Jan 27, 2017
Photos: Hundreds Rally At Wilson Building To Push D.C. Politicians For ‘More Than Lip Service’
The crowd was wearing hijabs, yarmalukes, hoodies, and a whole lot of winter hats.
“To create a connection between MPD and the Muslim community, to establish this trust, to have them get to know one another so there’s an understanding there, I just think that its a good idea now to get ahead of this,” says Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh.
It will make it harder for a Trump administration to create a Muslim registry, but advocates are staying vigilant.
Activists want Obama to dismantle the National Security Exit-Entry Registry System before Trump takes office to give them time to organize a resistance.
Rashid Dar says that he “got a punch in the collarbone, but people have been murdered over this stuff.”