Follow RT on Dozens of demonstrators, including families with small children, held a “burn the mask” demonstration outside Idaho s state Capitol building in Boise, demanding that face covering mandates amid the Covid-19 pandemic be rescinded.
Video footage on social media shows demonstrators dropping masks into a burn barrel on Saturday as people cheered and a man in the background said,
“Smell the freedom, baby.”
Journalist Heath Druzin said Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin and at least three state legislators attended the protest. He posted photos of a crowd of maskless demonstrators listening to a speech and people talking and hugging on a stairway. One woman at the event carried a sign saying,
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Boise State postponing MLK events due to âsecurity concernsâ from national unrest
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Activist, educator and scholar Angela Davis, whoâs been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world for decades, was supposed to speak during a virtual event at Boise State University to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.âs legacy. Officials say the cancellation is due to security concerns from national unrest and the upcoming presidential inauguration.
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Boise State University officials say the cancellation of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event featuring African-American civil rights activist Angela Davis is due to security concerns from national unrest and the upcoming presidential inauguration.