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More than 100 senior citizens plan to gather at the corner of Little Raven and 15th streets in Denver for Saturday’s "No Kings" demonstration.

The event is one of 77 planned across Colorado in response to actions taken by the Trump administration, including the killing of two U.S. citizens by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.

Judith Gerberg, a member of Third Act Colorado, said folks will be waiving signs, singing songs and showing their support for the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.

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"People in blue states, people in red states, people in purple states are getting together," she said, "and they’re saying, ‘We want to be sure that we protect our right for free speech. We want to be sure that we don’t have somebody with a mask on knocking down a door and taking our neighbors away.’"

The Trump administration has characterized "No Kings" demonstrators as members of Antifa, a decentralized movement opposed to fascism, which it has labeled a "domestic terrorist organization."

Nearly 7 million Americans participated in No Kings protests in June and October of last year, including tens of thousands of Coloradans, marking one of the largest single-day protests in American history.

Gerberg said folks will gather at 1:30 p.m. inside Balfour at Riverfront Park, a restored historic train depot now serving as an assisted-living and memory-care facility. She said posters will be handed out before they head out into the streets.

"Some have canes, some have walkers, some have wheelchairs," she said. "We have a lot of people who are veterans who are participating because they feel that they don’t want America in another long war. We were promised that we were going to get out of wars."

Organizers say a commitment to nonviolence is a core principle behind all "No Kings" events, and participants are expected to act lawfully and de-escalate any confrontation with those who disagree. Gerberg said she hopes the event will help more people realize that democracy is a participatory sport.

"Hopefully we will get more than just people just honking their horns in support," she said, "that people will feel inspired and empowered to take action themselves to protect our constitution."