On Saturday, April 5th, Shreveport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake Charles joined the movement to ‘Demand: Hands Off!‘
with a direct response to what organizers call an ‘ongoing power grab’ by President Trump and billionaire Musk.
“We are for the people, and I’m here with the people. And I’m ready to stand against the commander in chief, DOGE, and anybody else who wants to take our rights away because it’s not right, and we as people of the United States of America have to come together collectively to defend ourselves. To fight for not only my rights, my kid’s rights, fellow veterans’ rights, and American rights,” says Veteran and AFGE 2525 President, Chantelle Jones.
Amongst the peaceful protesters, lining the Caddo Parish Courthouse, was Shreveport Attorney, Pat Gilley.
“I’m trying to keep our Constitution alive, our democracy alive, and I’m so terrified that it’s going to be gone before I’m dead. So I’m gonna be out here, and I don’t care what kind of weather. I’m gonna be out here. I’m gonna remind people if you want that democracy, you gotta fight for that democracy,” says the 2023 Caddo Sheriff candidate, Gilley.
The organizers of Hands Off 2025 say, “They want to strip America for parts—shuttering Social Security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections, and gutting Medicaid—all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam.”
Hands Off 2025 says they are fighting for their communities, including veterans, kids, seniors, farmers, immigrants, transgender people, and they are not stopping with today’s movement.
According to the organizers, committing nonviolent action is a core principle behind all Hands Off! events. They say, ‘This is just the beginning, with plans to continue pushing back against what they call ‘the destruction of our democracy.’
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