Black Friday shut down: No profits until
Palestine is free!
Photo: Shut It Down protesters gather outside Macy's in San
Francisco
On the most profitable day of the year for major retailers, the
movement to Shut It Down for Palestine held another powerful day of
action nationwide. Protests of many different types were held at
commercial centers across the country, disrupting the windfall of
money that big corporations count on all year in a clear example that
business as usual will not be allowed to continue until Palestine is
free. These actions were a huge success despite police violence
directed at protesters, including 8 in Atlanta who were brutally
arrested while exercising their right to free speech.
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| Protesters held a moving picket of 1000+
people for almost an hour in San Jose’s Valley Fair Mall |
At scores of actions, demonstrators expressed their determination
to continue to mobilize and stay in the streets amid the 4-day "pause"
in fighting. We must not allow Israel and the Biden administration to
resume their genocide of Palestinians at the end of the pause -- we
demand a permanent ceasefire now!
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| Thousands marched in New York City
through major commercial areas |
And Israel keeps committing crimes despite their promise to
temporarily halt attacks. Yesterday, a group of Palestinian refugees
attempting to return to their homes in the northern part of Gaza were
massacred by Israeli soldiers.
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| Protesters in Boston picket outside of a
Puma store -- a company that sponsors sports teams in illegal Israeli
settlements |
Protesters creatively applied a wide range of tactics on Black
Friday. At malls throughout the country, Shut It Down protesters
unfurled massive banners with the names of Palestinians murdered by
Israel since Oct. 7 and held die-ins. Pickets were held outside stores
belonging to corporations that do business in Israel and profit amid
genocide.
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| Protesters hold a banner with the names
of Palestinians murdered by Israel and the Biden administration during
an action at the Eastview Mall in Victor, New York |
This grassroots movement demanding an end to genocide will continue
and grow. And the fight will continue until the siege on Gaza is
lifted, all Palestinian prisoners are released from Israeli jails, and
the occupation of all Palestinian lands ends once and for all!
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| Shut It Down protesters chant and hold a
banner drop at the King of Prussia mall outside Philadelphia
displaying the names of thousands of Palestinian martyrs |
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pivotal moment
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