A “Hands Off” protest was held Saturday April 5 in North Menomonie with an estimated 250 participants. Nationwide, over 1300 rallies of varying sizes were held Saturday in all 50 states to convey frustration with federal cuts to various programs.
One local Menomonie participant said of the rally, “the atmosphere was one of community, with people helping strangers, voicing fears and hopes…”
Another participant shared these comments, “we had a great variety of people from a few children to lots of elders in the community. We continued chanting while cars drove by giving either positive or negative responses. After about an hour the group dispersed due to the cold. It is great to be able to live in a country where we are free to express our opinion.”
