No Kings protests in Colorado meant to help protect the November election
Oct 17, 2026 | 2:07 pm ET
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A view of the No Kings protest at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Saturday. (Photo by Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline)
No Kings protests are planned throughout Colorado on Saturday, part of a nationwide event that organizers hope will encourage participants to vote and help protect the November election.
It’s the latest in a series of No Kings events since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. Protesters say the Trump administration has pursued authoritarian policies, such as its mass deportation program, disregard for the rule of law, and attempts to meddle in elections.
Christy Aguilar, an organizer of the flagship event at the state Capitol, said she wanted the event to engage and represent Colorado’s Latino community in a way that previous events hadn’t.
“I’ve noticed the lack of Latino power in No Kings planning, I’ve noticed (the) Latino population not coming out to No Kings,” Aguilar told Newsline. “So this was my way of trying to get my community to come out and get them more involved in the polls, get them more informed of what’s going on. Because everything that’s on the ballot is affecting us personally.”
Nita Gonzales, daughter of Denver Chicano activist Corky Gonzales and a longtime activist herself, addressed a crowd of hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the Capitol steps and across Civic Center Park.
“Does this look like hopelessness? This looks like courage,” Gonzales said. “This looks like democracy. This looks like people reclaiming their voice and their power.”
In an interview, Gonzalez said the consequences of Trump’s actions over the last decade have been been “horrific” for the Latino community and beyond.
“I’m a grandmother,” she said. “I don’t want my grandchild being raised in this kind of environment, where those that have more get more, and those that have less are at the bottom of of the rung and not able to have a life that they deserve to have. So then I get angry.”
Protests in Colorado were planned in numerous locations throughout the Denver area, and in cities such as Fort Collins, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Durango.
“The No Kings movement stands ready to mobilize in response to attacks on our elections,” the No Kings website says. “By signing the No Kings pledge, you commit to be part of the solution, ready to join mass nonviolent action in rapid response to election disruption and subversion if needed.”
The protest in Denver was scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. at the Colorado Capitol.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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