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Protest Action Updates
Street protests started here with one man, Mark A, carrying a sign on Camino de la Placita, and have been the most visible form of resistance in Taos. Eleven large street protests were held between Feb. 17 and July 4th. Participation ranged from about 100 at the beginning to 1000 on April 5 and at least 1,500 on June 14! That is 23% of the town’s population and 4.5% of the county’s! Even on the July 4th holiday, at least 500 turned out!
The next large protest, Good Trouble Lives On, is scheduled for 12-1 am on Thursday July 17 on Paseo del Pueblo Norte & Civic Plaza Drive. Hope to see you there!
Powering this phenomenal growth has been an entire team spreading the word by mouth and email, public service announcements (PSAs) on local radio stations, social media posts, creating flyers and posting them on 40 bulletin boards, in coffee shops and businesses and even on cars in public parking lots. The continuing coverage by Taos News and local radio stations has also been a boost.
Daily Popup Protests: Started on April 7th by Josie L and Joey B with great signs and playful, welcoming vibes on Camino del la Placita and now continuing at Paseo and Kit Carson, the pop-up has been growing and going for almost 100 consecutive days!! Responses have been lots of thank you’s, people speaking of their concerns and comments on our bravery. And of course, some F-words and “Trump is my savior” and other bizarre statements all met with smiles and peace signs. Join in as often as you can between 9-10 am. It’s a blast.
Anti-fascism protest at the Taos Farmer’s Market by a small group of our protesters holding signs, each detailing a characteristic of fascism now being enacted by the Trump regime has been generating interest and conversations with Market goers. More and larger events are planned for the future.
State officials also came to Taos. Sen. Martin Heinrich held a rally at the Rio Grande gorge rim on SR110 in support of public lands. NM AG Raul Torres spoke at the Ag Center to report on legal actions being taken by his office with a consortium of Democratic AGs. His office is also collecting info about impacts of Trump policies on NM at his NMDOJ website. Encourage anyone who has been impacted to report information to the website. It will help inform state policies and legal action.
