Individuals held signs and chanted out slogans “No ban, no wall, this country is for all” and “Show me what democracy looks like – this is what democracy looks like,” as a student led sit-in, to protest President Donald Trump’s recently signed executive order barring citizens from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United States took place at Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof Center on January 31, 2017.
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John Rothwell currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is a freelance photojournalist and reporter. In December of 2017, he finished his Communications Degree at Grand Valley State University and is currently working on adding a second degree in Multimedia Journalism. In addition to his academic work, he contributes photos, photo essays and local news coverage to The Rapidian, a hyperlocal citizen journalism platform, powered by the people of Grand Rapids.
John believes that everyone has a story to tell and that story needs to be told in a medium that best suits the situation, either in photos, video, audio, word or a mixture of all.
People must be informed on events happening in and around their lives and have their voices heard.
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