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State News June 14, 2025 - 10:03 pm

‘Our nation is in distress’: Thousands protest Trump in ‘No Kings’ rally at Kansas Statehouse

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Thousands of Kansans rallied Saturday at the Statehouse in Topeka as part of a nationwide backlash to President Donald Trump, hoisting signs, joining in pro-democracy chants and speaking out against immigration raids.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 14, 2025 - 5:02 pm

No Kings protesters in Lawrence decry authoritarianism, call for democracy

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Hundreds of No Kings protesters gathered in Watson Park Saturday to join a nationwide wave of demonstrations to “reject authoritarianism — and show the world what democracy really looks like,” according to organizers.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 11, 2025 - 7:20 pm

Bus, rideshares to transport Lawrence residents to No Kings protest in Topeka; protest set for Watson Park

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence residents can travel on their own or take a bus ride to the Kansas capitol as part of nationwide “No Kings” protests on Saturday.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life June 1, 2025 - 3:55 pm

Weekly pro-democracy protests in Lawrence still going strong

by Nathan Kramer

Months into weekly Sunday protests in downtown Lawrence, local activists are standing strong against the ways they say the Trump administration is undercutting democracy in America. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news May 1, 2025 - 2:37 pm

Lawrence crowd joins nationwide May Day protest movement

by Cuyler Dunn

Hundreds of people flocked to Massachusetts Street Thursday with signs and chants to protest recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration. 

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life April 27, 2025 - 7:41 pm

‘This isn’t our first rodeo’: Kansas, Lawrence Democrats rally, prep for vote against amendment in August 2026

by Emilia (Mimi) Rosado Schmitt

Local Democrats urged community members during a rally Sunday to help people register and get out the vote — and in particular, to vote against a constitutional amendment coming to ballots in August 2026. 

Mark Potts/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life April 5, 2025 - 12:49 pm

Lawrence community members rally, joining nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests

by Lawrence Times

Hundreds of Lawrence community members gathered at Ninth and Massachusetts Saturday as part of a nationwide movement directing Trump and Musk to take their “hands off” many facets of Americans’ lives.

Nathan Kramer/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life March 2, 2025 - 3:25 pm

Lawrence community members gather to protest fascism, ‘musky’ government

by Nathan Kramer

Around 250 Lawrence community members filled the four corners at Ninth and Massachusetts streets Sunday to express their concerns about the state of America’s democracy.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education February 28, 2025 - 2:47 pm

Haskell students, supporters protest firings, demand government keep its ‘Hands off Haskell’

by Tricia Masenthin

Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.

Pancho Metz / Contributed photo
Lawrence Life February 5, 2025 - 2:41 pm

‘Love wins’: Lawrence community members gather to stand up to tyranny

by Photos by Pancho Metz

Lawrence community members gathered Wednesday at the Union Pacific Depot to “stand together for freedom and against tyranny.”

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