Around 200 people gathered at Watsonville Plaza Thursday as part of a nationwide movement to protest the Trump administration’s attack on civil and human rights. Organized by Indivisible Santa Cruz County, local union groups, Black Voters Matter, and others, the “Good Trouble Lives On” event brought a wide flurry of homemade signs, chants, and speeches on the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing “to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble,” organizers said. Scores of such demonstrations took place around the county, including Santa Cruz, Soquel, and Aptos. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

People gather in Soquel Village to voice concerns about where President Trump is taking the country. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)
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Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

5 COMMENTS

  1. Turmo!

    Better you should tell these undocumentos and their XD running dogs to get their affairs in order, the Trumpster is on the way.

    Hi yo Silver and get ’em up Scout

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  2. Maybe because people of color are afraid they would be picked up by ICE if showed up at a protest and maybe because the protest was held when a lot of people were at work but retired people were free to participate. Also, if UCSC wasn’t on summer break, maybe there would have been more young people there. Why, what do you think?

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  3. As an old white guy, I’m afraid that many of my peers are just brain muddled….

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  4. Sandra, I think you arw racist ASF… saying all brown people are illegal. Shame on you.

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