Frontline Dignity was mentioned In The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article: “Allegheny County introduces bill to end cooperation with ICE as protests continue across Pittsburgh.”
From the article:
[..]“It is the latest in a series of anti-ICE protests that have taken place across the Pittsburgh-area since the death of Good and the first to happen locally since Pretti was killed.
The crowd initially formed on the sidewalk across the street from the field office — where hundreds were detained last year — before moving into the street, swelling from about 50 people at the start to about 100 by 7 p.m.
Some held signs memorializing Pretti. Others waved signs condemning ICE and Jonathan Ross, who was identified as the agent who fatally shot Good on Jan. 7.
“We’re standing in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis,” said Paul Dordal, an organizer with Veterans for Peace. “Were telling ICE we’re going to be here just like they are in Minneapolis and we’re not going anywhere. And if you think you’re going to pull the [expletive] that you pulled in Minneapolis, it ain’t going to happen here.”
Jaime Martinez, founder of immigrant advocate group Frontline Dignity, called for a moment of silence for Pretti and Good before addressing the crowd through a megaphone.
“We have the opportunity to choose to either fan … the flames of hate we see coming out of Minneapolis, that are coming out of our government, or we can choose grace,” he said before leading the group in singing “Amazing Grace.”
Attendees said they chose to brave the freezing temperatures after watching the news coming from Minneapolis.
“It’s been brutal and it’s been going on too long. It’s been going on unchecked and I think we need to be as loud as we can,” Ann LeCuyer, 47, said.
“Like a lot of people I feel incensed about what’s going on in Minneapolis,” Justin Goff, 42, of Squirrel Hill said. “I kind of felt hopeless the last few days being snowed in and finally I can get out and do something,””
Photo credit from article: Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Post-Gazette