TRUST Collective-Chicago joins the various organizations and individuals denouncing Donald Trump’s attack on immigrants and their families and the sanctuary cities that welcome them.
The executive orders recently signed by Trump are not aimed to protect the United States from illegal immigration or terror attacks. They are an attack on what the promise of America is about opportunity, access, and prosperity, defined on your own terms. Yet beyond a promise, the United States is a sovereign government tasked with protecting its founders’ aims and its descendants’ futures. These recent acts by the Trump Administration are threats to national security, undermining the very essence of government responsibility. As a government of, for, and by the people, it is our civic duty to hold our leaders accountable for neglectful and abusive overreach of governmental power. While the effects of such overreach are too exhaustive to name, building border walls and defunding vital, municipal programs will cost lives, undercut crucial infrastructure, and likely perpetuate unjust law and order. The disastrous effects of such actions will be felt by all Americans, in time. We cannot allow the demonization of certain groups to become the new normal of this great country. We cannot allow this administration’s discriminatory actions to define who WE are as Americans.
TRUST Collective-Chicago’s mission is to bridge, support, and foster relationships across the Chicago area toward building a unified front and reducing targeted violence and discrimination.
Founded in July 2016, we (Latinx, LGBTQ+, and Muslim communities) have gathered “Post-Orlando” to improve our collaborative efforts across the Chicago area toward reducing targeted violence and discrimination. We value honoring differences to build a more unified future.