SHORT OR TALL, YOUNG OR OLD, ON FOOT OR ON WHEELS

We Are a Diverse Nation of Immigrants

As different as each pair of footwear or mode of marching, so are the citizens of Walla Walla, our state of Washington, and these United States of America. Let's keep it that way. #defendDACA  #IsupportDACA  #heretostay

Photos are from Saturday's march and rally supported by Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition

NO HATE, NO FEAR, IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE

Keeping Families Together: Immigrant Rights Action

Saturday morning, 200+/- men, women, and children gathered behind the First Congregational Church to begin a march led by the Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition. WWIRC is a highly diverse organization with members and supporters from different racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and professional backgrounds. 

The goal of WWIRC and today's march is to "promote unity and harmony among all of Walla Walla's residents and to foster a community free of violence and racism."

"What unites us is a commitment to ensuring the rights of immigrants. We educate immigrants in our community about their rights and offer them access to legal counseling, moral and social support." (actionnetwork.org)

Back at the start of the march, booths were set up to hand out information in order for participants to take action. 

TAKING ACTION

A Good Day For a Visit

On Wednesday, January 25, three constituents of the Fifth District, Washington 

gathered at the Walla Walla Office of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers 

to express our concern about the immigration policy President Trump has signed as an Executive Order.

 We were greeted by the Deputy District Director who gave us time to relate our concerns

 which included the "extreme vetting" proposed by President Trump 

as well as the failure of Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers 

to comment on the arson on January 14, of the Islamic Center of Eastside in Bellevue, Washington. 

While not located in the fifth district of Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers, 

we felt the act was a violation of basic human rights and freedom of religion 

and should have been publicly acknowledged as intolerable 

by our representative, regardless of her stance on immigration.

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