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Mar 2 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Road closure on 1300 East by the I-80 entrance due to a protest in progress #slc #utah #upol
The SLC gathering—which closed down the busy Sugar House intersection for nearly two hours—was part of a Global Day of Action that saw similar disruptive events in 100 cities across 45 countries
Jul 5, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
‘Rally for Reproductive Freedom’ underway at the state Capitol #utpol#utleg
“We stand in solidarity with all AFAB individuals, and recognize that our country has never truly ensured the rights that they deserve,” organizers Pro Choice People of Utah said
Jun 25, 2022 • 11 tweets • 7 min read
A few hundred are out today at SLC’s Washington Square Park in response to SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade #utpol
Utah is one of a handful of states with a “trigger” ban that takes effect after an official certifies that all or part of the landmark decision has been overturned #utleg
Boffo turnout for #UtahPride’s rally at the Capitol #pride#pridemonth#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
Jun 3, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Following the tragedy in Uvalde, Utah Sen. @derekkitchen announced plans to open a bill aiming to raise firearm-purchasing age to 21. Optics aside, the red state's political system will ensure it doesn't happen #utpol#utlegmedium.com/@EnriqueLimon/…
Yes, the time for comprehensive gun reform is now, and it shouldn't take yet another violent event to bring the subject to the table. There are, however, other floor-level factors to consider before considering the headline-grabbing nature of Kitchen’s bill ideation.
May 5, 2022 • 20 tweets • 11 min read
Second reproductive rights rally at the Capitol this week. This one organized by local media platform @redhiveco#utpol#utleg
On Tuesday, the same spot played host to more than 1,000 reproductive rights supporters who came out following the #SupremeCourt leaked draft opinion on Roe v. Wade threadreaderapp.com/thread/1521641…
May 4, 2022 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
Protest at the Utah Capitol in response to the leaked draft opinion that suggest the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade #utpol#utleg
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”
Apr 5, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
This was the @UUtah's emblematic Block U sculpture dressed in vibrant Progress Pride colors before it was vandalized 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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."
Apr 3, 2022 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Spring clean up going on at the police brutality murals in SLC's Granary District #utpol
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.
Mar 31, 2022 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
Trans rights rally underway at the state Capitol #TransDayOfVisibility
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
Mar 25, 2022 • 14 tweets • 7 min read
Rally to support transgender youth happening at the Utah Capitol #utpol#utlgbtq
The gathering comes on the heels of @GovCox’s veto of HB11, which unsuccessfully targeted trans school athletes
The event, which invites people of the same gender to express affection on campus grounds, was organized by LGBTQ+ students and allies taking aim at the college’s “homophobic policies.”
“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.
In response, some students showed rainbow flair on their backpacks and carried yellow flowers. The more daring ones held hands.
Feb 8, 2022 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
#RallyForUtahLake happening now at the state Capitol #utpol#utleg
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.”
Jan 22, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
March for life Utah underway at the state Capitol #utpol#utleg
The event put on by March For Life Utah, Pro-Life Utah and Abortion Free Utah aims to “peacefully and powerfully bring awareness to the millions of lives that have been lost since the passage of Roe v. Wade exactly 49 years ago.”
Nov 3, 2020 • 23 tweets • 11 min read
Crowd gathered at SLC's Washington Square Park for a pro-Trump "Election Night Freedom and Liberty Rally" #utpol#election2020
The event, happening in defiance of recent state guidelines on gatherings, is organized by a conglomerate of nine groups, including Pacific Islanders for @BurgessOwens and Utah Latino Republicans
Oct 8, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
A colossal "Dump Trump" message greets @VP as he returns to downtown Salt Lake City's Hotel Monaco. The video projection on the heavily guarded grounds, I'm told, was pulled off by a crew of local guerrilla activists #VPDebate#utpol
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