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Illinois Valley residents in Ottawa march against far-right protesters · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Illinois Valley residents in Ottawa march against far right protesters.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Marrabeth Wilson. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Illinois Valley
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  Speaker 1: residents marched Sunday afternoon through downtown Ottawa to protest a
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  Speaker 1: far right demonstration held the previous day. The counter protesters
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  Speaker 1: gathered on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, some carrying anti ICE
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  Speaker 1: signs and calling for justice for Johann Sebastian Deron Guerrero,
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  Speaker 1: who was killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, on
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  Speaker 1: July thirteenth. The march came in response to Saturday's demonstration,
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  Speaker 1: in which approximately two dozen masked men in ball caps,
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  Speaker 1: some wielding US flags, marched to the LaSalle County Courthouse downtown.
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  Speaker 1: The group distributed leaflets titled No More Foreign Wars that
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  Speaker 1: criticized US spending abroad and immigration policy, infrastructure and cities crumble,
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  Speaker 1: Our rights are eroded, yet billions are sent to prop
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  Speaker 1: up regimes a world away. The Saturday's statement read, our
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  Speaker 1: homeland has become a dumping ground for the world's migrants,
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  Speaker 1: yet our nation's blood and treasure is spent defending the
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  Speaker 1: borders of foreign lands. Ottawa Mayor Robert Hasty issued a
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  Speaker 1: Facebook statement Sunday acknowledging both demonstrations and emphasizing the city's
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  Speaker 1: commitment to protecting free speech while maintaining public safety. Protecting
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  Speaker 1: those rights while maintaining public safety is one of the
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  Speaker 1: responsibilities of local government and law enforcement, Hasty said. The
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  Speaker 1: mayor highlighted what he called Ottawa's defining strength residents willing
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  Speaker 1: to stand publicly for their beliefs. When our community gathers,
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  Speaker 1: like some plan to do today, you see their faces.
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  Speaker 1: You see your friends, your neighbors, your co workers, and
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  Speaker 1: the people you pass every day at the grocery store
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  Speaker 1: in downtown. He said that is one of Ottawa's greatest
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  Speaker 1: strengths is the Ottawa we believe in.