theLamron – Geneseo students gathered in front of the Integrated Science Center for the Solidarity Rally on Friday Feb. 24 with the goal of providing a place for marginalized voices to be heard, of stimulating a cross-campus conversation and of combating the emerging fears of the impact of the Trump presidency.
The rally began at around 3:30 p.m. with participants mingling and displaying signs. Afterward, students marched around the campus, down University Drive, then toward the MacVittie College Union before returning to the ISC by way of Sturges Quad. Throughout the event, protestors chanted various phrases such as “Black Lives Matter” and “Impeach Trump.” Approximately 110 people attended the event.
The rally was organized by three students who formed the group “Not Our President Geneseo.” The students—including international relations major junior Drew Arnum, communication major freshman Sabrina Rendón and international relations major freshman Anna Moggia-Palzer—placed flyers around the school and reached out to various clubs to advertise the rally.
