March, Rally Friday to Make Westchester a Sanctuary County

WHITE PLAINS, NY — A march and rally to Make Westchester a Sanctuary will be help Friday, Nov. 25 in downtown White Plains.

Organized by WESPAC Foundation, Inc., and supported by the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the NYCLU, the White Plains Greenburgh Chapter of the NAACP, the White Plains Religious Leaders, Ministers Fellowship Council, the Westchester MLK Institute for Nonviolence, Westchester for Change and the Working Families Party, the march will assemble at noon at the Fountain, intersection of Main Street and Mamaroneck Avenue.

The march will kick off at 12:30 p.m. to proceed to the Martin Luther King Jr. statue at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Nada Khader, executive director of WESPAC Foundation, said the march and rally are about Westchester County resident coming together and making a strong statement about values and what people stand for in light of the recent presidential election.

“We are committed to making Westchester County a sanctuary and refuge for all its residents regardless of immigration status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and mental/physical ability status,” she said.

Khader said the march supported a path to citizenship for all residents and doesn’t want local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE in detentions and raids regarding immigration status.

Signs will be provided to participants.

For more information, email wespacfoundation@gmail.com or call 914-449-6514.

The Make Westchester a Sanctuary Facebook page can be found here.

Logo: WESPAC.