Melat Kiros: “This is not sustainable, and as angry as I am at the people who tried silencing us today, I want them to have dignity…”

Kiros got it right: respect for basic human dignity means that no one should be subjected to violence because of their beliefs or their ascriptive identity.

You chose to show up today and stand up for your immigrant neighbors that are being terrorized by this fascist administration, and this rogue agency that’s kidnapping our neighbors and throwing them into concentration camps.

You showing up matters. Young people and students have always been on the front line of change. You’ve always been at the front line of progress and on the right side of history.

No one should be subjected to violence because of their beliefs or identity