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'Hands Off' rally Bemidji
Northern Minnesotans joined some of the 1,300 "Hands Off" rallies held across the country on April 5, 2025.
Elaine Clark of Red Lake and Aldene Morrison of Cass Lake stand hold signs along Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Elaine Clark of Red Lake and Aldene Morrison of Cass Lake hold signs along Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester holds a sign along Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
A protester holds a "Now you've pissed off Grandma!" sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Kay Robyn of Grand Rapids holds a sign along Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Kay Robyn of Grand Rapids holds a sign along Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A sign thanking Senator Cory Booker at Paul Bunyan Park at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
A sign thanking Sen. Cory Booker at Paul Bunyan Park at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters along Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester stands along Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
A protester stands along Bemidji Avenue North with a "Honk if you love Canada" sign at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Cheryl Schaefle of Bemidji with her sign in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe statues at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Cheryl Schaefle of Bemidji stands in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe statues with her "Hands Off Free Speech" sign at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Louis Grams holds a Hands Off PBS sign at the Hand Off! rally in Bemidji.jpg
Louis Grams of Bemidji holds a "Hands Off PBS" sign at the "Hand Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters stand along Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Protesters stand along Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester holds a "Honk If You Never Drunk Texted War Plans" sign at the "Hand Off!" in Bemidji.jpg
A protester holds a "Honk If You Never Drunk Texted War Plans" sign at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Bemidji Avenue North at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Mitch Mitchell and Amy Hartwell of Bemidji with Resist sign in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe statues at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Mary Mitchell and Amy Hartwell of Bemidji with a "Resist" sign in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe statues at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Some of the hundreds lining multiple city blocks the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Celia Grams with her parents, Justine and Aaron Grams, holds a Hands Off sign at the %22Hand Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Celia Grams with her parents, Justine and Aaron Grams, holds a "Hands Off" sign at the "Hand Off" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Some of the hundreds of people lining Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Kari Tomperi of Menahga holds a Hands Off Public Lands sign in front of the BEMIDJI sign in Paul Bunyan Park at the %22Hand Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Kari Tomperi of Menahga holds a "Hands Off! Public Lands" sign in front of the BEMIDJI sign in Paul Bunyan Park at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters with a Hands Off Love sign cross Bemidji Avenue N. at the Hands Off rally in Bemidji.jpg
People with a "Hands Off/Love On" sign cross Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester with a rainbow-colored Minnesota state flag crosses Bemidji Avenue N. at the Hands Off rally in Bemidji.jpg
A person with a rainbow-colored Minnesota state flag crosses Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters walk by the Paul Bunyan statues and flags at Paul Bunyan Park during the Hands Off rally in Bemidji.jpg
People walk by the Paul Bunyan statues and flags at Paul Bunyan Park during the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Elizabeth Mathews and Earnst Guevara hold signs in Paul Bunyan Park at the Hands Off rally in Bemidji.jpg
Elizabeth Mathews and Earnst Guevara hold signs in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe statues in Paul Bunyan Park at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Cate Belleveau of Puposky holds a Protect What You Love sign Paul Bunyan Park at the Hands Off rally in Bemidji.jpg
Cate Belleveau of Puposky holds a "Protect What You Love" sign Paul Bunyan Park at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Michelle Silvernail of Longville holds a Tax The Rich sign along Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hand Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Michelle Silvernail of Longville holds a "Tax The Rich" sign along Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Cathy Beck of Bemidji holds a Did You Vote For A Dictator sign Paul Bunyan Park at the Hands Off rally in Bemidji.jpg
Cathy Beck of Bemidji holds a "Did You Vote For A Dictator" sign Paul Bunyan Park at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Community members line Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Michelle Silvernail and Jim Goltz of Longville hold signs as they cross 2nd St NW at the Hands Off! rally in Bemidji.jpg
Michelle Silvernail and Jim Goltz of Longville hold signs as they cross 2nd St NW at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters line Bemidji Avenue N. at the %22Hands Off!%22 rally in Bemidji.jpg
Community members line Bemidji Avenue N. at the "Hands Off!" rally in Bemidji on April 5, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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