New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Rev. Al Sharpton and celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Michael Moore and Rosie Perez are planning to rally New Yorkers to stand up to President-elect Donald Trump on the eve of his inauguration, organizers said Saturday.
Organizers say they expect thousands of New Yorkers to attend the event, put together by groups including Greenpeace and the liberal activist organization MoveOn, on Trump’s home turf.
The demonstration is intended as a kick-off to organizing opposition to Trump’s policies and support for cities taking their own approach on immigration, climate change, health care, workers’ rights and other issues.
“We are sending a message to Washington that we will fight, at every step, discrimination and harmful policies, today, tomorrow, and every day,” Ruffalo said in a statement. He said participants “are coming together to stand up for one another, as we will do every day, to protect the values we hold dear.”
The demonstration also aims to spotlight actions that cities can take locally, such as working on their own to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The Republican president-elect’s choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator, current Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has questioned the science showing that the planet is warming and that man-made emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are to blame.
Demonstrators plan to rally outside the Trump-developed Trump International Hotel and Tower. It’s a half-mile from Trump Tower, the president-elect’s home.
(AP)
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8 Responses
One crook big than the other, deBlasio and Sharptin both belong in jail.Michael moore a big blow heart and the only one missing here is Rosaie O’Donnell. All of you go to Cuba and live you are fanatasy
OH GIVE UP ALREADY…MY GOODNESS
these Leftists are all inherently anarchists denying the valid election results. let’s call it the Hillary Hypocrisy.
and the sweet irony: cities taking on global warming none sense. suddenly these communists are de facto Federalists!!!
HUJU, RT , CRAZY K, Let us know how the rally goes losers. say hello to Sharpton while your at it.
It is awful that the mayor or New York CIty is protesting against the new President. Is this anarchy? Grow up leftists. CLinton lost. You lost. Behave.
To no. 1
I can accept your inability to structure a coherent sentence but please share with us what provisions of law the mayor has violated, when he was convicted or otherwise explain why you think he belongs in jail. Clearly, you have no difficulty exercising your first amendment rights to show you little you know; is the Mayor of NYC entitled to anything less??
to no 6
hes definitely entitled to say whatever he wants but ill tell you hes probably the dumbest mayor ny ever had he may even be dumber than dinkins if thats possible
to no.6
I dont know where his allegations are coming from but it certainly is a disgrace for a mayor to protest like this together with the other babies.
freedom of speech may be an argument for the mayor to go right?
but its just as legal for him to do that as it is for him to burn an american flag(unless theres special rules for elected officials i actually dont know..)
…now imagine a mayor of new york city publicly burning an american flag….now imagine him protesting the fair election of an american president… its definitly beneath his dignity as a mayor and thats an understatement.