LA GRANDE — More than 100 people took to the streets in downtown La Grande on Tuesday, March 4, to protest President Donald Trump, his administration and his policies.

People of all ages assembled with hand-made signs at Max Square around noon in preparation for the march, which carried the group down Adams Avenue to Fir Street before looping back around to the square. Cheryl Campbell and Fuji Kreider took a moment to address the gathered group before the crowd set out.

“This is a march for liberty,” Campbell said.

Campbell and Kreider pointed out the diversity of causes and issues that brought people out to the march.

Protesters held up signs denouncing the firing of federal workers, cuts to Medicaid, the United States’ relationship with Russia and Trump’s adviser Elon Musk. Others waved posters or carried flags supporting veterans, farmer workers, federal employees, Ukraine, immigrants and LGBTQ+ rights.

“The list will just continue to grow,” Campbell said.

Protests organized by the 50501 Movement took place across the nation echoing similar sentiments against the federal administration, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The protests happened hours before the president delivered an address to Congress.

Marchers garnered honks of support from some drivers as they passed by on Adams Avenue.

Campbell, who also helped organize the La Grande People’s March in January and the Presidents Day protest in February, went on to say the goal for the march was not just to “fight the future we fear,” but to “build the future we want to see.” The aim of the day was for people to come together and create community.

Kreider said the local group has no official name or central organizations. She said it is “a space for everyone” and believes the diversity of issues people care about lends the group strength.

Before marchers took to Adams Avenue with call-and-response chants, Mike Frasier led the group through a rendition of “Resilience” from the Justice Choir’s songbook.

“Sometimes resistance takes a lot of resilience,” Frasier said. “Nothing changes overnight.”