HARDWICK – A recent press release from 50501 Vermont stated, “On June 14, we made history: more than six percent of Vermont’s entire population mobilized in the streets.” At the No Kings Day event in Hardwick, more than 250 people lined South Main St. from Mill to Wolcott Streets. With a population of 2,920 in the 2020 census, Hardwick’s turnout was over eight percent.
photo by Paul Fixx
The 50501 organization estimated over 39,000 people joined in at 51 gatherings throughout Vermont, with over 16,000 at the waterfront event in Burllngton.
According to the 50501 press release, “It was the largest percentage of any state’s population to participate in protest in American history. That was not a moment — it was a signal. The world is watching, and we are just getting started.”
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.
