Huge Crowd Gathers For Hands Off Rally In Princeton (Photos)

PRINCETON, NJ – A thousand if not more, demonstrators gathered at Hinds Plaza on Saturday for a "Hands Off!" protest against Trump administration policies, joining nationwide demonstrations.

Laura Zurfluh of Indivisible Cranbury emceed the main event, which featured speeches from Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rev. Bob Moore of Coalition for Peace Action, NJ Senator Andrew Zwicker, Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber, Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justic, Assemblyman Roy Freiman, and Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis, alongside local activist and representatives.

Protesters cited several concerns including layoffs by Elon Musk and DOGE, Department of Education changes, immigration enforcement actions, social security reforms, tariffs, and criticisms of public broadcasting.

Signs displayed messages such as "Hands off our neighbors," "No human is illegal," "I Will Not Go Quietly Back To The 1050s" "Hands off our national parks," and "Truth Matters."

Here are some photos from the rally courtesy of Robert Zurfluh and Gabriela Sadote

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