A number of small businesses in Syracuse joined in a national shutdown in protest of immigration activity, and while most didn’t close completely, they changed their daily routine.
“We don’t in many ways feel like we can contribute in any meaningful way or at all and so the impact of having a nationwide option for making a statement really appealed to us because that’s the only way I feel like we’re going to be able to make an impact,” said Jennifer Walls, owner of the Sweet Praxis.
The bakery has a small team, and they had prepaid orders to fill, so Walls said they didn’t feel like they could close completely, but plan to donate 15% of Friday’s sales to the Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network.
“We see the same faces all day long. We have conversations with a lot of the same people all day long and I can’t speak for other businesses but we’re grateful that our customers are really lovely humans and we’re proud to see them every day. You’re here, you’re a person. You belong here, no matter where you’re from,” Walls said…