A unity rally for all religions. No harm no foul however ya know someone’s gonna have a gripe about “Liberal” tendencies – PB/TK
Russell Simmons teams up with rabbi, imam for anti-Trump rally dubbed ‘I Am A Muslim, Too’ – By DAVID CAPLAN Feb 17, 2017, 2:40 AM ET
The 9th Circuit Court may have blocked President Donald Trump‘s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, but a massive rally organized by Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons in response to the travel ban remains slated for Sunday in New York City’s Times Square.
The rally, called “I Am A Muslim Too,” seeks to unite people of all faiths. So Simmons will be joined by Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the non-profit organization Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) and Imam Shamsi Ali of the Jamaica Muslim Center, who served as grand marshal of New York City’s Muslim Day Parade last fall.
Religious leaders from more than 50 other organizations will also take part in the rally, “to declare their solidarity with Muslims facing discrimination,” reads a press release for the rally, taking place from noon to 4 p.m. Organizer says they expect thousands to attend.
“As Trump wraps up [his] first month in office we call on all New Yorkers to gather and declare ‘I am a Muslim too,'” adds the press release.
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