Special to IFN
A group of concerned citizens is planning to gather for the “John Lewis Good Trouble” protest on Thursday, July 17, at the intersection of East Front Street and South Center Street in downtown Statesville.
The event, which is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., aims to spotlight growing public frustration with the degradation of constitutional rights, unchecked power, growing authoritarianism, and the erosion of basic freedoms and government services.
Organizers said the event will honor civil rights leader John Lewis’s legacy of using peaceful resistance to mobilize citizens around pressing civil rights issues and current social injustices.
The protest is open to the public. Organizers encourage participation from all who feel impacted by the targeting of marginalized citizens, rising cost of living, reduction of taxpayer services, and economic inequality.
Attendees are encouraged to bring signs expressing their concerns and solidarity. The protest is expected to be peaceful.
Held on the fifth annual John Lewis National Day of Action, the Statesville protest is one of more than 1,500 events planned for across the United States. “In memory of John Lewis, we will take to the streets, courthouses and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights and dignity for all,” national organizers said.
Look, if you want to have a “Trump bad!” rally, just have one. You don’t need to pretend it’s anything more or less than that.
These protests will go away the minute he leaves office and the inequality will remain. Democrat, Republican, whoever is in office, they’re still going to step on you. They’ll just make you think they’re on your side while they do it.
I wish them luck. Protesting ol’ Don The Con is a waste of time. He has stated he’s a dictator from “day one” in office. Nothing is going to change that.
More “peaceful protests” summer of love BS. Obviously these “protesters” prefer a vegetable for president that can’t say ANYTHING without a teleprompter and then half of what he says is whispering and gibberish. He was and still is mocked around the world! Biden trampled all over our constitutional rights with his unconstitutional draconian lockdowns and his firing employees who were afraid to take an EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE which we know now causes heart problems and alters the DNA. Biden sent the fbi to spy on church goers and take pictures of their license plates, Biden sent the fbi to arrest parents at school meetings and sent social services to remove children from the homes of those who did not offer their children up for child mutilation. He arrested American citizens for praying EXCEPT Islam and refused to arrest those anarchists who defaced and even burned American churches…yet not one Muslim and not one Satanic church was attacked. Biden sent terrorists around the world hundreds of Billions of taxpayer dollars without Congressional approval and without we the people’s consent.
Yes, America has lived under an authoritarian dictator, an imperialist king, an anti=America unconstitutional corrupt political antichrist and his name is JOESEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN!
ICE, DHS, and HOMELAND SECURITY SHOULD SHOW UP AT ALL THESE PROTESTS TO PROTECT WE THE PEOPLE FROM VIOLENT RIOTERS, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, AND TERRORISTS BOTH DOMESTIC AND ABROAD!
My goodness!! You sure are an ignorant one! The current president is a 34 count felon who wants to date his daughter. But you keep believing the cult pablum.
The only way real political and social change occurs is when people take to the streets and demand it. From Women’s right to vote to Civil Rights even ending an unjust war, this is how it’s done.
God Bless America, the Constitution, and Trump returning common sense to government!
Ummmm that constitution you’re blessing, is being trampled in real time.
Reading these comments shows just how for backwards things are. It amazes me how people prefer to believe lies and deception over truth. This current administration is nothing but a lot of puppets catering to a want to be dictator. There’s no morals at all.