Waltham Advocacy Group to Hold Vigil in Support of Immigrants and Refugees

WALTHAM, MA – Waltham Concerned Citizens, a local advocacy group, will hold a vigil this Saturday in support of immigrants and refugees and against the president's recent executive orders.

Several Waltham residents have been outspoken in their support of immigrants in the days following the orders, and a recent petition to the mayor and city council prompted a response from Mayor Jeannette McCarthy Monday morning outlining the city's immigration policy.

Waltham Concerned Citizens is calling on its neighbors to join them in opposing what they call an "attack on immigrants, refugees and civil liberties in general" and supporting their fellow citizens.

WCC was founded in 1981, initially to call for a nuclear weapons freeze. It has since expanded to other issues, including U.S. intervention in Iraq, Central America, Afghanistan and the Middle East, affordable housing, civil liberties and the environment. It holds regular peace vigils on the first and third Saturdays of every month.

Saturday's vigil will take place at the corner of Main and Moody streets on the Waltham Common from 11 a.m. to noon this Saturday.

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