Kansas City Activists Return To Plaza For Midterm 'No Kings' Rally

The Kansas City election silly season is now in full boom.

To wit . . .

KANSAS CITY ACTIVISTS & NEWSIES PREP "NO KINGS" COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA MIDTERM COMEBACK THIS WEEKEND!!!

Per ushe . . . Here's progressive newsie promotion ahead of the sweater weather Autumn party as TKC simply hopes that some of the protestors will at least consider a bit of shopping amid their activism given the mostly empty state of this struggling entertainment district . . . 

Demonstrators return to Mill Creek Park and elsewhere around the metro on Saturday for another No Kings rally. Organizers say they're focused this year on recruiting people to canvass, phone bank and register voters.

The Oct. 17 event is part of a nationwide day of action, with several gatherings planned across the metro. The largest turnout is expected at Mill Creek Park on the east side of the Country Club Plaza. The rally begins at 1 p.m.

“Bring your signs. There will be lots of cars honking, lots of excitement, just like in the past,” said Krista Mann of Indivisible Kansas City.

At 2 p.m., the focus shifts.

Organizers are calling the second half a Get Out The Vote action, and attendees are asked to stick around for door knocking, canvassing in business areas, handing out literature, writing postcards and preparing for phone banks.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

No Kings protests in Kansas City seek to mobilize voters ahead of midterm elections