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The gathering, dubbed “La Gran Marcha,” is organized by #UtahMarch, the nascent group behind last month’s human rights protest at the Utah Capitol
The gathering originally had an immigration focus, but after organizers asked potential attendees to bring IDs, and suspicion around the nascent group began to form, it shifted to a general human rights rally #utpol 
The event, which gives way to a march to the City and County Bldg., gives a political tinge to this weekend’s Pride 🏳️🌈 festivities
Hundreds of people are at the Capitol building, some carrying signs emblazoned with messages like “Mind your own uterus” and “I will not go silently back to the 1970s” 
The structure, which had received the temporary wrap in honor of #PrideWeekAtTheU, is back to its usual red hue ahead of schedule after unidentified subjects defaced it with duct tape and tagged the messages “F*** transectionalism” and “Don’t listen to the CCP propaganda." 
In June 2020, a monumental depiction of George Floyd appeared overnight on the exterior of a city-owned building located at the corner of 800 South and 300 W. 
The gathering comes in response to HB11, the trans-excluding “Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities,” the veto override for which received a majority vote last week #utpol #utleg #TDOV
“This Valentines Day we will flood campus with queer joy” the protest’s flyer, which began circulating a few days ago on social media, read.
Organizers @conserveUV say the lake is “on a path to recovery.” they organized the rally in support of the “responsible restoration of this critical resource in Utah's ecology.” 
The event, happening in defiance of recent state guidelines on gatherings, is organized by a conglomerate of nine groups, including Pacific Islanders for 
Make that a lone wolf. "I was, like, 'you know what would be real fun? I've got those projectors. I've wanted to do projections for a while.’ Vice presidential debate—why not?” the display's author, Collin Williams tells me #VPDebate #utpol
