number of thousand anti-Trump protesters gathered at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn on Thursday night, after which stuffed Flatbush Avenu
A crowd of a number of thousand anti-Trump protesters gathered at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn on Thursday night, after which stuffed Flatbush Avenue for a peaceable march to the Prospect Park West residence of Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York.
Because the group made its approach to Mr. Schumer’s constructing, demonstrators chanted “No Trump, no Ok.Ok.Ok., no fascist U.S.A.,” accompanied by the rhythms of drummers and percussionists.
A number of folks within the crowd mentioned that they’d been moved to enterprise into the chilly night time after watching Mr. Trump’s supporters storm the US Capitol constructing on Wednesday in Washington.
“What we noticed was extremely irritating and tragic, and lots of people are in search of path,” mentioned Nina Svirsky, a trainer from Brooklyn.
Dozens of masked, uniformed cops monitored the rally; no arrests have been reported. After a lot of the crowd had melted away, the discuss amongst a few of these left turned particularly to the stark racial disparities in crowd management and enforcement that have been on show Wednesday.
“If it was us, we actually would have gotten beat up, so we’re upset at that,” mentioned Alfred Martinez, 39, a Black man who mentioned he had come from the Bronx.
In Manhattan, a a lot smaller group gathered in Occasions Sq., the place members of Refuse Fascism, an activist group, unfurled a banner with the hashtag “#OutNow!” and referred to as for the removing from workplace of President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
“We’re out right here right now as a result of what we noticed yesterday was an tried coup,” one of many protest’s organizers, Jennifer Sabel, mentioned by means of a loudspeaker.
Noting the gang’s modest measurement, Ms. Sabel urged those that have been there to return on Saturday and to carry others with them for what she mentioned she hoped could be a nationwide day of protest. The demonstration ended after about an hour.
Emma Kaplan, one other Refuse Fascism organizer, mentioned that she and her compatriots didn’t really feel as if they might simply bide their time till President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. succeeds Mr. Trump later this month.
“The subsequent 13 days, what we do now, goes to find out the long run,” Ms. Kaplan mentioned. “We now have to be out and never hope that that is going to resolve itself as a result of yesterday really confirmed the place that leads.”