Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2017 19:15:35 GMT -6
Interfaith rally in uptown Charlotte takes aim at Trump’s immigration policy
President Donald Trump’s executive orders restricting U.S. entry of refugees and immigrants was the focus of another protest Thursday, this one organized by the Charlotte Interfaith Peace and Unity Coalition.
The night-time rally at uptown’s Romare Bearden Park drew about 200 people of various faiths, with many holding signs critical of Trump and his immigration policies.
Among those who attended: Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts; Rose Hamid, president of Muslim Women of the Carolinas; and the Rev. Rodney Sadler, who leads MeckMin, an interfaith group of about 100 congregations.
Other protests against Trump’s orders affecting Muslims and Mexican immigrants are scheduled for Charlotte on Friday and Saturday.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article130455529.html
President Donald Trump’s executive orders restricting U.S. entry of refugees and immigrants was the focus of another protest Thursday, this one organized by the Charlotte Interfaith Peace and Unity Coalition.
The night-time rally at uptown’s Romare Bearden Park drew about 200 people of various faiths, with many holding signs critical of Trump and his immigration policies.
Among those who attended: Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts; Rose Hamid, president of Muslim Women of the Carolinas; and the Rev. Rodney Sadler, who leads MeckMin, an interfaith group of about 100 congregations.
Other protests against Trump’s orders affecting Muslims and Mexican immigrants are scheduled for Charlotte on Friday and Saturday.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article130455529.html