Days of Rage - The Denver Protests
Days of Rage is my photo book of the demonstrations that took place in 2025 in response to the dreadful policies of the Trump administration
This describes the feeling in this country by many who object to the policies of Donald Trump. It is as if he installed the worst possible people into positions of power. People who either have no experience or who are against the goals of the department they’ve been assigned. I am hard pressed to think of one person who is qualified to lead.
His non-stop talk about making Canada the 51st state, taking over Greenland and running for a 3rd term is absurd. Made more so by the millions of idiots who voted for this and continue to believe that this acceptable behavior.
This book of photos is to document the protests here in Denver. This period in America is the worst that I’ve seen. This beats anything that the Vietnam War, The McCarthy years and 911 threw at us. As a teenager ( pre-draft subject) I protested the Vietnam war and this feels similar. But make no mistake, DJT will not back down because so many of us are in the street. Our only hope is that his supporters in the Republican party see us as a threat and reign in this asshole.
3.5% rule of non-violent protests
There are, of course, many ethical reasons to use nonviolent strategies. But compelling research by Erica Chenoweth, a political scientist at Harvard University, confirms that civil disobedience is not only the moral choice; it is also the most powerful way of shaping world politics – by a long way.
Looking at hundreds of campaigns over the last century, Chenoweth found that nonviolent campaigns are twice as likely to achieve their goals as violent campaigns. And although the exact dynamics will depend on many factors, she has shown it takes around 3.5% of the population actively participating in the protests to ensure serious political change.
Estimates for April 5th protest are from 3 - 5.3 million participants
