NO KINGS RALLY
at Gypsy Hill Park
was a HUGE success!!

An update from Marc A.
Volunteer Organizer

Thank you and congratulations to everyone who was able to attend the parade and/or the rally in Gypsy Hill Park on March 28th. No Kings 3 everywhere was historic in its proportions - over 8 million people! Here in Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro, the estimates ranged from 1,200 to over 2,000.

By comparison, the estimated attendance for No Kings 2 Staunton held at the Augusta County courthouse square in October 2025, was 800 - 1,000 people.

And the music! And the speakers, from children, through teenagers and college students, to elders! And the signs and costumes - all pointed to our spirit of hope and of determination.

As I wrote to you before the event, and said to you there, I do believe that we, the people, will prevail, but it isn't a given. We must stay on course and continue to grow and evolve!

In closing, let's remember together to hold on to hope, for our hope is founded in the reality of the unconditional love that motivated the late U.S. Representative John Lewis through his long career of being a champion for justice - from his Freedom Rider days forward. He believed, as do I, that there is no greater force in the universe than this love.