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Jodie Foster tells US travel ban rally: 'It is our time to resist'
Source: Press Association
Jodie Foster tells US travel ban rally: 'It is our time to resist'
Actor speaks out against ‘chaos, ineptitude and war-mongering’
of Trump administration during pre-Oscars protest
Press Association in Los Angeles
Saturday 25 February 2017 10.56 GMT
The actor Jodie Foster has told protesters it is “our time to resist” at a rally opposing Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban, two days before the Academy Awards.
The Oscar winner spoke to hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Beverly Hills headquarters of United Talent Agency (UTA), which cancelled its Oscars party to stage the protest.
“I’m not somebody who feels very comfortable using my public face for activism,” she said. “This year is a very different year and it’s time to show up. It’s the singular time in history. It’s time to engage.
“We know the first attack on democracy is an assault on free expression and civil liberties and this relentless war on truth. Unfortunately it’s too familiar because history repeats itself.
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Actor speaks out against ‘chaos, ineptitude and war-mongering’
of Trump administration during pre-Oscars protest
Press Association in Los Angeles
Saturday 25 February 2017 10.56 GMT
The actor Jodie Foster has told protesters it is “our time to resist” at a rally opposing Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban, two days before the Academy Awards.
The Oscar winner spoke to hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Beverly Hills headquarters of United Talent Agency (UTA), which cancelled its Oscars party to stage the protest.
“I’m not somebody who feels very comfortable using my public face for activism,” she said. “This year is a very different year and it’s time to show up. It’s the singular time in history. It’s time to engage.
“We know the first attack on democracy is an assault on free expression and civil liberties and this relentless war on truth. Unfortunately it’s too familiar because history repeats itself.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/jodie-foster-tells-us-travel-ban-rally-it-is-our-time-to-resist
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