From Delaware-Three different generations of Delaware women — none of whom have ever led a protest before — are the organizers behind a trio of immigration protests across the state Saturday.
After
President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and child
separations, the women all had the same reaction: "I have to do
something."
Wilmington's Maria Perez, 69, Bear's
Joni Newby, 38, and Dover's McKenzie Melvin, 18 — none of whom know
one other — each created an event on MoveOn.org as part of more than 600 protests scheduled across the country this weekend.
While their backgrounds may be different — Perez is a
doctor, Newby is a social worker and Melvin is a college student —
their message is unified: Stop separating families and treat migrants
and refugees with respect.
"A child being separated
from their parents is just unthinkable. And for a parent not to know
where their child is — it doesn't make any sense to me," says Perez, a
longtime member of Milltown's St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, the site of
her protest. "I just felt that I needed to do this."
The event organized by Perez will be held at St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, 2800 Duncan Rd., and starts at 10 a.m.
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