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World Refugee Day March & Rally

Last week, I joined African Communities Together, New York Immigration Coalition, and other groups in a march and rally in honor of World Refugee Day. We assembled in Bryant Park, marched to the United States Mission to the United Nations, and held a rally at nearby Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza right across the street from the Trump World Tower.

Two staffers from African Communities Together getting ready for the march and rally to begin.
Exodus 22:21 Thou shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Immigrants make our nation stronger. Let my people stay. #KeepFamiliesTogether #DreamActNow
2300 children torn from their parents since May. This. Must. End.
Why are we caging refugee children? 1 refugee without hope is too many.
Mantener a las familias unidas
AG Sessions and House Republicans both want to crack down on asylum seekers. Don’t Let Them.
Family values value families
Immigrants — We get the job done!
My people were refugees too.
Families belong together! Children don’t belong in cages!
Jesus was a refugee. You shall not oppress a sojourner.
Fleeing for your life is not a crime. #NoFamilyDetention
Will exchange racists for refugees
Immigrant families = America
Refugees + Asylum Seekers Welcome
Harm to children & families is never a solution
How would you feel if the gov’t took your child from you because you sought asylum and you didn’t know where they were – or when you would see them again? This. Is. America.
Give their babies back you monsters!
Green Touch. Maternal & Children Organization. World Refugee. Time for Truth. Human Rights Are Not Optional. www.greentouchworld.org
Asylum is a right, not a crime.
True patriots condemn racism!
Hitler also separated families!
Refugees are human beings.
We must protect the most vulnerable.
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free — Emma Lazarus To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity — Nelson Mandela
Stop separating families; Whose Family Values?
Keep families together
Deport bigots, not refugees
A little kindness can change everything
We should check for humanity, not papers
Stop taking children from parents
Desde México hasta las Filipinas cada persona será libre
When we said never again, we meant it; Zero tolerance for brutality & lies
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[Photos] Fight for $15 in NYC followed by a Dump Trump rally

Earlier today I attended a rally in NYC‘s Times Square in support of #Fightfor15. After a few hours, we marched to the Grand Hyatt Hotel by Grand Central Station to protest Donald Trump who was attending a New York State Republican gala.

Here are some of the photos I took.

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[Photos] Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration

Last week I paid a visit to the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. Hundreds of people gathered to commemorate the anniversary of this tragedy in which 146 people, mostly young immigrant women who toiled in sweatshop conditions, lost their lives.

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Along with the relatives of those who had died in the fire, the event brought together union workers representing many different sectors. I saw firemen, retail workers, electric workers, restaurant workers, construction workers, and laundry workers.

A dozen or so people in the crowd carried long cardboard poles on top of which fluttered shirtwaist-style blouses. A sash was slung over each blouse and pinned into position. On the front of each sash was written the name of someone who perished in the fire that day and on the back was listed the victim’s age. Most of the ages I saw listed were in the range of 17 to 22 years old, but some were as young as 14.

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