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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 5d

UPDATE ON NO KINGS 2.0 - PEORIA

Here's map of Peoria Stadium site of Protest/Rally on 10/18. We'll use sidewalks along War Memorial Dr, & have use of Stadium area for Program Staging next to baseball field adjacent to main park entrance. Be there & bring others to this crucial rally for democracy!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 9d

Melissa Millinger & Jim Haptonstahl were honored to represent Peoria 50501 on KZ 102.3 FM, in a great dialog with welcoming and informed host Ross Martinez on his Community Beat podcast. omny.fm/shows/kz-com...

KZ Community Beat - Peoria 50501 - The Power of The People - KZ Community Beat

In this episode, we sit down with Melissa and Jim, co leader's of Peoria's 50501, and organizers of The No King's Protest happening here in Peoria on October 18th! We touch topics regarding the curren...

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 15d

Here's a readable online version of the outstanding story in Community Word featuring Peoria 50501 and our allies in the Resistance: thecommunityword.com/online/blog/...

‘Good trouble’ makers - The Community Word

Groups like Peoria 50501, Democracy 309, Fired Up, Indivisible are organizing organizers to stand up to government overreach and the Trump administration Read more →

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 15d

Independent newspaper Community Word is a treasure trove of truth in Central Illinois. Peoria 50501 is proud to be in front-page story in its October edition, featured with allies
Democracy 309 & Fired Up for Democracy. Also got prime placement of No Kings 2.0 Protest & Rally ad on the back page.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 18d

NO KINGS 2.0 in Peoria on 10/18! Be there, and share, recruiting others into our powerful resistance movement! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Sep 6

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Sep 6

We will contact the shirt producer to ask the status.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Sep 6

Watch for more info coming soon. We will have an event for No Kings 2.0!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Sep 2

At Monday’s Labor Day Parade and March, Peoria 50501 really REPRESENTED our cause - for democracy, for Workers Over Billionaires, and against the fascist regime! And we won't stop resisting!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Aug 30

WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES! Join Peoria 50501 in Monday's Labor Day March, as part of the Peoria Labor Day Parade. Let's be loud and proud in support of workers - for fair pay, justice, & dignity. Gather at lower Bradley Park at 9:30am. Parade/March to start at 11am. See attached for latest details.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Aug 25

REMINDER: Come one, come all, and join Peoria 50501 as we participate in the Peoria Labor Day Parade to MARCH in solidarity with Labor - "WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES"! It's set for Monday 9/1/25 - gather at 9:30am at lower Bradley Park, with March to start at 11am. See attached for details.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Aug 13

"WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES" - Join Peoria 50501 in a Labor Day March as part of the Peoria Labor Day Parade, to promote working class power to stand against fascism. Let our voices be loud and proud in support of human rights amidst this authoritarian takeover! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Resistance was strong at Peoria 50501’s RAGE AGAINST THE REGIME RAGE-OUT on 8/2! Let's keep on channeling Out-RAGE into Cou-RAGE!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Jul 31

RAGE AGAINST THE REGIME RAGE-OUT! Channel Out-RAGE Into Cou-RAGE.

On Sat 8/2, 9am to 10:30am, join peoriail50501.bsky.social at Lakeview Park for protest, music, & commitment to taking action.

As Trump’s Fascist Administration attacks
our democracy, we MUST come together to demand regime change!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Jun 14

Join us in celebrating Juneteenth today, organized by the YANI collective, in Peoria! Come to John H Gwynn Park between 11 and 6 to check out all of the celebrations, events, and vendors! Joy and celebration with our neighbors is how we keep our community strong!

www.facebook.com/events/51042...

2025 Juneteenth Fest

Causes event in Peoria, IL by The YANI Collective and 3 others on Saturday, June 14 2025 with 822 people interested and 212 people going. 18 posts in the discussion.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Jun 4

On D Day (this Saturday) we will be having a donation drive. We will be collecting travel size hygiene products to donate to the Peoria Veterans Assistance Commission. We will have blue bins to gather any donations. Thank you for your ongoing support!!!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · May 27

shameful history of white people enslaving, mistreating, and dehumanizing people and using the color of their skin to justify it. This administration wants schools to stop teaching it and for it to be forgotten, but we remember so that we can keep trying to correct the wrongs of our past.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · May 27

We want to stay strong through this administration, and part of how we do this is supporting our community and not overshadowing important celebrations. Juneteenth celebrates the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the freeing of Black slaves. It is also an important remembrance of the

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · May 27

Peoria 50501 will not be hosting a protest event June 14th. We made a deliberate decision to support the Yani Collective's Juneteenth celebration, as our Black allies are facing targeted discrimination from this administration. Consider joining us!
www.festivals.com/2025-junetee...

2025 Juneteenth Festival | Peoria, IL | Festivals.com

Festivals.com - Saturday, June 14, 2025 - John H. Gwynn Jr. Park - The YANI Collective and the Juneteenth Committee are excited to begin pre-planning for the 2025 June ... click for more info ...

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · May 27

Join us June 7th at the Peoria Stadium on War Memorial Drive from 1:00 - 2:30! The United States fought a war to say no kings, and then fought a war to say no fascism. Join us in declaring yes to democracy in support of those who fought for the ideals we hold dear.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · May 19

Community Building Family and Friends Gathering with Peoria 50501

Wednesday, May 21 at 4:30
Glen Oak Park Pavilion

Join us if you are free, and bring family, friends, kids, your dog, or just show up. We'll have light snacks. Get to know the people in Peoria who care about democracy.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · May 3

Reminder that there is a protest today from 1:00 to 2:30 at the Peoria Stadium! Show up if you can to show how many people want to protect our democracy! If you can't make it, keep an eye on our feed for more events coming up.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hello Central Illinois friends, join us at the Peoria Stadium on War Memorial Saturday May 3 for a rally to demand our constitution and democracy be upheld.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Apr 29

EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - Calls continue for U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) to host a town hall with his constituents. Saturday, a group called Citizens for IL-16 decided to hold an event with or without him.

www.25newsnow.com/2025/04/26/c...

As calls for a LaHood town hall continue, some voters held one without him

LaHood was not at the standing room only event at the UAW Hall in East Peoria.

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · Apr 22

Maddow It played in Peoria again.
www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-n...

Another round of 50501 protests took to the streets of downtown Peoria

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A throng of people gathered in Downtown Peoria once again to protest President Donald Trump and one of his close advisors, Elon Musk. The Hands Off, 50501 movement, whic…

www.centralillinoisproud.com

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