'Rally for Racial Justice' To Be Held Thursday In Doylestown

Local residents including members of the group Showing Up For Racial Justice have organized a "Rally for Racial Justice" in Doylestown on Thursday.

The rally will State and Main streets at 4:30 p.m.

"Our message is simple but profound: Build Bridges Not Walls! Immigrant Rights Now! Refugees Welcome! No Dakota Access Pipeline! No Human Being Is Illegal!," organizers said in an announcement.

A Facebook event page has been set up for the rally and can be found by clicking here.

"This family friendly rally in Doylestown will stand in solidarity with those protesting simultaneously for social justice against Trump while he meets with GOP members of Congress in Philadelphia. Trump's actions against immigrants today make America less safe and erode the democracy and freedom that are part of what our nation was built on," the announcement said.

The rally comes less than a week after the Women's March on Doylestown was held in town, drawing 2,000 people.