Photos by Beth Levy
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, pictured above, and State Senator Shelley Mayer attend
The Yonkers Sanctuary Movement/Movimiento Santuario Yonkers held a “Justice & Peace, Out with ICE of Yonkers” protest rally on August 21 at the corner of Poplar Street and Linden Street. This spot was the location of recent activity and arrests by ICE in Yonkers.
“Thank you to everyone who supported the Press Conference and Protest “Justice & Peace, Out with ICE of Yonkers”
We want to thank the groups that joined our cause and those who were present @CDNY15/16 @We United Westchester Pol-ICE Watch: Ojo A La Migra Y La PoliciaWorking Families Party – Westchester/Putnam ChapterExplore WESPAC@Comite Guadalupano de St. Mary’s Church, @Comite Guadalupano de Monte Carmelo, Ballet Foklorico Espiritu de Mexico Sisters of Charity of New York, @Janet Hernandez and Yonkers Journalists, Members of the MAYA organization.
We also want to give a special thank you to the Two Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins & State Senator Shelley Mayer and the Councilwoman Corazon Pineda Isaac for always being present at our events and for continuing to advocate for our community.
We will continue to fight for Justice and Peace in Yonkers until ICE is out of our community.
