With #DayWithoutImmigrants trending globally on Twitter this Thursday, we are trying to list how many cities and communities took actual actions today. Here is the current list we have curated, and yeah, we will be updating it throughout the day:
Washington, DC
Confusion on K Street! Some @Chopt locations closed today in support of employees participating in #DayWithoutImmigrants #DiaSinInmigrantes pic.twitter.com/J4EBWYW8XW
— José Díaz-Briseño (@diazbriseno) February 16, 2017
New York City Area
In Staten Island, site of recent #ICERaids, many immigrant-owned stores have shut to join #DayWithoutImmigrants. pic.twitter.com/dbkbeCo7R1
— Daniel Altschuler (@altochulo) February 16, 2017
Chicago
Numbers at Union Park have swollen to well over 500. #DayWithoutImmigrants protest in #Chicago. pic.twitter.com/FJ26LhQab7
— Tyler LaRiviere (@TylerLaRiviere) February 16, 2017
Detroit
Atlanta
Austin
#DayWithoutImmigrants #atx I'm seeing lots of signs saying "stop separating families" pic.twitter.com/9nrXjTBA5J
— Nicole Rosales (@NicoleRose_KVUE) February 16, 2017
Sherman, Texas
Dallas
Minneapolis/St. Paul
At #daywithoutimmigrants protest march in St. Paul. pic.twitter.com/GAoYfVxmBQ
— Richard Chin (@rrchin) February 16, 2017
Boston
Negocios cerrados en East Boston por el #DiaSinInmigrantes. @BrianMendozaTV con todos los detalles hoy a las 6 y 11PM. #DayWithoutImmigrants pic.twitter.com/OX6A167pxg
— WUNI-TV (@NotiYaBoston) February 16, 2017
#Boston colleges, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, tourism, IT can't run w/o immigrants. Their success is our success. #DayWithoutImmigrants pic.twitter.com/qd6AxQ9fZ2
— Tito Jackson (@titojackson) February 16, 2017
Denver
Borrowed from a friend. This is what a #DenverPublicSchool classroom looks like without students of immigrant families #daywithoutimmigrants pic.twitter.com/To5gtK7pPI
— Michele Soli (@mmsoli20) February 16, 2017
Des Moines
#DayWithoutImmigrants in Des Moines is seeing a huge turnout for the protest march. @WHOhd pic.twitter.com/BX8M9XjJ6V
— Reid Chandler (@thereidfeed) February 16, 2017
The #daywithoutimmigrants march in Des Moines is getting a lot of support from cars passing by. @DMRegister pic.twitter.com/evM5u67Nvl
— Bryon Houlgrave (@bryonhoulgrave) February 16, 2017
Philadelphia
LIVE: Follow throughout the day for updates from around Philly for the #DayWithoutImmigrants protest. https://t.co/NbRfLx0d9b pic.twitter.com/fOxI7jwJtr
— Philly.com (@phillydotcom) February 16, 2017
"We're not criminals, we're workers."
A restaurant owner from Philly explains why he is proudly supporting a #DayWithoutImmigrants: pic.twitter.com/cGRE1lMfFS
— Fusion (@Fusion) February 16, 2017
Pittsburgh
North Carolina: Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte
Day without Immgrants rally in Charlotte Marshall Park. @TWCNewsCLT #DayWithoutImmigrants pic.twitter.com/uy4LVURIgU
— Vanessa Leon (@VanessaLeonTV) February 16, 2017
The crowd size at #DayWithoutImmigrants in Moore Square in #Raleigh #ncpol pic.twitter.com/5D6TJIK1Xc
— Melissa Boughton (@mel_bough) February 16, 2017
I am told more than 50 businesses in #Raleigh are closed today, & thousands didn't go to work or school. #DayWithoutImmigrants @WNCN pic.twitter.com/GvdNecPtRB
— Lauren Haviland (@LaurenWNCN) February 16, 2017
#DayWithoutImmigrants protest in #Raleigh #NC pic.twitter.com/tjrndSrMsN
— Lisa Philip (@LAPhilip) February 16, 2017
HAPPENING NOW: "No cold or wind will stop our movement!" #daywithoutimmigrants #Raleigh #NorthCarolina @WNCN pic.twitter.com/qhLkxJJks1
— Lauren Haviland (@LaurenWNCN) February 16, 2017
