Faith leaders from the Chattanooga area will "Stand Together" in front of the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building, 900 Georgia Ave., at 10 a.m. on Friday.
"The recent Executive Order regarding immigration has stirred the hearts of many Americans, and the faith community is not staying silent. The Executive Order is not the issue, rather, is just one symptom of deeper concern.
"There is a growing amount of hate speech and actions of hate both here and across the nation. Just in the month of January there were 45 or more bomb threats called in to Jewish institutions across the United States, attacks on Muslims, and fear that Mexican immigrant families may be divided. Christians, Muslims, Hindus and many other faith groups are feeling uneasy, even scared. People who have immigrated to the United States – American citizens – are being harassed. Faith leaders are standing up, united, when injustice happens around us. It doesn’t matter if the injustice affects us personally or not. If it affects other Americans, it affects us as well.
"The agenda for the "We Stand Together" event on Friday is short. "We will all stand together – men, women, faith groups, and people of all cultures – to show our solidarity. There will be a few short remarks from several of the faith leaders. The point it to show strength together and a unified voice with our shared values," officials from the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga said.