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Protesters march against Trump immigration policies – live updates Protesters march against Trump immigration policies – live updates
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We were not able to squeeze this in the blog earlier today, so here it is now. Progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for comprehensive reform to immigration, and for “replacing ICE with something that reflects our morality”. A message from the midwest
From Chicago to smaller cities in Wisconsin, dozens of rallies took place across the midwest.
For 22-year-old Victoria Duarte, rallies were heartening, even though they started with a man yelling, “If you cant speak English, get out of the country.”
“Personally, I was out there today for so many reasons, but mainly because us young people feel a lot of anger right now, and a lot of frustration,” she said. “We want to put it into the community in action.”
“Just being able to go out into Eau Clare and see people who care just as much as I do was a huge plus,” she said. She and other organizers with NextGen American successfully got 150 young people to pledge to vote. They may have gotten more, but ran out of cards.
“What’s happening at the border right now is absolutely atrocious, and everybody has common ground in fighting this fight.”
Here’s more from the Associated Press.
Chicago, Illinois
Crowds faced a heat index of as high as 110F (43C) in downtown Chicago to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policy, surrounding a stage in Daley Plaza and shouting “Si se puede!” (“Yes, you can!”).
Margo Chavez-Easley, a 39-year-old Chicago resident who immigrated to the U.S. from Guatemala when she was 9, carried a sign that read, “What lengths would you go for your children?”
Chavez-Easley told the Chicago Tribune that as an immigrant and an American, she feels a mix of pride and shame. Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was in attendance, saying it was “a place I had to be.”
Detroit, Michigan
Hundreds of people gathered in Detroit and 22 other Michigan cities to add their voices to nationwide protests over the detention of immigrant families.
Detroit police estimated more than 250 people marched through the city’s downtown before holding a rally at Hart Plaza in sweltering, 95F (35C) heat.
The Detroit News reports Democratic U.S. Rep. Sander Levin told the gathering that the detention of young immigrant children and the Trump administration’s other immigration policies “are a danger to American society.”
Marshalltown, Iowa
A central Iowa father says he was inspired to organize a rally in support of immigrant families after seeing news on Father’s Day of children separated from their parents who had recently crossed the US border.
About 125 people turned out for the rally organized by Steve Adelmund. He recalled being brought to tears when seeing the news of immigrant children being separated from parents and held in cages at the border.
Adelmund, who says he identifies as a Democrat but sometimes votes Republican, said he believes the country is at a dangerous ideological turning point and that the time to speak out is now. He said, in part, his motivation was to show his 10-year-old daughter what democracy looks like and that one person can make a difference.
Columbus, Ohio
At least one person has been arrested when protesters blocked a downtown Columbus, Ohio, street after about 2,000 people attended a two-hour rally outside the statehouse.
The Columbus Dispatcher reports police tried to shepherd the protesters from the intersection. A woman was taken away by police after a scuffle.
Melissa Myers, a nurse, told those gathered for the rally, “You don’t have to be a parent to be outraged. You just have to be a decent human being.” She said she’s never attended a rally before, much less organized one.
We were not able to squeeze this in the blog earlier today, so here it is now. The progressive senator Elizabeth Warren called for comprehensive reform to immigration, and for “replacing Ice with something that reflects our morality”.
"Mothers have told me that at night, they believe they can still hear their children cry. This is not about politics. This is about human beings." - Massachusetts @SenWarren addresses a growing crowd of hundreds on Boston's City Hall Plaza. @wbz pic.twitter.com/1515LhrKzT"Mothers have told me that at night, they believe they can still hear their children cry. This is not about politics. This is about human beings." - Massachusetts @SenWarren addresses a growing crowd of hundreds on Boston's City Hall Plaza. @wbz pic.twitter.com/1515LhrKzT
Want to see all the best protest signs of the day? Look no further.Want to see all the best protest signs of the day? Look no further.
Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, is now speaking in Los Angeles.Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, is now speaking in Los Angeles.
Some of us know the history of those who have separated children ... As an African American woman I was raised on the stories of what happened on the auction block.Some of us know the history of those who have separated children ... As an African American woman I was raised on the stories of what happened on the auction block.
Waters has been the subject of intense criticism and threats from Trump supporters since she said members of the Trump administration should be publicly shamed for their role separating children from families.Waters has been the subject of intense criticism and threats from Trump supporters since she said members of the Trump administration should be publicly shamed for their role separating children from families.
She has had to cancel two public events in the last two days due to escalating death threats, she said earlier this week.She has had to cancel two public events in the last two days due to escalating death threats, she said earlier this week.
#LIVE: Maxine Waters delivers strong words at #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch, rally in LA - “If you shoot me, you better shoot straight. There’s nothing like a wounded animal. Today I say impeach 45!” https://t.co/TxMSbTKVFr pic.twitter.com/7r0Osrxo4n#LIVE: Maxine Waters delivers strong words at #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch, rally in LA - “If you shoot me, you better shoot straight. There’s nothing like a wounded animal. Today I say impeach 45!” https://t.co/TxMSbTKVFr pic.twitter.com/7r0Osrxo4n
Now we have some members of Congress who are intimidated... I have no fear.Now we have some members of Congress who are intimidated... I have no fear.
[People are] talking about shooting me, talking about hanging me... If you shoot me you better shoot straight – there’s nothing like a wounded animal.” ...[People are] talking about shooting me, talking about hanging me... If you shoot me you better shoot straight – there’s nothing like a wounded animal.” ...
“They dare me to say impeach him. Today I say, impeach 45!”“They dare me to say impeach him. Today I say, impeach 45!”
From the streets of New York City, here’s another protester, explaining why she decided to brave the heat and come out.From the streets of New York City, here’s another protester, explaining why she decided to brave the heat and come out.
Jackie MeierJackie Meier
“I came out today because I felt that was something that I could actually do to help the cause and show my support,” she said. “It’s so wrong. Families need to be together; small children should not be separated from their families. I have a memory from when I was five years old of being lost in a museum, and it was traumatic, and I was only separated from my parents for 10 minutes.”“I came out today because I felt that was something that I could actually do to help the cause and show my support,” she said. “It’s so wrong. Families need to be together; small children should not be separated from their families. I have a memory from when I was five years old of being lost in a museum, and it was traumatic, and I was only separated from my parents for 10 minutes.”
Her friend said: “I’m in utter despair and it just keeps getting worse ... I’m trying to find a way to resist what’s happened in the last year and a half and save our country. It’s fight or flight.”Her friend said: “I’m in utter despair and it just keeps getting worse ... I’m trying to find a way to resist what’s happened in the last year and a half and save our country. It’s fight or flight.”
US Senator Kamala Harris just spoke in Los Angeles as well, telling a crowd, “we are better than this.”US Senator Kamala Harris just spoke in Los Angeles as well, telling a crowd, “we are better than this.”
“When we know that we have those 2,000 children crying for their parents and there is no plan for reunification, we know we are better than this.“When we know that we have those 2,000 children crying for their parents and there is no plan for reunification, we know we are better than this.
When we know those children will suffer lifelong trauma and this is not reflective of a civil society because a society will be judged on how it treats its children and the least among us, we know we are better than this.When we know those children will suffer lifelong trauma and this is not reflective of a civil society because a society will be judged on how it treats its children and the least among us, we know we are better than this.
And when we have failed to keep our promise to over 700,000 young people, and we call them Dreamers, we know we are better than this...And when we have failed to keep our promise to over 700,000 young people, and we call them Dreamers, we know we are better than this...
So, we’re at an inflection moment.So, we’re at an inflection moment.
And years from now, years from now, our children our grandchildren, folks are going to look at us and they’re going to ask us years from now a question.And years from now, years from now, our children our grandchildren, folks are going to look at us and they’re going to ask us years from now a question.
And that question is going to be: where were you at that inflection moment?And that question is going to be: where were you at that inflection moment?
And what I know Los Angeles is that our answer is not going to be simply how we felt, but what we did...And what I know Los Angeles is that our answer is not going to be simply how we felt, but what we did...
We will vote, we will act, and we will not relent. We will not tire, we will keep fighting, because we are better than this.”We will vote, we will act, and we will not relent. We will not tire, we will keep fighting, because we are better than this.”
Here’s a video where Harris shares her impressions of a child detention facility, immediately after visiting one.Here’s a video where Harris shares her impressions of a child detention facility, immediately after visiting one.
There is no distinction between these “detention centers” and a prison. You walk through the halls and the doors clink shut and there are bars on the windows. They get time to have recreation for a certain number of hours a day in a 500 square-foot cell. This is a prison. pic.twitter.com/2cAELoejWhThere is no distinction between these “detention centers” and a prison. You walk through the halls and the doors clink shut and there are bars on the windows. They get time to have recreation for a certain number of hours a day in a 500 square-foot cell. This is a prison. pic.twitter.com/2cAELoejWh
John Legend, the Grammy and Oscar Award-winning singer, just performed a new song in Los Angeles, California, as protests there heat up.John Legend, the Grammy and Oscar Award-winning singer, just performed a new song in Los Angeles, California, as protests there heat up.
Legend sings: “Everyday I wake up, everything is broken / Turning off my phone just to get out of bed / Get up every evening, history’s repeating / turning off my phone because it’s hurtiung my chest.”Legend sings: “Everyday I wake up, everything is broken / Turning off my phone just to get out of bed / Get up every evening, history’s repeating / turning off my phone because it’s hurtiung my chest.”
The singer and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, have been outspoken critics of Trump’s policy of separating children. When a TMZ reporter asked the singer about Sarah Sanders on Thursday, he replied: “Ask me ‘Should we be reuniting 2,000 kids with their families?... Yes we should.”The singer and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, have been outspoken critics of Trump’s policy of separating children. When a TMZ reporter asked the singer about Sarah Sanders on Thursday, he replied: “Ask me ‘Should we be reuniting 2,000 kids with their families?... Yes we should.”
CNN reports 45 people are being treated for heat exhaustion or in cooling stations in Washington DC. Perhaps most surprising, is that there are not more: it’s 105F (40C) outside the White House, and thousands have still come out.CNN reports 45 people are being treated for heat exhaustion or in cooling stations in Washington DC. Perhaps most surprising, is that there are not more: it’s 105F (40C) outside the White House, and thousands have still come out.
How many people turned out in scorching heat for the #FamiliesBelongTogether march in DC? A TON OF PEOPLE pic.twitter.com/m50a48GUj2How many people turned out in scorching heat for the #FamiliesBelongTogether march in DC? A TON OF PEOPLE pic.twitter.com/m50a48GUj2
Heat index is 105° and there are 30,000 people outside the White House right now standing in front the blazing sun to insist #FamiliesBelongTogether pic.twitter.com/6w6lwhxrjOHeat index is 105° and there are 30,000 people outside the White House right now standing in front the blazing sun to insist #FamiliesBelongTogether pic.twitter.com/6w6lwhxrjO
It’s the heat of the afternoon, and it’s no exaggeration to say it is a scorcher.It’s the heat of the afternoon, and it’s no exaggeration to say it is a scorcher.
This map from the National Weather Service shows heat advisories and warnings extend from the Canadian border all the way down to San Antonio, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico.This map from the National Weather Service shows heat advisories and warnings extend from the Canadian border all the way down to San Antonio, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, it's summer, and summer is hot; but heat can be dangerous. HEAT KILLS more people each year than any other weather hazard, including tornadoes,lightning, & floods. You take precautions for those. Give heat the same consideration during this #heatWavehttps://t.co/asAP108BNk pic.twitter.com/2XlPgc2w3YYeah, it's summer, and summer is hot; but heat can be dangerous. HEAT KILLS more people each year than any other weather hazard, including tornadoes,lightning, & floods. You take precautions for those. Give heat the same consideration during this #heatWavehttps://t.co/asAP108BNk pic.twitter.com/2XlPgc2w3Y
Thousands of people are protesting coast-to-coast in the United States, and some on the west coast are just gearing up. Here are dispatches from America’s west, where many immigrants are still being held, from the Associated Press.Thousands of people are protesting coast-to-coast in the United States, and some on the west coast are just gearing up. Here are dispatches from America’s west, where many immigrants are still being held, from the Associated Press.
McAllen, TexasMcAllen, Texas
Several dozen protesters gathered in front of the border patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention center where migrant children were being held in cages.Several dozen protesters gathered in front of the border patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention center where migrant children were being held in cages.
People held American and Texas flags and signs depicting a migrant father, mother and child as the Holy Family with haloed heads traveling through the desert.People held American and Texas flags and signs depicting a migrant father, mother and child as the Holy Family with haloed heads traveling through the desert.
Rio Grande Valley-based attorney Jennifer Harbury said parents separated from their children are being held in “prison-like” conditions in nearby Port Isabel.Rio Grande Valley-based attorney Jennifer Harbury said parents separated from their children are being held in “prison-like” conditions in nearby Port Isabel.
She said children separated at the border should have alien registration numbers linked to their parents, but attorneys are “having terrible trouble finding these kids.”She said children separated at the border should have alien registration numbers linked to their parents, but attorneys are “having terrible trouble finding these kids.”
Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calling for an end to the detention of immigrant families.Thousands of people gathered in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calling for an end to the detention of immigrant families.
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, a Democrat, told the crowd about his trip to the US-Mexico border, where he and other mayors were denied a tour of a shelter at the Tornillo port of entry outside of El Paso, Texas. He elicited a roar from the crowd when he said, “We are here to push back, to resist.”Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, a Democrat, told the crowd about his trip to the US-Mexico border, where he and other mayors were denied a tour of a shelter at the Tornillo port of entry outside of El Paso, Texas. He elicited a roar from the crowd when he said, “We are here to push back, to resist.”
Margarita Perez of Albuquerque held up a small Mexican flag as speakers addressed the crowd. Accompanied by her daughter, she said she was concerned about the children who were being detained and for those parents who did not know where their children were taken.Margarita Perez of Albuquerque held up a small Mexican flag as speakers addressed the crowd. Accompanied by her daughter, she said she was concerned about the children who were being detained and for those parents who did not know where their children were taken.
Associated Press in Albuquerque, New MexicoAssociated Press in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado
More than 4,000 people gathered in downtown Denver, Colorado, where people symbolically wore foil blankets.More than 4,000 people gathered in downtown Denver, Colorado, where people symbolically wore foil blankets.
American authorities gave similar blankets to children they separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. The rally Saturday is one of hundreds across urging the Trump administration to reunite families.American authorities gave similar blankets to children they separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. The rally Saturday is one of hundreds across urging the Trump administration to reunite families.
Brenda Villa of Commerce City, Colorado, says “you want to have faith” President Donald Trump’s administration will do so as promised. Protesters held signs saying, “Keep the kids, deport the racists,” and “Break walls, build families.”Brenda Villa of Commerce City, Colorado, says “you want to have faith” President Donald Trump’s administration will do so as promised. Protesters held signs saying, “Keep the kids, deport the racists,” and “Break walls, build families.”
Joan Culwell, of Littleton, said she had never been to a protest but decided to go after first lady Melania Trump recently wore a coat that read, “I really don’t care, do u?” while traveling to visit migrant children. Culwell wore a T-shirt saying, “I care!! Do you?”Joan Culwell, of Littleton, said she had never been to a protest but decided to go after first lady Melania Trump recently wore a coat that read, “I really don’t care, do u?” while traveling to visit migrant children. Culwell wore a T-shirt saying, “I care!! Do you?”
El Paso, TexasEl Paso, Texas
Thousands gathered in the west Texas city of El Paso to condemn what speakers describe as unconstitutional overreach by the Trump administration and heavy-handed tactics by immigration agents.Thousands gathered in the west Texas city of El Paso to condemn what speakers describe as unconstitutional overreach by the Trump administration and heavy-handed tactics by immigration agents.
Many of the protesters, monitored by several law enforcement personnel, converged Saturday on the international bridge that carries traffic between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico.Many of the protesters, monitored by several law enforcement personnel, converged Saturday on the international bridge that carries traffic between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico.
They carried signs with slogans like “We are all immigrants” as they chanted “Love, not hate, makes America great!” and other sayings.They carried signs with slogans like “We are all immigrants” as they chanted “Love, not hate, makes America great!” and other sayings.
Americans protested coast-to-coast against US immigration policies that separate children from family members at the border. The administration formally ended the policy in June, but more than 2,000 migrant children remain in limbo, held in detention facilities and foster care centers across the US.Americans protested coast-to-coast against US immigration policies that separate children from family members at the border. The administration formally ended the policy in June, but more than 2,000 migrant children remain in limbo, held in detention facilities and foster care centers across the US.
Actress American Ferrera, singer Alicia Keys and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda called for the Trump administration to reunite the more than 2,000 children separated at the border with their families.Actress American Ferrera, singer Alicia Keys and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda called for the Trump administration to reunite the more than 2,000 children separated at the border with their families.
Progressive leaders called on American to, “Remember in November”, when Americans go to the ballot box. This year’s midterm elections are this fall, when many Democratic politicians will face reelection.Progressive leaders called on American to, “Remember in November”, when Americans go to the ballot box. This year’s midterm elections are this fall, when many Democratic politicians will face reelection.
One example: civil rights icon and US Rep. John Lewis had a crowd chanting, “Vote! Vote! Vote!” in Atlanta, Georgia.One example: civil rights icon and US Rep. John Lewis had a crowd chanting, “Vote! Vote! Vote!” in Atlanta, Georgia.
As protesters gather around the country, President Trump is at his luxury golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is interviewing US Supreme Court candidate, following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.As protesters gather around the country, President Trump is at his luxury golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is interviewing US Supreme Court candidate, following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Guardian reporter Ed Helmore is with the marchers in New York City, where he’s spoken with protesters across the city.Guardian reporter Ed Helmore is with the marchers in New York City, where he’s spoken with protesters across the city.
Janice ErlbaumJanice Erlbaum
I am protesting the inhumane deportation and incarceration policies under this administration. To witness this march is hopeful, but most of the time I’m really depressed and horrified at the sight of people enjoying the cruelty of this administration. I fear for myself, my friends and my family.I am protesting the inhumane deportation and incarceration policies under this administration. To witness this march is hopeful, but most of the time I’m really depressed and horrified at the sight of people enjoying the cruelty of this administration. I fear for myself, my friends and my family.
Rosemary FassbinderRosemary Fassbinder
We’ve had enough. Donald Trump needs to pay attention. This past two weeks has not gone unnoticed – the protest movement is going to gather strength. It sure seems a long way since the pussy hat protests. We’d hoped that would change this, but it’s so much worse now. So we’re going to keep marching and keep protesting and try to make sure we don’t get complacent or numb.We’ve had enough. Donald Trump needs to pay attention. This past two weeks has not gone unnoticed – the protest movement is going to gather strength. It sure seems a long way since the pussy hat protests. We’d hoped that would change this, but it’s so much worse now. So we’re going to keep marching and keep protesting and try to make sure we don’t get complacent or numb.
Lori WilkinsonLori Wilkinson
Last time I felt this angry was when George W Bush was planning the Iraq war. I’m upset about everything this administration does, but separating children immigrant from their parents pushed me over the edge. I’m considering going a full-time Foley Square protest, or at least I could bake for the sit-in protesters.Last time I felt this angry was when George W Bush was planning the Iraq war. I’m upset about everything this administration does, but separating children immigrant from their parents pushed me over the edge. I’m considering going a full-time Foley Square protest, or at least I could bake for the sit-in protesters.
Kelly CharrisKelly Charris
I’m very disappointed. It’s so hard to ignore what’s happening, despite the executive order. We see those kids in the cages. They’re going to be traumatized for life. It makes me very sad to see this. My dad was an immigrant. He didn’t go home for 20 years because he was affraid he wouldn’t pass the test when he tried to come back. There has to be a better way.I’m very disappointed. It’s so hard to ignore what’s happening, despite the executive order. We see those kids in the cages. They’re going to be traumatized for life. It makes me very sad to see this. My dad was an immigrant. He didn’t go home for 20 years because he was affraid he wouldn’t pass the test when he tried to come back. There has to be a better way.
Here’s more from Lucia Graves in Washington DC:Here’s more from Lucia Graves in Washington DC:
Top-billed speakers took the stage midday, as the DC heat reached its climax, with Lin Manuel Miranda singing a lullaby for separated children — and assembled crowds were totally undeterred as temperatures climbed. You can’t pay to hear Miranda singing on Broadway anymore, after all, but if you showed up Saturday, you heard him.Top-billed speakers took the stage midday, as the DC heat reached its climax, with Lin Manuel Miranda singing a lullaby for separated children — and assembled crowds were totally undeterred as temperatures climbed. You can’t pay to hear Miranda singing on Broadway anymore, after all, but if you showed up Saturday, you heard him.
Miranda was singing “Dear Theodosia,” from his hit musical Hamilton, known for its celebration of America as a nation of immigrants. And he sang with words unaltered — a way, perhaps, of emphasizing its universality — as many in the audience sang along, becoming a near chorus on the refrain, “Someday, someday.”Miranda was singing “Dear Theodosia,” from his hit musical Hamilton, known for its celebration of America as a nation of immigrants. And he sang with words unaltered — a way, perhaps, of emphasizing its universality — as many in the audience sang along, becoming a near chorus on the refrain, “Someday, someday.”
“Don’t stop. Don’t give up,” he told the audience, as he waved off stage.“Don’t stop. Don’t give up,” he told the audience, as he waved off stage.
Next up, Alicia Keys told sweat-drenched crowds she came less as a star than as the mother of a seven-year-old son. “His name is Egypt and I couldn’t imagine not being able to find him. I couldn’t imagine being separated from him,” she said. “If it can happen to one child it can happen to any child,” she said.Next up, Alicia Keys told sweat-drenched crowds she came less as a star than as the mother of a seven-year-old son. “His name is Egypt and I couldn’t imagine not being able to find him. I couldn’t imagine being separated from him,” she said. “If it can happen to one child it can happen to any child,” she said.
But perhaps the most powerful language came from actress America Ferrera, who said she came, above all, as a human.But perhaps the most powerful language came from actress America Ferrera, who said she came, above all, as a human.
“I’m here not only as a brand new mother, as the proud child of Honduran immigrants, and not only as an American who sees it as her duty to be here defending justice. I am here as a human being with a beating heart, who understands compassion and can easily understand what it must feel like to struggle the way families are struggling right now,” she said to cheers from the audience.“I’m here not only as a brand new mother, as the proud child of Honduran immigrants, and not only as an American who sees it as her duty to be here defending justice. I am here as a human being with a beating heart, who understands compassion and can easily understand what it must feel like to struggle the way families are struggling right now,” she said to cheers from the audience.
“It is easy to imagine and I would hope if it was my family being torn apart,” she added, “then someone would stand up for me and my family. It is that simple. This fight does not belong to one group of people, one color of people, one race of people, one gender — it belongs to all of us,” she said.“It is easy to imagine and I would hope if it was my family being torn apart,” she added, “then someone would stand up for me and my family. It is that simple. This fight does not belong to one group of people, one color of people, one race of people, one gender — it belongs to all of us,” she said.
Every so often, the crowd erupted in boos or exclamations of, “How dare they!” But overwhelmingly, those in attendance maintained an elevated mood. As Ferrera and Keys read testimony from people affected by Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy (names were changed to protect identities), they chanted “Love is love,” or hummed strains from the passing lullaby.Every so often, the crowd erupted in boos or exclamations of, “How dare they!” But overwhelmingly, those in attendance maintained an elevated mood. As Ferrera and Keys read testimony from people affected by Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy (names were changed to protect identities), they chanted “Love is love,” or hummed strains from the passing lullaby.
Keys told the story of “Margarita,” a mother who’d been separated from her son “Carlos” since before Christmas. Said the mother in Keys’ testimony: “First they tell you in a few weeks you will have your child, then in a month, then in another month, but they never fulfill their promise.”Keys told the story of “Margarita,” a mother who’d been separated from her son “Carlos” since before Christmas. Said the mother in Keys’ testimony: “First they tell you in a few weeks you will have your child, then in a month, then in another month, but they never fulfill their promise.”
Testimony read by Ferrera focused on am Oakland-based grandfather hoping to be reunited with his granddaughter Theresa — but Ferrera also encouraged people to imagine all the stories that go unread.Testimony read by Ferrera focused on am Oakland-based grandfather hoping to be reunited with his granddaughter Theresa — but Ferrera also encouraged people to imagine all the stories that go unread.
“What makes humans remarkable is our capacity to imagine. We have an imagination let’s use it,” she said.“What makes humans remarkable is our capacity to imagine. We have an imagination let’s use it,” she said.
And so, they have. With signs that read, “Don’t shoot — I’m white,” and dressed in costumes from the Handmaid’s Tale, toting their toddlers, holding hands, cursing the heat and playing tibetan singing bowls, the crowds are beginning their march down Pennsylvania Avenue, headed toward the Capitol, their final destination.And so, they have. With signs that read, “Don’t shoot — I’m white,” and dressed in costumes from the Handmaid’s Tale, toting their toddlers, holding hands, cursing the heat and playing tibetan singing bowls, the crowds are beginning their march down Pennsylvania Avenue, headed toward the Capitol, their final destination.