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Protesters gather peacefully on MLK Jr. Day

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, January 20, 2026

By Sequim Gazette staff

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Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth/ A group calling itself The Peninsula Handmaids walks along the sidewalk during a peaceful protest on Jan. 19 holding signs about women’s rights and restrictions on women.
Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth/ Jean Davis and Linda Campbell of Port Angeles hold signs during a peaceful protest on Jan. 19 in Sequim. Campbell said she has participated in demonstrations since 1968.
Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth/ Peaceful protesters gather along Washington Street on Jan. 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) during an event organized by Indivisible Sequim.
Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth/ Peaceful protesters gather along Washington Street on Jan. 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) during an event organized by Indivisible Sequim.

Sequim Indivisible held a peaceful protest against national policies of President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, Jan. 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) at the intersection of Priest Road and West Washington Street.

Organizers estimated that about 800 people attended largely to protest the actions and methods of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport illegal immigrants while hurting citizens, such as Renée Good, who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

Some participants with the group calling itself the Peninsula Handmaids marched wearing red robes holding signs about women’s rights and restrictions on women. Others held signs that shared alleged “signs of fascism.”

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