Palestine will be free! Nationwide protests mark International Day
of Solidarity
Photo: Students at UCLA hold a die-in on campus
As the leaders of the Israeli regime were threatening to resume
their genocide in Gaza, people took to the streets across the country
yesterday for the latest day of action to Shut It Down for Palestine!
November 29 marks the International Day in Solidarity with the
Palestinian People. All around the world people took part in
demonstrations expressing their determination to keep up the fight
until Palestine is free -- including here in the heart of empire. The movement's next step will be a day of
action on Friday, Dec. 8 to disrupt business as
usual.
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Protesters hold a vigil for Palestinian
martyrs in New York City |
Ultimately, the "pause" in Israel's murderous assault on Gaza was
extended for just one more day. Yesterday's actions demanded that the
pause be turned into a permanent ceasefire! We must not allow Biden
and Netanyahu to resume their genocide. And Biden himself was
confronted in recent days by Shut It Down protesters in Atlanta and
Denver.
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Students protest at Harvard
University |
The day of action was also a powerful answer to the attempted
murder of three Palestinian students in Vermont by a racist gunman.
The politicians and media outlets that demonize and slander the
Palestinian people day in and day out are complicit in this terrible
crime. But they will not stop the movement to free Palestine! Student
activists with the Shut It Down movement especially expressed their
solidarity with the victims and their determination to keep standing
for justice.
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Rally held by Shut It Down activists in
Providence, Rhode Island |
The tide has turned against Israel and the backers of its apartheid
regime. Support for a permanent ceasefire is overwhelming. This
movement must and will continue for the long haul -- we can end the
genocide against Gaza, win the release of all Palestinian prisoners,
end the siege on Gaza and end the occupation once and for all!
Please make an urgently
needed donation to support solidarity work with Palestine in this
pivotal moment
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