No Ban!!!~ Rally for Unity

As I watched the protests at the airports unfold a few Saturday nights ago all I could think of was, I'm watching a third world country rise up against their government.  I couldn't believe what I was seeing.  I was so proud to see so many people come out and stand up against the hateful, hurtful executive order on immigration.  I was also saddened that this was having to happen in my country.  By 9:00 p.m. I knew I had to go to the unity rally on Sunday.  An event that had 500 people going at noon had ballooned to a 15,000 rsvps that night.  Since I live in the New America, Sundays are for protesting!

All of the hope and happiness of the Women's March the week before was replaced with a sense of duty at this rally.  There was still hope and unity but this was a "fight back" rally and we were fighting back.  We weren't going to let this just happen without a fight!  Seeing all of the people pour into Copley Square, 20,000+ united to stand up for refugees and immigrants and against hate and fear was pretty moving.

I saw a few signs that really stood out to me.

"First they came for the Muslims, and we all freaked out because this was N#@! S$#@ and we know better now."  This was more than a travel ban, this was an attack on our neighbors, and we aren't taking that!

"Dear World, We will fix this.  Sincerely, The American People."  Yup, it's up to us to fix this catastrophe and we won't stop until we do!

"Hey A#$%^&*@, we can do this every day!"  And we will, we will always stand up for what is right!

I will do everything in my power to fight against these wrongs.  That might mean I have to call my elected officials on my way home from work, write postcards at night instead of correcting papers, and attend rallies and protests to show the world that there are lots of people in America that don't agree with these new policies!  I'm up for the challenge and ready to fight!