56 members of Nikkei Progressives, a group based in Little Tokyo, participated in the June 14 “No Kings” protest in Downtown Los Angeles, marching from Little Tokyo, raising their voices and beating Japanese drums in front of City Hall. The march moved slowly about one mile to Pershing Square. On the same day that a military parade was held in Washington, D.C. to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and President Trump’s birthday, protests against the Trump Administration’s policies, particularly the ongoing ICE raids in Southern California, were held throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. The Downtown protest was largely peaceful until police issued a dispersal order at around 3:45 p.m. for all persons located on Alameda Street south of Aliso and north of Temple.