From the series Nevertheless, We Persist Washington, DC #Activism #Civil Rights #Documentary #Editorial #Feature #Human Rights #Immigration #News #Photography #Photojournalism #Portraiture #Protests #Reportage #Social Justice #US Politics #Washington DC Jan 27, 2018 Amineh Saffi from Arlington, VA is seen at the Muslim/Refugee Ban: A Year of Resistance rally on Saturday, January 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. She joined others in protest and said, “I am half Syrian and half French, and came to the United States at age of 10 in 2002. And now I am a US citizen. I am here today because I think that the Muslim ban and the refugee ban are against what constitutes America. We are a nation that was founded on the principle that people should be able to be free from persecution, and be able to practice their religion freely. And that nobody’s religion and ethnicity or nationality should matter in whether they’re respected in this country, and whether they get their human rights.”—Hundreds gathered at the White House in Washington, DC to stand in solidarity and protest the one-year anniversary of the first Muslim and Refugee Ban by the Trump administration. © Carla Cioffi LOVE Carla Cioffi Images From the series Nevertheless, We Persist Short URL: Visura.co/x/84143
