Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 26, 2019
 

BTF STATEMENT RELATING TO UNLOCK THE CAGES DEMOSTRATION


BTF President, Phil Rumore released the following statement in reference to the Unlock the Cages Demonstration.

 

Phil Rumore, President of the Buffalo Teachers Federation, who is not in New York, asks that the following be read by BTF Vice President, Rebecca Pordum at the Unlock the Cages Demonstration:

 

To the person temporarily occupying the White House and all those following his immoral, vicious, callous and un-American, yes, un-American actions, against those who, as did our ancestors, seek freedom in our country:

 

You dishonor our Country.

You espouse hate and bigotry.

You attempt to divide our Country.

AND

You Will Not Succeed

 

Those here and across the country have joined together to fight against yourimmoral, vicious, callous and un-American actions:

 

 AND

    We, not you, will prevail.

    We, not you, will prevail.

     We, not you, will prevail.

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