In Focus: Handmaid Brigade Procession marches through Olympia

Demonstrators stand on a roundabout outside of the Olympia Farmers Market during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Demonstrators walk outside of the Olympia Farmers Market during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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A demonstrator holds a sign during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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A demonstrator holds a sign during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Demonstrators walk out of Port Plaza during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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An event organizer speaks to participants prior to the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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A demonstrator holds a sign during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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A demonstrator holds a sign during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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A crossing guard takes a photo of demonstration participants preparing for the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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A demonstrator holds the American flag during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Demonstrators prepare to march during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Demonstrators prepare to march during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession through Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Demonstrators listen as an organizer discusses the Handmaid Brigade’s procession in Olympia on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Demonstrators stand on the edge of a roundabout outside of the Olympia Farmers Market holding protest signs during the Handmaid Brigade’s procession on Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Posted Monday, November 24, 2025 7:47 am

By The Chronicle staff

The Olympia Handmaid Brigade Procession took place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, starting at the Port Plaza Tower for a peaceful procession in collaboration with the Fall of Freedom project. The Handmaids walked in a vigil through Olympia's downtown and waterfront "in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation," according to Fall of Freedom's website.

Handmaids held signs with 14 different messages about what fascism is and its impact on the nation.

"The handmaids vigil is an artistic act of resistance," the Fall of Freedom's website states.

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