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Reno, NV. Photo by Amanda Avilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690804151e5fda355ca8774b/928968ad-0ee4-43f1-aa45-f892e1d85bbc/_MG_6204.jpeg WRITTEN - No Kings Demonstration Draws Thousands to Downtown Reno Young people have recognized this failing system and government and hope to work with every generation to make these systems better for everyone. Reno, NV. Photo by Amanda Avilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690804151e5fda355ca8774b/3b9cbbb6-c64d-4c3a-ab52-62aa92823fe7/_MG_6194.jpeg WRITTEN - No Kings Demonstration Draws Thousands to Downtown Reno “The reason that I came was because we're falling from democracy. We need to keep that shit here. If we let it go anywhere else it's gonna fail. If we fail the entire like the rest of democracy fails,” Eleanor, 28, said. Reno, NV. Photo by Amanda Avilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690804151e5fda355ca8774b/83ee4f9e-fad6-4486-9508-bb95a618079d/_MG_6185.jpeg WRITTEN - No Kings Demonstration Draws Thousands to Downtown Reno “I'm here because I truly do love America and I don't think it's ever been what our Declaration of Independence has described and I feel like especially right now we're slipping back further than we have in recent times and like we've made some progress and kind of regressed,” said Shannon, 22, one of many Gen Zers who showed up to march. Reno, NV. Photo by Amanda Avilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690804151e5fda355ca8774b/351a51d9-6453-4d12-97e5-fd1b52f695c6/_MG_6214.jpeg WRITTEN - No Kings Demonstration Draws Thousands to Downtown Reno As chants echoed through the Biggest Little City, the crowd marched through downtown Reno, signs high and voices loud. Whether through art, costumes, or activism the people in attendance all have a clear goal in mind, protect democracy. The protestors remind elected leaders, the people hold the power not kings. Reno, NV. Photo by Amanda Avilla. https://www.avillasmultimediamaven.com/photo-essays daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://www.avillasmultimediamaven.com/photo-essays/protest-first-amendment monthly 0.5 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690804151e5fda355ca8774b/3a0ee66b-acfd-4a98-874c-fb803c753903/_MG_6211.jpeg PHOTO ESSAYS - Protest: First Amendment Demonstrators gather at Believe Plaza in downtown Reno, Nev., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. No Kings, a nationwide demonstration to protest what many view as the administration’s turn toward authoritarianism. 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