Community gathers in the Village of Goshen for No Kings rally. (
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Organizers lead group with “Democracy Takes Courage” banner. (
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No Kings participants hold signs criticizing Trump administration, (
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Rally attendees write messages in chalk. (
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People heading to No Kings protest. (
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Speaker addresses crowd at No Kings rally. (
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The Village of Goshen hosted one of several No Kings events held throughout Orange County on March 28. No Kings is a national protest movement aimed at calling attention to such issues as executive branch overreach, immigration rights and the economy.
The event featured speakers Elias Cunningham, a democratic political strategist and senior at Washingtonville High School, who is a candidate for the Washingtonville Board of Education, Cindy-Lee Dorcely, president of the NAACP Middletown Branch, Barry Zukose a retired Department of Homeland Security employee, Mark Arnowitz, a professor of English at Caldwell University and Viet Nam war veteran, and Maria Christina Martinez, an immigrant rights activist.