Grassroots or guided? Inside the ‘No Kings’ protests in Colorado
By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice
A large crowd gathered at the Colorado State Capitol on Saturday before marching through downtown Denver — the third installment of a movement its organizers describe on their national website as a grassroots uprising, "spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy." Denver was one of many across the state.
Demonstrators hold signs and flags during a “No Kings” protest in Berthoud, Colorado.
No Kings has promoted itself consistently as decentralized and leaderless since it launched in 2025, built on the energy of ordinary Americans acting on their own.
State records, financial filings, and an internal organizing document tell a more complicated...



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