ATLANTA (AP) – A few dozen protesters took a knee in cold, light rain on a sidewalk near the venue of the College Football Playoff title game Monday evening, shouting slogans against President Donald Trump.
A few police officers looked on at the small, peaceful protest as a leader with a bullhorn led chants in the direction of fans streaming past them before game time to Mercedez-Benz Stadium, about three blocks away.
“Black lives matter! Women’s lives matter and immigrants’ lives matter!” protesters chanted, some opening umbrellas against the rain. Three of them carried a sign that said, “The Trump-Pence Machine Must Go.” Another sign in the group read, “Time’s Up.”
Tee Stern, with the group called Refuse Facism ATL, said the demonstration was called to “take a knee” against the Trump administration.
“We are getting the message out across the country to everyone that is agonizing and very angry and fearful of the fact that we are facing down a fascist regime and it needs to be stopped,” Stern told The Associated Press.