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FLAGSTAFF — Even though it was on short notice, a crowd of 300 to 400 or so protesters gathered at the Flagstaff City Hall on Aug. 16, 2025 as part of the “Rapid Response: Fight the Trump Takeover” to protest the potential moves by the Trump Administration and its allies in Texas change the voting map to keep Republican in power in Congress.
The protest in Flagstaff included members of Indivisible Northern AZ and other organizations.
“Trump told Texas Republicans to gerrymander the state to add congressional seats to the map. It’s a power grab pure and simple,” Indivisible Northern AZofficials stated before the event.
“Texas is a test case and just the beginning. Trump and his enablers are deliberately working to steal the 2026 election (and beyond) by rigging the electoral maps in their favor well into the future.
This is disenfranchisement for the 21st century. Instead of poll taxes, literacy tests, and discriminatory eligibility requirements, they are going to manipulate districts to ensure that voters of color, women, young voters, LGBTQ+ people, and working class people’s voting power is diluted — because they know they do not have the support to win outright.”
A crowd of about 400 to 500 took part in a last-minute “Rapid Response: Fight the Trump Takeover” protest in front of of Flagstaff City Hall on Aug. 16, 2025. Photos courtesy AmigosNAZ.com ©2025.
