700 in Homer join nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest

The sun shone bright in a clear blue sky over more than 700 Kenai Peninsula residents gathered Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Sterling Highway and Lake Street in Homer for the second “No Kings” protest to occur this year.

Homer’s protest, organized by Homer Women of Action, coincided with demonstrations that took place in more than 20 other communities across Alaska, according to MarchAgainst.org , including Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, Anchorage, Wasilla, Valdez, Talkeetna, Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, Port Alexander, Petersburg, North Pole, Fairbanks, Nome, McCarthy, Kotzebue, Kodiak, Healy, Haines, Gustavus, Girdwood, Dillingham and Bethel.

Homer Women of Action reported the final count of demonstrators was 772.

Millions more across the U.S. also took to the streets in ove