In a familiar sight, thousands filled the sidewalks and intersections of Renton for the second No Kings protest of the year, from the L.A. Fitness to the parking garage for The Landing shopping center. What makes this latest protest different from the previous ones is the addition of a Fairwood protest earlier in the day.
At 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the intersection of Southeast Petrovitsky Road and 140th Avenue Southeast, hundreds filled the intersection sidewalks, some wearing costumes and most everyone holding a sign in protest of the Trump administration.
According to Fairwood No Kings organizer Lori Conrath, she chose the large intersection because it would have a “constant flow of people from different areas,” and the protest would then have more exposure.
“Fairwood has been