{"id":16164,"date":"2017-01-31T11:28:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=16164"},"modified":"2017-01-31T11:28:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T11:28:23","slug":"anti-trump-demonstration-draws-thousands-cardiff-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/31\/anti-trump-demonstration-draws-thousands-cardiff-city-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Trump demonstration draws thousands to Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_16179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16179\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16179\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrators gathered by the Aneurin Bevan statue before marching down Queen Street\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16179\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrators gathered by the Aneurin Bevan statue before marching down Queen Street\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6834-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Demonstrators gathered by the Aneurin Bevan statue before marching down Queen Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THOUSANDS of demonstrators flooded Cardiff\u2019s Queen Street last night to protest Theresa May\u2019s refusal to denounce Donald Trump\u2019s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The crowd gathered under the statue of Aneurin Bevan just before 7pm, mirroring demonstrations across the country in cities such as Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers from Plaid, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Asylum Justice and Interfaith Unity addressed the crowd condemning Donald Trump\u2019s attempt to ban travel to the US from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister had visited Cardiff City Hall earlier in the day to hold talks with leaders of the devolved nations to discuss the terms of the UK\u2019s Brexit deal. As Theresa May, David Davis, and Liam Fox exited City Hall in the afternoon, demonstrators could be heard shouting: \u201cTheresa the Appeaser\u201d and \u201cShame on you\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffian_news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiffian_news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidDavisMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidDavisMP<\/a> @LiamFoxMP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theresa_may?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theresa_may<\/a> Leaving City Hall this afternoon to cries of &quot;Theresa the appeaser&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAPp6xJ5TZ\">pic.twitter.com\/uAPp6xJ5TZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marcus Hughes (@Marcoosious) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marcoosious\/status\/826086663470317568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the time the demonstration began, a petition calling for the government to withdraw their invitation to Donald Trump for an official state visit to the UK had gained more than 1.5 million signatures. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The demonstration began at the top of Queen Street with protesters displaying placards, chanting and listening to speakers and then marching down the length of the street\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and back.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vaishnavi Sayal, an international student from India, spoke to the crowd over a megaphone. Ms Sayal addressed Donald Trump directly: \u201cWe have seen what war has left our elder generations and if you, after all of that, think that you can wake up one day, sign a document and say that someone is illegal then you, along with other politicians, do not have the right to call yourself a world leader.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FVdYonatyOI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FVdYonatyOI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur world leaders will welcome refugees. Our world leaders will listen to the pleas of the people crying in conflict zones and civil conflicts. Our world leaders will work to make this world a better place not just for their own country but for every citizen. Because we belong together.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In her speech the event\u2019s organiser Ash Cox thanked the crowd and stressed the importance of challenging world leaders on discriminatory policies: \u201cI am not affected by Trump\u2019s ban on Muslims. But I am someone of a Jewish background, I\u2019m gay, and my family in America are overwhelmingly targeted by Trump\u2019s policies.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI know that this is something that we cannot abide and I thank you so much for coming out here.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16187\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16187\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Gauci came to the demonstration street after work\" width=\"567\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16187\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Gauci came to the demonstration street after work\" width=\"567\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6792-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/noscript> Steve Gauci came to the demonstration street after work<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steve Gauci, 58, from St Mellons, came to the demonstration after finishing work. He said: \u201cThe guys only been in the post just over a week and the damage he has caused already is tremendous. You get to the stage where you turn on the news and you wonder what mayhem he\u2019s going to cause next.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI reckon she [Theresa May] should ban him coming here. He\u2019s got no place here.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dorian Pannarale, 34, originally from Los Angeles, California, has been living in Cardiff for four years and attended the protest with her son Samuel, 13.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16184\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16184\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dorian Pannarale and her son Samuel gathering on Queen Street\" width=\"569\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16184\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dorian Pannarale and her son Samuel gathering on Queen Street\" width=\"569\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6799-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/noscript> Dorian Pannarale and her son Samuel gathering on Queen Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Pannarale said of the executive order: \u201cI think it\u2019s ridiculous and it goes against the very fabric of what it is to be and represent America. It\u2019s a national embarrassment, it&#8217;s an evisceration of rights and it doesn\u2019t represent what our country wants.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think what the representation in America fails to understand is that they represent the people and I think similarly so has Theresa May. So instead of being a pawn in Trump\u2019s new world domination game she should listen to her people, and her people are here and now saying that this is wrong.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>The Cardiffian<\/em><\/strong> will be reporting from the Plenary Session at the Senedd this afternoon where reaction from Welsh Assembly Members is expected. Keep up to date on Twitter @cardiffian_news.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THOUSANDS of demonstrators flooded Cardiff\u2019s Queen Street last night to protest Theresa May\u2019s refusal to denounce Donald Trump\u2019s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries. The crowd gathered under the statue of Aneurin Bevan just before 7pm, mirroring demonstrations across the country in cities such as Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. Speakers from Plaid, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Asylum Justice and Interfaith Unity addressed the crowd condemning Donald Trump\u2019s attempt to ban travel to the US from Iran, Iraq, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":16237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17,3],"tags":[2665,1291,4194,653,4195,4196,552,4197,4198,4199],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-16164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-home-lead","category-news","tag-aneurin-bevan","tag-cardiff-2","tag-david-davis","tag-demonstration","tag-donald-trump","tag-liam-fox","tag-protest","tag-theresa-may","tag-travel-ban","tag-visit-to-cardiff"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Anti-Trump demonstration draws thousands to Cardiff - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/31\/anti-trump-demonstration-draws-thousands-cardiff-city-centre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anti-Trump demonstration draws thousands to Cardiff - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THOUSANDS of demonstrators flooded Cardiff\u2019s Queen Street last night to protest Theresa May\u2019s refusal to denounce Donald Trump\u2019s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries. 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