Wearing “RESIST” buttons and carrying “SOLIDARITY” posters, about 50 Ithacans attended the “Stop Criminalizing Our People” rally at the Commons. Carolina Osorio Gil, director of Cultura Ithaca and rally organizer, said she helped organize the rally to protest the recent U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement presence in Ithaca. “The reason we’re doing this [rally] on a Tuesday is because ICE has come on Tuesdays. Despite the different groups they were representing, many of the speakers shared the common themes of solidarity, unity and fighting back. The speeches were well-received by many members of the rally, who expressed their support and gratitude.

Source: Daily Sun February 07, 2018 03:33 UTC