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Chicago coalition rallies against Trump….
Chicago coalition rallies against Trump….
Chicago coalition rallies against Trump…. – The group “Chicago’s Coalition Against the Trump Agenda” concluded their May Day week of action with a unity march.
On Saturday, dozens made their way to Chicago’s Union Park, wanting their message to be heard by those in the White House.
“We need to come together and fight back,” Faayani Aboma, member of the Chicago Alliance Against Racism and Political Oppression, said. “So on Thursday, we stood with the Consejo de Resistencia, on May Day, to march for immigrants’ rights. Yesterday, our coalition was a part of student walkouts across the city and high schools, colleges and universities, and today we’re holding a Black and Brown unity march. Ultimately, we know that the Trump agenda is attacking all of our communities.”
May Day is celebrated annually on May 1 and a major demonstration in Chicago was held on that day.
Since then, demonstrations have been held across the globe. This year, marches and protests have been mainly focused on President Trump’s policies.
President Trump recently marked 100 days in office.
“A lot of people are having their visas revoked that they lawfully got, and then other people have been left in limbo for a really long time about their immigration status and have been sued as a political pawn,” Aboma said.
Those gathered at Union Park on Saturday spoke out against mass deportations and the war in Gaza.
“This is a time for a call to action. This is the beginning of massive mobilizations until we have people over profit,” Ald. Bryon Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward) said.
Sigcho-Lopez spoke at Saturday’s rally and said the next step is to take this message to the state capitol.
“We got to mobilize on to Springfield. We’re going to be there on May 8 with a delegation from my community to talk about the needs in our city,” Sigcho-Lopez said.
The group marched from Union Park through the West Loop Saturday afternoon. The coalition said they will continue to make their voices heard in the weeks ahead.
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