This story first appeared on statehornet.com on Jan. 20, 2017:
Hundreds of young people — including Sacramento State students and a professor — marched on downtown Sacramento on Friday afternoon in protest of the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
Linda Ann, a Sac State student and the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, helped to organize the ‘January 20th Day of Action.’
“We hope to achieve, one, sending Donald Trump a message that we’re not just going to stand by as he destroys our community and our country,” Ann said. “We hope to gather support for local efforts here in Sacramento to kind of pad our city and make sure that the negative effects of his presidency are going to affect our community a little bit less.”
The event began at noon with protesters gathering in four locations around Sacramento and converging on the West Steps of the State Capitol around 2 p.m.
The demonstrators chanted slogans such as “Not my president” and “No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA,” which have been heard at similar protests around the country in the wake of the controversial billionaire’s surprise victory in the presidential election two months ago.
Sac State professor Kathy Martinez attended the protest with her two dogs, Osi and Kona, both adorned with signs reading “not my POTUS.” Martinez echoed the sentiments of many demonstrators, who said that they were concerned with the rhetoric, character and policy proposals of the new president.
“Everything that Trump stands for, I am opposed to,” Martinez said. “I can’t begin to state the discontent I have. He did not legitimately win, he is not qualified, and so many of his policies are going to be a catastrophe.”
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John Ferrannini 