Nine cafes in the Garden State took part in a national fundraiser last weekend to help raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union in the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
The campaign was organized sprudge.com, a Portland-based publication that focuses on coffee and cafe culture.
The publication said more than 800 businesses in 41 states took part in the event between Friday and Sunday, and called the ban a “dark stain on our national conscience.”
“We believe that the current executive order banning refugees from the United States and immigration from 7 majority Muslim nations is illegal, immoral, and fundamentally un-American.”
Here’s a list of the cafes in the Garden State that took part in this weekend’s fundraiser:
- Cai’s Cafe in Metuchen
- Harvest Coffee in Medford
- Modcup Coffee Co. in Jersey City (three locations)
- Montclair Bread Company in Montclair
- Rojo’s Roastery in Lambertville and Princeton
- The Able Baker in Maplewood
On Jan. 27, the president signed an executive order temporarily barring people including Syrian refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for at least 90 days, prompting nationwide protests.
Uber responds to social media criticism over travel ban
The order caused chaos at American airports, where more than a hundred people were detained or turned away – some of whom were already granted legal permanent resident status.
A judge granted a request by the ACLU to block the order last Saturday.
“Today they’re defending innocent refugee and immigrant families impacted by the recent executive orders–tomorrow they could be defending you, because they are committed to defending all of us,” sprudge.com said in a release.
Sprudge.com said it promised to match the first $500 raised by 26 of the cafe brands.
NJ Advance Media reached out to sprudge.com for a tally of how much was raised, but did not immediately hear back.
Rajeev Dhir may be reached at rdhir@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @googasmammoo. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
Our editors found this article on this site using Google and regenerated it for our readers.
