The Republican National Convention got quite the surprise guest: a massive banner wall. Multiple organizations teamed up with Mijente to create a wall long enough to wrap around Public Square, near Quicken Loans Arena, where the convention is taking place. Here’s what went down.
The first thing that protesters did was cut off the entrance to the Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Republican National Convention.
BREAKING: Main entrance to the #RNCinCLE is shutdown right now. #WallOffTrump https://t.co/8adJdrzNmf
— Erika Almiron (@ErikaAlmironNiz) July 20, 2016
The “wall” consisted of several sheets stitched together to make one long banner wall.
We built the #WallOffTrump to keep our communities safe from Trump & the Republican party! #HereToStay pic.twitter.com/GJX88xx11k
— UnitedWeDream.org (@UNITEDWEDREAM) July 20, 2016
As you can see, all the sheets were covered in “bricks” and “chainlink fences” with the words “Wall Off Trump” prominently displayed.
Seriously, this wall just kept going and going and going.
#WallOffTrump he wants to build a wall, so we gave him one pic.twitter.com/BPF42X07mv
— Beth Patel (@beth_patel) July 20, 2016
The protesters stood hand in hand singing…
HAPPENING NOW: Coalition of groups gather at #RNCinCLE to #WallOffTrump https://t.co/S5QrFbc2Ng
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) July 20, 2016
…and chanting words of peace and encouragement.
"The walls that they build…"
Protesters sing while they form a human blockade to #WallOffTrump at the #RNCinCLE.https://t.co/7UOhL7pmxz
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 20, 2016
There were even some hardcore protesters who wore the sheets as shirts and formed a human chain.
#WallOffTrump protesters want to give Trump his wall by walling off hate at the #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/0VWZxXx8Sv
— YES! Magazine (@yesmagazine) July 20, 2016
So many people came together to make this wall dream come true.
More #WallOffTrump photos of #RNCinCLE protest earlier today. pic.twitter.com/PtUWuuITrd
— Julio Ricardo Varela (@julito77) July 20, 2016
Mijente is the organization that really got the ball rolling with the project, getting other groups on board.
Thanks to @ggjalliance for standing strong to #wallofftrump w us. #ittakesroots pic.twitter.com/5COHCuuvu8
— Mijente (@ConMijente) July 20, 2016
“In polarized times we need to be building more bridges between us and less walls that divide us,” Marisa Franco, the director of Mijente, said in a press release. “But if Trump is set on building a wall. We’re going to give it to him. But we’ll be walling off his hate. We won’t go quietly as he campaigns to put us back in the closet, back across the border, or to the back of the bus.”
One of the groups that participated is full of veterans.
#VetsVsHate is honored to support and join @ConMijente as they #WallOffTrump at #RNCinCLE https://t.co/lxBncWkgmb
— #VetsVsHate (@Vets_Vs_Hate) July 20, 2016
Yeah. These are the same military folks that Tump claims to admire and appreciate him so much.
These military bad boys even stood at the front of the wall, showing that this movement has muscle. (?)
Looking good, boys. ??
Organizations around the country are filling Twitter with love for these protesters.
Shout out to #WallOffTrump for standing up for immigrants @ConMijente https://t.co/sJJDKGZBbv
— ONE Arizona (@OneArizona) July 20, 2016
And those who can’t be there in person are cheering along with the hashtag.
#WallOffTrump is hilarious and well thought out. I'm so here for fighting bigotry with humour.
— ☆ Kalliope Prera ☆ (@almost_elsa) July 20, 2016
People. Are. Here. For. It!
Kick some ass #WallOffTrump
— Mr. Paws (@KittenHateTrump) July 20, 2016
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