Holiday didn’t deter crowd from ‘Labor Day Protest-Workers Over Billionaires!’ at Flagstaff City Hall

Holiday didn’t deter crowd from ‘Labor Day Protest-Workers Over Billionaires!’ at Flagstaff City Hall

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FLAGSTAFF — Despite the long holiday weekend, a crowd estimated at more than 400 turned out for the “Labor Day Protest-Workers Over Billionaires!” in front of the Flagstaff City Hall. Organized locally by Indivisible Northern AZ, the event was part of a nationwide protest against “the billionaire agenda is dismantling our government: overseeing mass firings, gutting worker protections and social services, and transferring wealth to the 1% while funding a private army of ICE agents,” the organization stated in a media release. A sizable number of protesters carried signs calling for better wages for works, tax the 1 percent and support union workers during the afternoon rally.
HANDS OFF Flagstaff! — Largest protest in city’s history jam downtown Flagstaff City Hall

HANDS OFF Flagstaff! — Largest protest in city’s history jam downtown Flagstaff City Hall

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FLAGSTAFF — Protesters (estimated between 2,000 and 2,500) flooded the zone in downtown Flagstaff for the "HANDS OFF! Flagstaff AZ Fights Back!" rally, part of a national day of protest held on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The Arizona Daily Sun and KNAU put the estimated crowd at 2,500 people, who surrounding City Hall from the corner of Humphrey Street and Aspen Avenue south to Route 66 and west to Milton Road. The crowd size exceeded the 2,000-person Jan. 21, 2017 "March For Love" protest during the first Trump administration. A small overflow crowd could be seen across the street from City Hall, with others protesting from the traffic islands at the Santa Fe Avenue and Milton Road exits. Carrying a variety of signs reflecting the organizer's multi-issue event, protesters took aim at everything from Hands Off Medicaid to Medicare, Social Security, Our Jobs, Our Wallets, Our Books, Fair Elections, Personal Data, Public Lands, Veteran Services, Cancer Research, NATO, Consumer Protections, Clean Air, Schools, Libraries, Free Speech, LGBTQ+ Rights, Immigrants, Courts and other issues.
Flagstaff joins nationwide 2025 Presidents’ Day protest rallies

Flagstaff joins nationwide 2025 Presidents’ Day protest rallies

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FLAGSTAFF — More than 500 people took part in a National Day of Protest event at the Flagstaff City Hall on Feb. 17. The protests were part of a nationwide demonstration against the Trump administration and its ongoing efforts to close federal agencies and fire thousands of federal workers. The event in Flagstaff also included a rally to Support Federal Works and Public Lands. Local media covering the event included the Arizona Daily Sun, KAFF News, AZ Family and KNAU.