OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN A RALLY AGAINST RACISM THAT STARTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE PARTICIPANTS MOURNED SATURDAY’S DEATH OF 32 YEAR OLD HEATHER HEYER, KILLED AFTER AN ALLEGED WHITE SUPREMACIST SLAMMED HIS VEHICLE INTO A CROWD OF COUNTER-DEMONSTRATORS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.
RACISM PROTESTERS AT UNM MARCHED DOWN PART OF CENTRAL AVENUE. THEY WANT SEVERAL THINGS TO OCCUR IN NEW MEXICO… INCLUDING UNIFYING RESIDENTS AND SENDING A MESSAGE AGAINST TOLERATING HATE AND RACISM. THERE WERE SIMILAR PROTESTS IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND OTHER CITIES.
