Crowds in Fort Worth and Arlington will join over 2,500 rallies across the country for a No Kings protest Oct. 18, protesting the perceived authoritarianism of the Trump Administration.
Fort Worth’s crowd will gather in Burk Burnett Park, and Arlington’s will meet outside the Arlington Sub Courthouse. Both events will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In June, police estimated about 2,000 people attended the protest in Fort Worth, and over 1,000 people attended Arlington’s. Both stayed peaceful. Organizers are coordinating with the police department to avoid potential violence, said Sabrina Ball, an organizer for the event.
Several progressive activist groups are organizing the Fort Worth protest, including Indivisible TX-12, which Ball, a house district coordinator for the Tarrant