January 20, 2017 03:38 PM UTC

Large Protest in Downtown Denver Marks Inauguration Day

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• by: Colorado Pols

The big protest against President Donald Trump’s inauguration here in Denver is still scheduled for tomorrow morning in Civic Center Park, but as FOX 31’s Chuck Hickey reports, a more spontaneous demonstration today broke out before Trump took the oath of office this morning:

Protesters converged on the State Capitol and took the streets of downtown Denver on Friday morning to denounce the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

Several people were on the west steps at the Capitol. An 8 a.m. protest by DisruptDJ20 and a 9 a.m. protest by another group merged, along with students who walked out of East High School and marched down East Colfax Avenue.

One group said it planned to try to block traffic during rush hour, while another is calling for peaceful chanting and marching, saying they don’t want agitators.

That event shows close to 2,000 people attending with 5,000 interested.

Denver Post:

Hundreds of protesters — led by a front line of young, racially diverse and mostly female people — wound through downtown Denver Friday morning, carrying cash-leaking effigies of President Donald Trump and waving signs mourning the loss of civility, ethics and compassion and calling out threats to civil rights…

Most protesters marched peacefully, waving their signs and chanting. A few tried — unsuccessfully — to incite violence. No arrests or injuries were reported, said Doug Schepman, a Denver police spokesman.

It’s a good sign for tomorrow’s events that today’s less-organized protests remained peaceful. Organizers of the Women’s March are forecasting some 36,000 attendees based on social media signups–a number that could go higher if the weather holds. As of now, it’s set to be brisk but only partly cloudy in Denver tomorrow.

Watch this space for updates as warranted throughout the weekend.