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Ossining Businesses, Families & Organizations Partake in a National Day without Immigrants
National campaign urging immigrants, regardless of legal status to show the importance of their contribution to society & economy.
On Thursday, February 16th Ossining was not fully operational, as many communities throughout Westchester County, New York State & the nation. This was part of a national campaign urging immigrants, regardless of legal status to show the importance of their labor, social structure and impact on the economy through boycotting.
It still remains unclear who, when and where this idea came to be but in a matter of days the message to stage a historic boycott entitled: The National Day without Immigrants,” went viral. Residents, businesses of all levels, organizations, advocates, activists and leaders embraced the idea and urged people to participate in some way, here are a few examples:
-Closing businesses
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-No shopping/money spending whatsoever
-No attending work
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-Not attending school
The Ossining community is known for having a significant immigrant population, a trait that is embraced ad protected. Many Ossining immigrants own, manage; employ many of Ossining’s very own businesses, organizations and offices.
The following businesses decided to close, open late or stand in solidarity with the movement within Ossining:
*obtained from facebook notices, patrons and posts
McDonalds
Four Seasons C-Town
Picante Quimbayas Coffee
Dollar Store of Ossining
Castillo Meat Market
Ossining Auto Repair
Ossining Mega Taxi
Ossining Aguila Taxi
Ossining Family Taxi
Ossining ECUA America Taxi
Lorena’s Cleaning Service
Jose Metal Chain Corporation
Hemlock Landscaping & Masonry Corp.
Junk Removal Cleaning Service
JRC Wireless
Orquidea Decoration
Hasi- Columbian Restaurant
Envios Express
Latino American Deli & Café
Ambateno- Bakery
Terra Tropicales
Loyda Mable Quevedo- Legal & Notary Services
Briar State Auto Repair
Joel’s Barbershop
Asi en Colombia
Peluqueira Elosia
Together we stand in solidarity and take a stance to show the underscoring of immigrants who form the lifeblood of our nation.
When you take away immigrants you are removing items and jobs integral to our everyday daily lives. #OssiningUnited
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