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[Continuing with separate posts from this multi-layered protest/ event, is Part 2]

December 11, 2015. Noon. NY’s Plaza Hotel.
“Communities UNITED! Confronting Trump…“

The GOP Banner-Nut Luncheon-Crashers was a small group of Commies, Muslim, Arab, immigrant, and LGBTQ community members – at the south entrance to the Plaza regrouping after being THROWN OUT of the GOP Luncheon. They were talking quietly to the press [“Muslim, Jewish, Queer, and Immigrant justice organizations joined together to pull off this critical action.

 “Wherever Trump goes, whenever he has a platform to speak, the people will be there to resist and disrupt”. SO, they went into attack mode as soon as they saw the volunteer from the Pennsylvania GOP talking to the press. He had to be shut-down with SCREAMING and screaming and more screaming.

Twitter video of the obnoxious harassment of the GOP volunteer

“Tell us WHY. Why do people gotta to DIE?”, “TRUMP is trying to bring us DOWN, attacking people Black and Brown”. He was relentlessly harassed (mid-interviews).

The Commies CHEERED as the volunteer was forced back inside the Plaza (First Amendment be damned) Pictured from L – Zakararia(h) Ismail Kronemer and Jamela Hammami. Far right, Jorge Gonzalez.
But, the GOP volunteer was NOT finished. He returned confidently and finished his interviews. (starting at 2:57 below) First part of  my video is the very LOUD verbal assaults by the Banner-Nuts.

FYI: Leading the harassment was “Megaphone-guy”, Zakarariah Kronemer, who is of Egyptian descent,   and the “Loud and Proud”, transgendered ,  Imami Henry [Staff Organizer at the International Action Center (IAC).]

Found more on the actual invasion. Seems the Islamophobia Banner-Nuts  managed to invade the GOP luncheon INside the Plaza. (In spite of LOTS of security) Because….

“An ally inside the event was able to open a side door allowing the four demonstrators to enter. The Arab and Latino protesters effectively disrupted Trump’s speech singing, “Mama Mama tell us why, why our people gotta die. Trump is trying to bring us down, attacking people black and brown.” A dozen security guards and some attendees of the event swarmed on the demonstrators and aggressively dragged them out. In the commotion, one of the members … an arab woman , Jamela Hammami, a demonstration organizer and Executive Director of the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project, was thrown to the ground.”

Videos reveal how resistant and practiced they at NOT leaving when asked. When ever possible they THROW themselves to the ground and wail and moan. What matters is lots of copy. Which they got.

Jorge Gonzalez, who was injured while serving in the Iraq war, was thrown down a flight of marble stairs after disrupting an event where Donald Trump was speaking inside the Plaza Hotel, demonstrators said.

Without too much searching, I found the names and predictable background info of the ‘players’ who crashed the Pennsylvania GOP luncheon. (All “Loud and Proud”)

Jamela Hammami, is an Arab Muslimah, N African Tunisian and exec dir of the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project. Also a key protest organizer leading the activists interrupting Trump’s $1,000-a-head GOP fundraiser. Zakarariah Kronemer, is an organizer for the Virginia youth climate justice movement who is  of Egyptian descent. He said, “The people must interrupt him (Trump) anywhere he is invited to speak. It’s leading to violence in the Arab community [in America]”.

Jamela Hammami, “(Trump’s) statements are completely steeped in levels of Islamapobia and Arabphobia…a symptom of being a part of american society still steeped in xenophobia reminiscent of the McCarthy era. We will continue to face hate and violence until we fight against it and demand safety and freedom for our people.”

2nd video of the expulsion from CBS News

“Mama, mama tell us why, why our people gotta die? Donald Trump is trying to bring us down, attacking people black and brown,” the mini mob chanted

Jewish seniors, veterans, and white allies standing up to Trump’s hate and his manhandling goons. #StandUp4Refugees

From NY1

They were protesting Trump’s call to close the United States to Muslim immigrants and visitors.

“It’s our responsibility,” said Sandra Abramson of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.

“We believe that this country has values and we need to uphold those values.”

Abramson, a Brooklyn resident, says she was allowed to take the elevator after being removed from the event.

Sandra Abramson, 69, one of the protesters, said she spent $3,000 to get herself and two friends into the event. She wanted to read a Bible passage, Leviticus 19:33, about the need to treat foreigners justly. She said security removed her, but Mr. Trump “just kept on talking.”

“He was talking about how terrible Hillary was, how terrible Obamacare was … and how terrible the world is except for “The Donald,“ Ms. Abramson said. Others said Mr. Trump also discussed his own strong polling, and the importance of Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry.

Of the check she signed to attend the event, Ms. Abramson said, ”It will be canceled immediately.“

Other activists were tossed out more forcefully. “Trump is trying to bring us down,” they chanted outside. “We have a room in the hotel so we have a right to be here,” said protester Jamila Hammami. “But those guards pushed us down several flights of stairs.”

Hammami says Trump is to blame for the recent wave of hate crimes against Muslim-Americans. “This is because of the hate coming out of his mouth and no one is checking him,” she said.

In case you are curious, more info on the people outside the Plaza being interviewed by the press – after the “invasion” – THEY ARE  WAY TOO OFTEN PROFESSORS – of some sort – Educators. Our college tuition goes to their salaries – Our kids come home INDOCTRINATED.

There were eight older protestors who paid to attend the $1,000-a-plate luncheon, made loud statements during Trump’s speech” saying, outside the Plaza, that they were surprised and offended by their swift removal from the luncheon (Yeah. Sure they were)

Jennifer Hirsch, a Columbia University professor who focuses her research on gender, sexuality, and reproductive health, U.S.-Mexico migration and migrant health, the comparative anthropology of love, and the applications of anthropological theory and methods to public health research and programs, was also bounced from the party, said it took just seconds for security to descend on her as she tried to read a statement aloud to the crowd.

“I kept reading it in my best professor voice,” she said, as guards dragged her to the exits.  [ https://twitter.com/JenniferSHirsch%5D

“I’m proud to be a Jew speaking out against Islamophobia,” she said.

Hirsch was among several protesters from a group called Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, who bought tickets, tried to interrupt Trump, and were ejected from the event.

Martha Ackelsberg has her own page at Discover The Network
Martha Ackelsberg

Smith College
Professor of Government
Program for the Study of Women and Gender

Just LIKE Katie Unger:

But, the speakers were not the whole agenda.  There was a “pre-show” press event at 11 AM

Busy, Busy, Busy. Cause—-America must be FIXED.

The following is  a slide show of my pictures (please place cursor on picture to access slide show)

Part 3 is the speakers and and brief look at the t.RUMP/t.RUTT bus

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