No Kings III drew about 3,500 people from the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys to Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs on Saturday, March 28, local organizer Mountain Action Indivisible stated in a press release. The march and rally were part of a national, non-violent day of action against government corruption and the drift toward authoritarianism in the U.S. Nationally, No Kings III drew millions with international solidarity protests from London and Rome to Paris and beyond.
The Glenwood Springs crowd lined Grand Avenue to 10th Street, chanting slogans and carrying signs against facism, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, the wars in the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump and more.
Local entertainer Mugsy Fay took to the stage in the park and led the crowd in chants and songs along with the Joyful Resistance Choir and the Raging Grannies. Chesca Smotherman of Mountain Action Indivisible, journalist Zoё Rom and Alex Sanchez of Voces Unidas de las Montañas spoke passionately about issues, including public lands, ICE in local communities and the agency’s possible collaboration with the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. Sanchez encouraged everyone to maintain the momentum. A similar protest in Aspen drew about 100 people.