The “People’s Filibuster” brought a group of protesters to Denver’s Civic Center Park on Saturday, where they stood in formation to spell out “We object” for an aerial photo that was part of a national movement to reject Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch.

“We are here today to send a message to our senators Gardner and Bennet on the Supreme Court battle that is happening,” said Katie Farnan, an organizer with Indivisible Front Range Resistance. “Even if Gorsuch seems like a candidate that might slide through pretty easily at some point in time, this point in time is the wrong time.”

Farnan said she is worried about how Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will vote since he has not publicly announced his decision. Michael Badar, of Lafayette, expressed similar concerns and said he plans to call Bennet’s office every day this week in anticipation of a possible vote on Friday.

“Neil Gorsuch is not for the people,” he said. “I have not done much of this (protesting) in my life, but enough is enough. It’s time to make a statement. I am worried about Roe vs. Wade — that’s a huge concern — and workers’ rights, environmental rights and just human rights.”

Elaborating on his concerns, Badar said if a case between preservation of a national park versus development by a large corporation ever came to the Supreme Court, he thought Gorsuch would vote for “the way to produce money.”

During the rally, a series of speakers talked to the crowd of about 150 people about why they believe Gorsuch is not a good candidate. Ron Ruggiero, president of the Service Employees International Union, brought up the “frozen trucker” case where Gorsuch ruled against a truck driver who said he was wrongfully fired after leaving his unheated truck for warmth.

“The political and economic system is rigged,” Ruggiero said. “We can’t have Neil Gorsuch as our last right of defense.”

Protesters shared other concerns about Gorsuch. Sarah Romero of Denver said she attended the rally because she supports women’s rights and access to birth control, and she’s concerned about the nominee’s conservative views.

“My niece was really young and was getting into a serious relationship and I took her to Planned Parenthood to get her access to education,” she said. “I get that they (Republicans) don’t want abortions, but why can’t women have birth control? I see the way Gorsuch has voted and it’s not for the people.”

Gorsuch’s conservative stance on women’s rights prompted Diana Barney of Louisville to attend the rally. She said she opposes his appointment. She held a sign that listed the Supreme Court justices’ names and noted that only four are women.

“Once again women are being contorted by men, and I can’t believe it’s not even something that’s up for discussion,” she said. “(Gorsuch) says he’s an originalist of the Constitution, but the original Constitution didn’t even include women.

“I want to see a filibuster. It’s a disgraceful slap in the face to every citizen if he is elected.”