On Thursday, May 1, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined over 50 partner organizations in sponsoring Baltimore’s #StoptheBillionnaireTakeover May Day rally against the Trump administration’s attacks on civil rights, the economy, jobs, students, immigrants, and vulnerable communities.
The main rally, organized by the Baltimore Rapid Response Network, unified seven independent feeder marches convening at McKeldin Plaza from different parts of the city as part of a national day of protest against the administration’s harmful policies and discriminatory agenda. Protesters called for protections for workers, students and immigrants, justice for Palestine, and much more.
The rally was supported by a broad network of labor, community, student, and faith-based organizations in the greater Baltimore region, including:
UNITE HERE Local 7 Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) Baltimore Metro Council AFL-CIO Unions The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Baltimore Rapid Response Network (BRRN) NAACP Baltimore City Branch American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1923 SEIU 1199 Organizing Black Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition (TRAC) Black Church Food Security Network Federal Unionist Network (FUN) Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE 197) Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 4 Hopkins Justice Collective West Wednesday Coalition Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) United Workers United Food and Commercial Workers UFCW Local 27 Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Maryland Labor Network for Sustainability Allies for Democracy UBalt Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) Towson Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) Sunrise Movement Baltimore Unionize Baltimore Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED) Free State Coalition Common Ground Workers United MOA Baltimore Ujima Peoples Progress Party Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Party for Socialism and Liberation Apple Coalition of Retail Employees (CORE) Indivisible Baltimore County TeslaTakeDown Baltimore 50501 Love Thy Neighbor Baltimore Transform And Many More!
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR Office in Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, 410-971-6062, zchaudry@cair.com; CAIR Maryland Outreach Coordinator Kimberly Syuardi, ksyuardi@cair.com, 202-850-9293