“DUMP TRUMP!” Refugees Welcome! Columbus Circle

Last night at Columbus Circle, NYC a few hundred came out in opposition to the remarks from Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald trump about keeping refugees out of the country. Here are 2 of them.

The people are rising up to voice their opposition to, what many are calling fascist and bigoted remarks about refugees, that were made recently by Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump who’s Trump Tower is directly across the street

WE SHALL OVER COMB

The people showing their support for Syrian refugees in NYC

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA

ORGANIZATIONS ; In Solidarity, Arab American Association NY Families for Freedom Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP) Iraq Veterans Against the War MENA Solidarity Network – Refugee Advocacy Project War Resisters League Jews For Racial and Economic Justice Revolutionizing Asian American Immigrant Stories on the East Coast (RAISE) International Socialist Organization John Jay Students for Justice in Palestine Mekong NYC NYU Students for Justice in Palestine New York State Youth Leadership Council Campaign for Peace and Democracy NYC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) Enlace NYU Academic Workers for a Democratic Union Indian-American Muslim Public Affairs Committee US Muslim Solidarity with the Syrian people AKNY-Greece Solidarity Movement Havaar: Iranian Initiative against War, Sanctions and State Repression GSOC-UAW Local 2110: The Union for Graduate Employees at New York University Raha: Iranian Feminist Collective New York City Asian American Student Conference Jewish Voice for Peace Millions March NYC AF3IRM-NYC (Association of Filipinas, Feminists Fighting Imperialism, Re-feudalization, and Marginalization) BAYAN USA Northeast Teach Dream CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Showing Up for Racial Justice – NYC New York Immigration Coalition The Revolutionary Student Coordinating Committee (RSCC) ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) MAS-NY Asian Fund For Education, Scolarship &Training (SAFEST) CUNY Law International Refugee Assistance Project St. Joseph’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Brooklyn College Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Network of Arab American Professionals – NY L.I.F.E.E. Organization API People’s Solidarity (APIPS) Lehman College Dream Team NYU Dream team L.I.F.E.E. Organization New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (NYCHRP) Columbia -Young Democratic Socialists Willy Patterson- Young Democratic Socialists City College New York- Young Democratic Socialists Port Washington High School- Young Democratic Socialists New York City- Democratic Socialists of America People’s Climate Movement – New York Bronx Climate Justice North HDK-New York City (People’s Democratic Congress) Media Contacts: Aber Kawas – aber.aaany@gmail.com 347-303-0609 Jamila Hammami- jamila@qdep.org 347-496-8490

One oppositional point among the crowd. Interviewing him he said,, “When the FBI said they had no way of knowing which Syrian refugees have ISIS ties, I think we should trust the FBI”.

Chanting, “Trump = Hate”,, then “Say it Loud, Say it Clear, Refugees are Welcome Here”

“IT IS OUR DUTY TO FIGHT FOR OUT FREEDOM, IT IS OUR DUTY TO WIN, WE MUST LOVE EACH OTHER AND PROTECT EACH OTHER, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR CHAINS “

Comments by those walking by this sign were met with much agreement.

YUKA AZUMA told me,, “I’m here because I care about all the people in the world. WE ARE ALL ONE HUMAN RACE”. “They’re here because we bombed them, we bombed their home. Of course they want to stay in their homes. We push them to be a refugee and we closing the door, that’s not right”.

Handing out fliers for today’s event at the Plaza Hotel by the Pennsylvania Republican Party inviting Trump to be key speaker. 10k a table

“IT IS OUR DUTY TO FIGHT FOR OUT FREEDOM, IT IS OUR DUTY TO WIN, WE MUST LOVE EACH OTHER AND PROTECT EACH OTHER, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR CHAINS “

One group makes them, the other,, criminalizes them,, all to keep the $$ machine going

“DUMP TRUMP!” Refugees Welcome! Columbus Circle

Author: Cat April Watters

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