Anti-ICE Protesters March Across Brooklyn Bridge on MLK Day

Honoring MLK Day with Peaceful Protest

• 🕊️ The march across the Brooklyn Bridge was organized to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of nonviolent protest.
• ✊ Community leaders emphasized that MLK Day should be a day of reflection on struggles rather than a day off from work.

Stance Against ICE Actions

• 🚫 The demonstration specifically spoke out against the actions of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
• 💔 Protesters highlighted the case of Renee Gools, who was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

The March and Its Message

• 🌉 Over 100 participants marched from Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn across the Brooklyn Bridge to Foley Square in Manhattan.
• 🗣️ The event was organized by the Ark of Justice, with speakers juxtaposing peace against violence and democracy against tyranny.
• 🏢 Protesters marched around the federal building in Foley Square, expressing their opposition to what they described as the "greed of executives" and the "bloodthirst of ICE."