Thursday — Wisconsin Jewish Leaders March & Rally Against ICE, Say #NeverAgainIsNow 

Milwaukee action is part of a national wave of Jewish-led “Never Again” actions to resist the Trump Administration’s campaign of terror against immigrants and refugees

Who: Southeastern Wisconsin Jewish leaders, community supporters, Voces de la Frontera, more

What: #NeverAgainIsNow rally and march against ICE

When: Thursday, August 1st, 8 AM

Where: Marchers will gather at 8 AM at Cathedral Square (520 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202) before marching to the Milwaukee ICE Office (310 E Knapp St, Milwaukee, WI 53202)

Visuals: Dozens of Jewish community members and supporters holding colorful signs and banners reading “Never Again Is Now,” “Never Again Means Close the Camps,” “Jews demand freedom for immigrants,” and “Shut down ICE;” Jewish leaders blowing shofars

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Thursday, August 1st, dozens of Wisconsin Jewish leaders and supporters will rally and march to demand the closure of the Trump Administration’s concentration camps at the border and permanent protection for undocumented immigrants and people seeking asylum. Community members will gather at 8 AM at Cathedral Square in downtown Milwaukee before marching to the ICE office at 8 AM.

“Our whole lives we were taught, ‘You shall not stand idly by,’” said Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman of Congregation Shaarei Shamayim in Madison, one of the organizers of Thursday’s action. “We refuse to remain silent when migrants face inhumane treatment. We refuse to remain silent when they are forced into filthy, overcrowded detention centers and deprived of basic rights. American Jews came to this country seeking a better way of life and at times fleeing persecution. We stand in solidarity with today’s immigrant community. We will protest until our government treats them with dignity.”

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