Community Action: NO National Emergency

40 community members and organizations gathered on a cold Saturday afternoon to protest Trump’s

declaration of a national emergency on the US-Mexico border. People came out to denounce what is

understood as a racist and anti-immigrant “emergency” and border wall. They also came because of the anti

immigrant attacks that continue to happen in Salt Lake City. Black and brown people continue to be brutalized

by the police, family members continue to be deported, and anti-immigrant white supremacist groups have

started organizing on college campuses in the city.

Ella Mendoza with the Nopalera Artist Collective said they came “because I’m undocumented and fuck

anyone who is trying to pick on my people.” When asked what needs to be done next, they urged people to

create: banners, rallies, art, anything but sitting around and doing nothing. Nassir, who is twelve and a member

of the Brown Berets, says he doesn’t know what needs to be done next but that he showed up because “I like to

protest for my dad . . . he got deported.”

Students from both the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) came to the rally

concerned about the emerging white supremacist activity on both campuses. “We’re trying to organize an event

at our school, because I feel like our school sort of stays quiet when certain things happen, and it needs to be

addressed,” said Cici with the Latinx Student Union at SLCC.

The Trump administration needs to know that they are facing resistance from across the United States, and that

Salt Lake City will stand strong and fight for our undocumented friends and family until the attacks stop.

LIBERATION FOR ALL!

 *Photos above courtesy of Christina Giardinelli, Utah Daily Chronicle

Fighting White Supremacy on Campus

As you may have heard, there have been self-proclaimed nazi and white supremacist groups flyering and hanging banners on campus, as well as rallying in the Salt Lake Valley. These groups were specifically targeting immigrants, claiming that they are causing harm to the environment. We know this to be untrue and that this is just another poor excuse for racism. SDS stands with immigrants and undocumented people and we believe that they should have be safe on the Univerisity of Utah's campus. We also believe that students participating in this white supremacist behavoir (flyering, rallying, and dropping banners) do not have a place on our campus. They pose a threat of safety to other students.

Until the university promises to punish active white supremacist students from the university, we will continue to rally for immigrant and undocumented students on campus, and demand that the university also take steps to disentagle itself with anti-immigrant institutions such as the Department of Homeland Security and Hewlett-Packard.

Beyond Border: Screening and Discussion

Join us Friday, February 22nd at 4pm in the Union Theatre for a free screening of Beyond Borders. There will be snacks and discussion. We will talk about how immigration is impacted by policies on our campus and what we can do make those policies better.

News from our Hands Off Venezuela! Rally

Thank you to everyone who came to our Hands Off Venezuela! rally. We had a good turnout with great speakers!
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