Not My President's Day - Rally (Chicago)

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OUR STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES:
In solidarity and unity with partner demonstrations throughout this country, we are proud to stage in Chicago – a Sanctuary City – a rally to protest the policies and actions of the current White House. While Donald Trump is technically our President, we protest fiercely on this important day – in honor of the Presidents who have come before him – his ability or intention to represent any of us in any real capacity.

Donald Trump does not represent our values, and therefore we refuse to honor him on President's Day. Instead, we will honor the principles of democracy for which our previous Presidents fought valiantly: the right to assemble, and the right to fight for those of our brothers and sisters who have not yet been included in the word "equal." We will use our voices and our power of protest to continue to RESIST our current administration’s efforts to divide us!

- We come together today in unity. We demonstrate our commitment to human rights for all individuals, as exemplified by Chicago’s Sanctuary City status. Instead, Trump intentionally has targeted the Muslim community, blocking immigrants and visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US, banned federal funds to international group that perform abortions or lobby to legalize or promote abortions, and purged the White House website of information pertaining to police brutality and LGBTQ rights.
- We come together today in unity. Instead, Trump wants to encourage us to turn on each other, to isolate our country, to build a wall with our tax money, to abandon refugees as well as a century of progress toward inclusion.
- We come together today in unity, embracing difference. Instead, Trump has offended practically every global leader with whom he has met. With zero foreign policy experience, Trump’s decisions have not only caused tensions with global leaders, but we have lost Navy SEALS, he has caused the death of children during our military action, and his reckless inexperienced has caused the death of “numerous” civilians.
- We come together today in unity, seeking to work together. Instead, Trump works to divide us further with his lies. For instance, he promised job creation, yet within his first week he instituted a massive hiring freeze throughout the federal government. Services like the VA are already stretched thin and these freezes will force a breaking point.

These policies and actions will not stop, so our resistance must continue. Progress only is possible if we persist and resist.

Donald Trump stands against the progress we have worked hard to enact. He does not represent our interests. He was elected by a minority of the American public but governs as if there's no resistance. But there is - and on February 20th, we will honor previous presidents by exercising our constitutional right to assemble and to protest peacefully against everything that Donald Trump represents.

Join us as we continue to build a resistance of unity to the Trump regime of bigotry, racism and sexism, and to show the world that while Trump may have been elected President, this is (NOT MY) Presidents Day!

LOGISTICS:
- We are in the process of securing a permit. As soon as we have the permit, and after final logistics are confirmed, we will post the final gathering location and tie block.
- We also are seeking a location for a poster-making gathering prior to the demonstration and will provide details for everyone as they become available. We will ask for RSVPs in order to ensure we have space for all who choose to attend this pre-rally gathering.
- Parking likely will be limited. Please consider taking the El!