Orleans contingent among May Day demonstrators in Batavia
Photo courtesy of Jim Renfrew
BATAVIA – A group from Orleans County joined other demonstrators in Batavia on Thursday evening at a May Day event protesting policies of the Trump Administration that they say threaten working class people and vulnerable members of the community. More than 50 attended the rally in the rain with threats of thunder and lightning.
Orleans County residents Kris Sniffen, Gary Kent, Grace Kent, Sister Dolores Dowd, Beth Wood, Donna Petersen-Spence, Robin Dunnington and the Rev. Jim Renfrew attended the demonstration outside City Hall in downtown Batavia.
The event was among about 1,000 around the country where people voiced their concerns about immigration crackdowns without due process, aggressive tariffs that could cause economic turmoil, a “Billionaire Agenda” from the Trump Administration that favors the wealthy over the working class and efforts to consolidate power in the executive branch.
