The Vista Feb. 6, 2017

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Hijabs and protest signs decorated the University of Central Oklahoma campus on Wednesday, Feb. 1 when at least 100 people gathered for a peaceful demonstration against recent immigration orders issued by President Donald Trump. Trump’s actions temporarily ban travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia — and calls for the immediate construction of a border wall with Mexico.

“We wanted to breathe freedom.”

Demonstrators shouted phrases like “From Palestine to Mexico, all these walls have to go!” and “Where are we? We are home!” as students and guest speakers shared stories and words of encouragement. At one point, the crowd circled a drummer and chanted along to his beat. The rally was organized by several campus groups, including the UCO Arab Student Organization, Muslim Student Association, Hispanic American Student Association and the LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff Association. Zoha Qureshi, a graduate student who read a poem about her experience as a Muslim woman in America, said the rally’s purpose was to bring people together. “We’re out here to promote peace and show people that banning any person, building a wall around any person or saying that people can’t come to the U.S. is against American morals — and human morals in general,” Qureshi said. See No Ban No Wall on 8

A protestor who declined to be named holds an American flag and chants during the peaceful No Ban No Wall demonstration at the University of Central Oklahoma on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Edmond, Okla. The protest, hosted by various organizations on campus, lasted over an hour and drew a crowd to listen to guest speakers and stand in resistance of Donald Trump’s latest executive order. (Cara Johnson/ The Vista).


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