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'Danish Capital of America' rallies support for Greenland

Looking down a sidewalk on a street in Solvang with the Danish flag in the foreground.
Caroline Feraday
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KCLU
Downtown Solvang, California, a town known as the 'Danish capital of America.' Residents are rallying to support Greenland after President Donald Trump threatened to annex the Danish territory.

Residents of Solvang, a Santa Ynez Valley city known for its close ties to Denmark, are rallying to support Greenland following threats by the Trump Administration to take over the country.

President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, a Danish territory, have drawn opposition from a Santa Ynez Valley city known as the "Danish Capital of America."

"We have a unique perspective because of our deep cultural ties with Denmark," said Solvang resident Gary Caris, one of the organizers of an upcoming rally.

"We thought that this was an issue that could unite everybody within the community and surrounding communities that have expressed deep concern about the threat against a long-standing ally, Denmark. We think it's an issue that can unify everyone, no matter where you are on the political spectrum," said Caris.

The Hands off Greenland rally takes place on Saturday, January 31, at 11 a.m., at Solvang Park.

Caroline joined KCLU in October 2020. She won LA Press Club's Audio Journalist of the Year Award for three consecutive years in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Since joining the station she's also won 11 Golden Mike Awards, 8 Los Angeles Press Club Journalism Awards, 4 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Writing, Diversity and Use of Sound.

She started her broadcasting career in the UK, in both radio and television for BBC News, 95.8 Capital FM and Sky News and was awarded by Prince Philip for her services to radio and journalism in 2007.

She has lived in California for twelve years and is both an American and British citizen - and a very proud mom to her daughter, Elsie.