Hundreds gather for Bay Ridge March Against Hate
In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration, hundreds of Brooklynites of all races, genders and ages gathered in Bay Ridge to participate in the Martin Luther King Day March Against Hate on Monday, January 16.
At 1 p.m., hundreds of attendees, many with signs that quoted King, gathered outside the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, 6807 Fifth Avenue, to show their solidarity with Muslims, immigrants, women, people of color, people with disabilities, and others they believe to be threatened by the incoming Trump administration.
“I used to teach at I.S. 30 and now I teach at P.S. 503. Nobody is going kick my students out,” said Julia G. “I love them and I’m here to support them. It feels really good, especially on a day like today. Nobody is going to take that dream away.”