MoMA Installs Works by Artists from Countries Targeted by Trump’s Travel Ban
by Clare Voon In an unprecedented gesture in response to President Trump’s executive order, the museum has replaced works in its permanent collection galleries with eight by artists from Muslim-majority nations named in Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration. Though it might sound small, the rehang is an unprecedented gesture in the museum’s history, instigated and […]
Houston, Feb 3: No Ban, No Wall
Houston, February 3rd: About 300 people gathered in a spirited protest at the Galleria shopping area under the slogan #NoBanNoWall. This marked the beginning of a weekend of protests leading up to the Super Bowl.
Courageous One Day Strike of Yemeni-owned Bodegas in NYC
More than 1,000 Yemeni-owned grocery and convenience stores in New York City shut down from noon to 8pm Thursday, February 2 to protest Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries. That afternoon, people converged on Brooklyn’s Borough Hall in a powerful demonstration of their opposition to Trump’s measures.
Cleveland: Hundreds March Against Muslim Ban, Border Wall
Cleveland, February 4th: 500 mostly high school and college students, rallied and marched for a couple of miles to condemn Trump’s Muslim ban and the wall along the Mexican border.