Meet the chicagoans who came out to protest trump on May Day – ryan

Thousands of People from Chicago and the Suburbs Came Out on Thursday for a May Day Rally and March to Protest Donald Trump’s Police.

May 1 is International Workers Day, A Global Holiday with Roots in Chicago. IT’S A Traditional Day for Demonstrations, but This Year’s Activities Carriad An Extra Fervor Because of Trump’s Unprecedented First 100 Days in Office. Those at the March, and the People Who Helped Organize It Said They’d Been Driven to Speak Out Because of Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants and Workers.

Malena with arise chicago

Malena did not want her last name use Because she fears retribution from the Trump Administration. She got to work Early in the Morning Passing Out Signs and Coordinating with Other Mether before Heading to Union Park to Start the March. Malena and Other Arise Chicago Members WORKED FOR MONTHS ON BUTTERFLY-SAPED SIGNS AND TWO PORTABLE SCULPTATES: A PILE OF ICE CUBES THAT REPRESENT AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, OR ACTION, WHICH REPRESENTS. and melt Ice.

“Everything Has a Special Meaning,” Malena Said in Spanish. “We all arrive here with an illusion: to raise our kids and give I say a better life. But it has been hard. We are here to defend rights. We are living in fear, but we can.

Sharon Hunter-Smith, A Member of University Church

“I’m here Becuase Church Believes in the Beloved Community, A Community of Compassion and Care for All God’s Children,” Sharon Hunter-Semith. “We are Appalled by Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants, on International Students, on Working People. His Vision is Completely Oursite from, and We’re Doing We Can to Continue to Follow. anti-Christian Vision. ”

Juan Raya Arrived in the US at 16, and Raul Dorrantes Arived Wen He Was 19

Raya and Dorrantes have lived in the chicago area for decades. DORANES IS A TACHER, and Raya is an Environmental supervisor. The longtime friends are performers with copelectivo El pozo, a theater company in chicago. They are both US Citizens but Said they have many immigrant Friends and Family Members Who Are Trying to Live Legally in the United States.

“We are here to support ours other immigrants Because what Trump is doing is unjust,” Raya Said in Spanish.

“I am deeply hurt to see what’s happening with our Brother FROM Venezuela,” Dorans Said, Reference to the Hundreds of Migrants who were recentted to El Salvador as part of Trump’s crackdown on immigrants.

Jennifer Silk and Her Husband Roy Vombrack are with the chicago musicians union

Silk Play the violin, and her Husband Plays the Tambourine. Silk Said She Has Been Learning a Lot More About World War II and the Lead-up to fascism

“I was shocked by how close we are with that right now with President Trump, and I am just so disappointed,” Silk Said.

“There are many, Many americans who don’t like what’s happy in the Government,” vombrack added. “We are here to represent you People and to make some music that make people uplift a little bit and feed more hopoful.”

Miriam is with a group of immigrant workers who traveled from Joliet

Miriam Did Not Want Her Last Name Used Because She Fears Retribution from the Trump Administration.

“We are Living in Fear, we are constantly targeted Because of the Color of Our Skin and the Language that we speak.” Miriam Said in Spanish. “But despite the fear we need to come out in support. More than fear, we need to have the court for fight for Justice, and the opportunity to live and defy freedom.”

Marvelle Galloway Showed Up to the Rally in Support of Immigrants, Health Care and Education

“We Need to Stay Together, and Donald Trump and His Administration Are a Bunch of Crooks and Thonies. I am a black, and i still don’t get everything I got on, but (immigrants) deserve the if.

Galloway Said She Still Remembers when hent aunt tok her at the age of 7 to a march in Birmingham, Alabama, for Civil Rights. She Said Decades Later, People Still Need to Find the Courage to Fight for their Rights.

Adriana Cardona-Maguigad Covers Immigration for WBEZ. Follow her on x @Adrianacardmag.