The protest was packed before it was scheduled to begin.
Bodies were crowded in tight at Westlake Park as thousands of people gathered to protest President Trump's executive order on immigration, which had already sparked protests at Sea-Tac International Airport the night before.
Pretty tight squeeze here in Westlake @KUOW. Patience people. pic.twitter.com/15WHZYAz4l
— Patricia Murphy (@RadioGirlMurphy) January 30, 2017
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Washington Governor Jay Inslee spoke to the crowd, which by 6 p.m. had grown considerably in size and energy. Protesters sang and chanted: "No ban! No wall!"
"Say it loud! Say it clear! Refugees are welcome here!"
"Black lives matter!"
"Islamaphobia has got to go!"
And, of course, there were some of those wry signs that are becoming a signature feature of local protests.
More signs at #NoBanNoWall in seattle @KUOW pic.twitter.com/cZEqrvjxYV
— Caroline Gomez (@Carolinewchamb) January 30, 2017
Tuan Vu said this was the third protest he had ever attended. The first was the Seattle Women's March. The second was at Sea-Tac the previous night.
An immigrant himself, Vu's parents fled Vietnam when he was 8 years old. He said he came out to more fully exercise his rights and privilege as an American.
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Joseph Sigala came to Westlake from Federal Way. "This kind of behavior is impeachable, it’s unconstitutional and I have a lot of hope for our future," he said.
Jordan Goldwarg became a citizen last week. He moved here 14 years ago from Canada. “It just strikes me as incredibly unfair.” Goldwarg also runs a multicultural youth organization called Kids for Peace.
By the end of the evening the rally had turned into a march through downtown.
Scroll down to see photos and video that our reporters and attendees were sharing on social media during the march.
Produced for the web by Bond Huberman. This post has been updated since its original publication.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Washington Governor Jay Inslee spoke to the crowd which by 6 p.m. had grown considerably in size and energy, chanting no ban, no wall.
This was published originally on 1/29/2017.
