Few Show Up for “Worldwide Rally for Freedom” in Raleigh

While large crowds showed up in cities around the world for the “Worldwide Rally for Freedom” this Saturday (May 15), only a handful showed up in Raleigh.

The rally was planned to begin at 1pm at the executive mansion at 200 N Blount Street. A moderate police presence was set up at the entrance to the grounds and an adjacent parking lot saw a few officers clothed in tactical gear. The fewer than 10 attendees who showed up to the event were outnumbered by counter protestors.

One attendee, Monica, told us she was a law-school graduate whose family had escaped from Castro’s Cuba, and was out to promote basic constitutional rights.

The previous “World Wide Rally for Freedom & Democracy” rally on March 30 in Raleigh had around a hundred attendees, including around twenty Proud Boys.