On Nov. 16 at 11 a.m., a Solidarity Rally took place in the quad at California State University, Stanislaus (Stan State).
Following after other schools who have arranged their own protests and rallies, organizers Silvia Chairez, Mario Pineda and Fernando Hernandez set out to create a rally at Stan State in order to spread awareness in regards to illegal immigrants and gender diversity. 
The idea for the rally came about when the three met in the quad following the election and began a discussion about the protests taking place at Universities of California and California State Universities.
“We thought that we should do something as well because we feel our campus is politically silent,” Chairez said.
Chants like, “The people, united, will never be divided” and “Hey ho, Donald Trump has got to go” were shouted from ralliers and reciprocated from the crowd that was full of students and faculty.
The rally was patrolled by campus police officers that stood casually, listening to what the speakers had to say.
Sociology professors spoke on stage about their willingness to cooperate with students who might be feeling alone, afraid or upset after the election results.
“If you decide to protests, I will protest beside you. If you decide to march, I’ll march beside you,” Assistant Sociology Professor John Kincaid said to the community of motivated Stan State members.
The rally brought out those who have felt the need to exert their voices to a community of those equally passionate to prevent damage that may be done with the new presidential term starting in two months.
“I normally don’t go to these events because it scares me,” Rubi Lucatero Molina (freshman, Psychology) said.
“I try to stay away from political things mostly because I am undocumented. It scares me because I don’t know what’s going to happen to me (…) It brings up so much emotion because (…) I came here to the United States when I was seven months old and to just be sent back because I am from a different place is something that hits me emotionally.”
“I am here because I want to come out of my comfort zone and fight for something I believe in.”
The new president-elect has continually threatened to deport “3 million” illegal immigrants back to Mexico and has raised fear and frustration in the Hispanic community. 
Polet Hernandez (senior, Psychology) stood proudly, telling everyone that she will not be labeled as a criminal just because she is an illegal immigrant.
“I don’t believe I need a paper to prove that I’m a good person,” Hernandez said.
“This was not a normal election. It was not a normal outcome. You’re allowed to be upset and you don’t have to listen to everyone and conform yourself to this circle [that accepts Trump],” Tyler Schafer, a Sociology professor said onstage with his fellow colleagues.
Another community that Trump has explicitly spoken about negatively is the LGBT community. 
Stephanie Landeros (senior, Sociology), a member of the Love Evolution club at Stan State, spoke about the ways in which those individuals have been disrespected and demanded a halt to the hate crimes by listing off names that have suffered and died from being attacked for their transgender identity.
Around 12:30 p.m. the crowd marched around the campus, beginning their chants once again. 
“The people united will never be divided!”