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DeminPennswoods

(16,303 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:20 AM Jun 2020

Is your small town seeing protests?

Last edited Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:26 PM - Edit history (1)

My hometown, about 8 or 9000 people, has had 3 so far with several hundred people participating. All have been peaceful, diverse and supported by city police and government officials. I think there was another event yesterday too. We are usually a few steps behind the times so it's interesting to see this happen.

If you are outside a major PA metro area, what are things like in your community?

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Is your small town seeing protests? (Original Post) DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 OP
No TEB Jun 2020 #1
Yes... Mike Nelson Jun 2020 #2
Anything happening in Dubois (Clearfield County)? no_hypocrisy Jun 2020 #3
They had one in Bradford Kaiserguy Jun 2020 #4
Wow, that is significant to me DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 #13
Yes kaycee22 Jun 2020 #15
Excellent. My father grew up in Dubois. The KKK marched there during the Twenties. no_hypocrisy Jun 2020 #16
Yes PJMcK Jun 2020 #5
Yes Freddie Jun 2020 #6
Yes Rehoboth Beach Delaware we can do it Jun 2020 #7
Many towns in Delaware, small and large. Walleye Jun 2020 #8
Our town of about 4300 in SW PA had a peaceful protest on Saturday.. Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #9
we are a small university town so yes...about peaceful 100 marchers each day. samnsara Jun 2020 #10
Not in the small town I currently live in SE PA PRETZEL Jun 2020 #11
None Kilgore Jun 2020 #12
No meow2u3 Jun 2020 #14

Mike Nelson

(10,281 posts)
2. Yes...
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:38 AM
Jun 2020

... yesterday, I went to get some groceries. I was surprised! They were mostly White... home made signs. Several said, "Black Live Matter." MLK was on one sign. Police cars were there to help with traffic. I honked as that was what they asked, to show support... a lot of honking from cars. I was, to restate, very surprised.

PJMcK

(22,883 posts)
5. Yes
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:23 AM
Jun 2020

Our house is in Damascus, PA which is in NE Pennsylvania on the Delaware River. Yesterday, there was a protest rally across the river in Callicoon, NY. A cop told me they were expecting 50-60 people but were surprised that there were nearly 300 at the rally.

This is a very rural area and although Callicoon is a weekend destination for some people, it was a real surprise to see so many folks turn out.

Freddie

(9,691 posts)
6. Yes
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:34 AM
Jun 2020

Quakertown which is in Upper Bucks County and mostly still more small town than suburban. The first protest was last Tuesday. The local RWNJs spread rumors about “Antifa” etc and published on FB that it was cancelled. It wasn’t, was very peaceful. The second was about 300 people in a park downtown, peaceful, everybody wearing masks and keeping their distance. Attended by a number of local clergy.

Freedomofspeech

(4,378 posts)
9. Our town of about 4300 in SW PA had a peaceful protest on Saturday..
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 06:37 AM
Jun 2020

There were about 300 people there. Also there were Veterans with AR 15s and one with a bat. They said they were "protecting" their monument. Scared the hell out of the young children who were attending the march. The same children who have to have safety drills at school because of mass shootings. I knew these hillbillies would do this...they were threatening marchers on the town's Facebook page. One of my friends had to call the police and DA over threats.

samnsara

(18,282 posts)
10. we are a small university town so yes...about peaceful 100 marchers each day.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 07:49 AM
Jun 2020

..I think our population is around 20,000. We are in Central Washington State...

PRETZEL

(3,245 posts)
11. Not in the small town I currently live in SE PA
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 07:54 AM
Jun 2020

but my hometown in SW PA did and from the photos I've seen on Facebook, there was a pretty good turnout.

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