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‘Good trouble’ demonstrators in Denver part of nationwide protest against Trump policies [1]
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Date: 2025-07-17
Demonstrators gathered Thursday evening in more than 30 protests planned across Colorado as part of a “Good Trouble Lives On” nationwide day of action. The anti-Trump demonstrations marked the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader and former Rep. John Lewis of Georgia.
The Colorado protests — planned from Alamosa to Denver to Fort Collins — were led by organizations including Colorado 50501 and Solidarity Warriors, and local progressive groups. Organizers called for the demonstrations to “carry forward (Lewis’) fight for justice, voting rights and dignity for all” and “respond to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.”
The Denver “Good Trouble” protest kicked off at about 5 p.m. amid intermittent rain in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park, near the state Capitol. More than 1,000 people turned out, carrying signs, umbrellas and flyers.
Denver resident Chris Condat, 74, set up a booth with other members of Third Act Colorado, an organization for democracy and climate advocates over the age of 60. The group set up a poster and markers asking other protestors, “How are you going to make good trouble?”
“For many of us, the main thing driving us is what kind of planet and what kind of democracy we want to leave our children and our grandchildren,” Condat said. “We are trying to do something about the state of the Earth, and to make a better life for them.”
Trump and the Project 2025 people are doing everything they can to destroy what makes this country great ... I love this country. I don’t want to see democracy destroyed. – Kathy Icenogle, Boulder resident
Lewis served in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 30 years, and he was outspoken against President Donald Trump. He was a major leader in the civil rights movement and popularized the phrase “good trouble.” He chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s and helped lead the 1963 March on Washington.
By about 5:40 p.m., protesters marched south on Lincoln Street, chanting “No justice. No peace. No ICE in our streets,” a reference to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration is a key issue for many protestors, including 23-year-old Brandon Quintanilla. Quintanilla is a co-founder of the Aurora Unidos CSO, a group that advocates for immigrant rights and organizes against ICE’s presence in Colorado.
“This is about bringing out the community and getting more people involved,” Quintanilla said. “We can’t just come out one day, we have to do it consistently.”
The “Good Trouble” protests come a month after tens of thousands of Coloradans participated in nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, which coincided with Trump’s birthday and a military parade in Washington, D.C.
Boulder resident Kathy Icenogle brought a Lewis-inspired sign to the Denver protest. She said she felt compelled to participate to “stand against the obliteration of the Constitution.”
“Trump and the Project 2025 people are doing everything they can to destroy what makes this country great,” Icenogle said. “I love this country. I don’t want to see democracy destroyed.”
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