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Posted: Saturday 11.02.2019 3:13 pm DEARBORN/ANN ARBOR —Protesters from Michigan to California and everywhere in between have rallied in support of demonstrators in Lebanon this past week, sending the message that large-scale change is needed now, and long overdue. Hear their words: pic.twitter.com/PEGnrVOwJX. “I do think that was a major catalyst,” she said Sunday. Mariam Akanan, 24, who moved here from southern Lebanon three years ago, also attended the demonstration. The group will gather for their cause “Fast Food Workers Day of Action for $15/hour.” Saturday, January 16th, 2021. Will you support us? Dearborn, Michigan Protests Noah speaks with Desiree Cooper about her column on the death of 32-year-old Frederick Finley. DEARBORN, Mich. — The searing June sun blazed down upon Michigan Avenue as a throng of about 150 non-violent protestors gathered outside the police station in Dearborn, Mich. today to speak out against police brutality and the dangerous conditions many African Americans live under in … Dearborn City Council asks the U.S. Congress to stop spending $1 trillion for the murder of Palestine, the murder of Iraq, the murder of Afghanistan, and the murder of Lebanon. Pictures. Peaceful protest today Dearborn & Washington - protesters urged to head home after. 11:30 am at 230 S Dearborn (Federal Plaza). Of the 316 Dearborn police personnel, 223 are White, 60 are Arab American, 26 are Black and seven are Hispanic. "We were extremely anxious in the beginning, and felt very helpless," said Doumbia, 22. 380. ", © 2021 The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper, Grand Rapids cop returning to job after veteran arrest uproar. ► More: Grand Rapids cop returning to job after veteran arrest uproar, U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell, Rashida Talib and Andy Levin closed the event, saying their constituents "have a responsibility to stand up to hate. Protesters with firearms permits are being told to bring their weapons, and WWJ’s Charlie Langton says community leaders are being told to … "They have denied having a contract and holding people in their jail, and from our partnership with MIRC, they've documented intakes with people being held in Dearborn or transported through," said Abril Valdes, immigrant rights attorney for the ACLU of Michigan. Delivered words condem "We stand here today of members of all faiths that are being targeted ... and we want to organize a Take On Hate effort in the next couple of weeks.". "The way we're going to get the city of Dearborn and all those to really truly divest and disconnect with ICE is going to be to push that they are violating national detention standards," she said. Akanan said that the country’s sectarian and religious-based political system, which divides power and key government positions between Sunni Muslims, Shi’a Muslims, Christians and Druze, is one of the biggest hindrances to a smoother and more reliable government for all Lebanese citizens. You really have to hand it to Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. Colleen Neiman, of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dearborn, who offered an opening prayer, spoke out against racism and white supremacy. Tlaib said she did an unannounced visit to the Calhoun County Jail in Battle Creek and was denied entry to see the facility's conditions. “It was absolutely successful, we sent a message to help our people in Lebanon,” he said, adding that he hoped to see major changes in the country’s leadership. Dearborn — Nabintou Doumbia stood before a crowd protesting U.S. immigration and detention policies and talked about her family's struggle to deal with her father's deportation to Ivory Coast in November. Starting today, Dearborn City Council will refuse to buy any product from the Apartheid State of Israel. 11:30 am at 1501 W Randolph (Union Park). At previous anti-Islam rallies in Dearborn, some counter-protesters responded with shouts and occasional bottle-throwing, creating more tensions and a negative image, say local leaders. "Our sole mission is to provide public safety for all citizens in Dearborn," Haddad said. "They are being used as a hub for homeland security ... this corrodes community trust, especially if leadership in the city are denying these claims.". Nick Meyer DEARBORN — Protests in support of the uprising in Lebanon continued this past weekend in Dearborn, with nearly 500 people showing up to rally for reforms and the resignation of government officials in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library and Dearborn … 27 comments. News, views and interviews from the Arab world and the Arab American community. Where the 2020 protests fit into the history of the African American Freedom Movement She came out to show her support for a “revolution” many years in the making. Pictures. "I don't trust the results of the election," said Michigan protester Martin Szelag, a 67-year-old semi-retired window salesman from Dearborn Heights. The Rev. 2. The department has housed 1,333 ICE prisoners with final deportation orders during the 2018 fiscal year (a combined total of 1,696 days), according to the mayor's annual report. More than 1,000 rallied Friday night in Dearborn against the anti-Islam movie that has sparked protests around the world. Asked if the removal was a response to the pending protests, Byrnes says she believes so. News, views and interviews from the Arab world and the Arab American community... Protestors gather in Dearborn for a demonstration this past Sunday in support of the Lebanese uprising. COMMUNITY, Lebanon, Local. Another protest in Dearborn Meanwhile, in Dearborn, protesters were scheduled to gather at the police station for a 5:30 p.m. rally, but so far, … Officers are … Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad declined to release what the agreement with ICE includes or where the detainees are held in Dearborn. The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center sent letters Friday to nine county sheriffs, prosecutors and two police chiefs, including Haddad, urging that they stop detaining people in jails at the request of ICE. "Our participation in this program returned a savings for prisoner housing costs of approximately $84,223 this year," according to the mayor's report. Sunday’s demonstration in Dearborn was a successful one according to participant Ali Zeineddine, 35, who was born and raised in Lebanon and hopes to see the country thrive in the coming years.

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