Salem residents joined thousands of Americans who gathered Saturday for the “People’s March,” an effort to protest the incoming administration of President Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated Monday for a second term. The protest was an offshoot of the Women’s March in 2017 that drew large crowds across the U.S. at Trump took office for his first term. The Salem crowd listened to speeches and marched briefly through downtown. Ashley Dunn, vice president of Salem-Keizer NAACP, speaks at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Constance Bravos-Williams and Jeanne Edmonson wear period garb for the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Former Salem City Councilor Virginia Stapleton speaks to the crowd at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) An attendee at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol listens to speakers on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Michael Edmonson at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees at the Salem People’s March rally listen to speakers at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) An attendee of the Salem People’s March rally walks down State Street in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees of the Salem People’s March rally walk down State Street in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees of the Salem People’s March rally walk down State Street in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees of the Salem People’s March rally walk down State Street in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees of the Salem People’s March rally walk down State Street in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees of the Salem People’s March rally walk down State Street in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Alex Hitchen leads the People’s March down Court Street on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Juniper Lorenzo, 10, and her mother Sarah at the People’s March Rally on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees of the Salem People’s March rally reconvene back at the Oregon State Capitol after a short march on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Pat Norman hold her sign at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Salem City Councilor Vanessa Nordyke addresses the crowd at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Attendees at the Salem People’s March rally listen to speakers at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Arlo Aman, 4, chooses to stay warm in a wagon while attending the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Parker Ackerman and Devyn Duryea hold a sign at the Salem People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) Taryn Winegardner and Eva, her therapy dog, came from Idaho to attend the People’s March rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter) STORY TIP OR IDEA? Send an email to Salem Reporter’s news team: [email protected]. A MOMENT MORE, PLEASE– If you found this story useful, consider subscribing to Salem Reporter if you don’t already. Work such as this, done by local professionals, depends on community support from subscribers. Please take a moment and sign up now – easy and secure: SUBSCRIBE. The post PHOTOS: Hundreds march at Oregon Capitol ahead of Trump inauguration appeared first on Salem Reporter.