March 28, 2026
Marchers were coming from two directions to meet in Old Courthouse Square, but we decided to come directly to the square. I wanted to hear friends in the Good Trouble Band (they were great). The Press Democrat estimated 12,000 people at the protest, our biggest by far. I took lots of pictures and here are a few.
Neighbors in our village
Long time community activists in Jackson Wyoming told me that the no Kings protest on June 14 was the biggest protest ever in that town.
Hundreds of people filled the sidewalks around the town Square on a warm sunny day.
My friend Leslie Levy and I were among the many tourists who participated in the rally. We were on our way from the San Francisco Bay Area to Yellowstone National Park and were glad to find a welcoming protest in Jackson.
As we gathered under the antler arches, a speaker related news of the assassinations of lawmakers in Minnesota and said it is clear that the Trump regime has made violence a method in its madness. He admonished protesters not to commit violence and to stay peaceful and safe.
Jackson is the Gateway to the Tetons national Park, and Yellowstone, just to the north. Its economy is dependent on tourism and the parks so people here are concerned about cuts to the National Park Service. NPS workers told me of layoffs and workers not being replaced. At the start of the summer season the system here is looking pretty ragged at the edges.
There were one or two police cars parked near the demonstration, but there was no police action except to remind demonstrators to stay on the sidewalks.
Two older women sat on horseback at one corner representing the Jackson police. They said they were volunteers and the horses belonged to them. The horses had no job except to allow many hands to pet them.
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