Two Democrat organizations from Hunterdon and Somerset counties will hold protests in Flemington and Somerville against President Trump’s travel ban.
The travel ban, which targets nations with largely Muslim populations, has been met with opposition and protests since it was put into place on Friday.
A Reuters poll released on Wednesday showed less than one-third of Americans believe the ban will make the United States safer.
The Progressive Hunterdon Democrats plan a Hunterdon Emergency Rally to Oppose President Trump’s #MuslimBan outside the Hunterdon County Historic Courthouse on Main Street in Flemington starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Speakers include Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-16th); Hunterdon Anti-Racism Coalition member Alexa Offenhauer; Alexi Velez of the ACLU-NJ, Emam Yaser Elmenshawy from the Islamic Center of Hunterdon County; Marie Corfield, vice president of the Hunterdon County Education Association; and Kevin Leach, senior class president of Hunterdon Central Regional High School.
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There will also be statements from Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7th), Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12th) and state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-37th).
In Somerset County, a candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Somerset County Courthouse, 20 North Bridge St., Somerville. It is being organized by the Somerset County Young Democrats.
Speakers include Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer; Zwicker; Franklin Township Mayor Phil Kramer; North Plainfield Councilwoman Keiona Miller; Karen Gaffney, Raritan Valley Community College and Central Jersey Community Coalition; Alex Kharazi, president of Franklin Township Interfaith Coalition and director and vice-president of Masjid-e-Ali Mosque; and Elizabeth Meyer, Women’s March on New Jersey.
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