General strike in Palestine as thousands protested on Day of Action | Protests continue as Israel escalates war crimes
Photo of May 18 Day of Action demonstration in San Francisco, California.
Palestinians in occupied West Bank, Gaza, and inside Israel declared and observed a general strike on Tuesday, May 18, as thousands across the world responded to Palestine’s call for a day of action. Palestinians in occupied Palestine shut down all economic activity in an act of unity and collective resistance, in the midst of a new wave of global solidarity.
Protests were organized outside of Israeli embassies and elsewhere demanding an immediate cessation of the Israeli state’s bombardment of Gaza. As international outrage grows, Israel has escalated its brutal bombing campaign and war crimes, with the intent of inflicting maximum damage before a potential ceasefire is implemented. In the past week, Israel has killed over 220 Palestinians, 63 of whom were children. Over 1500 are wounded.
Cities—big and small—in the U.S. continue to demand an end to Israeli apartheid and the occupation of Palestine. Protestors called for the Biden administration to immediately end U.S. funding to apartheid Israel, and to end the immunity and protections afforded to Israel by the U.S. and international bodies that allow it to commit crimes with impunity.
More solidarity actions are set to take place over the course of this week and weekend in the United States and across the world.
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Find local actions in your city:
For updates on current or new actions in U.S. cities,please check this page <[link removed]>. If you have information about an action in your area not already listed here, or if you are planning an action,please let us know by clicking here <[link removed]>.
Alabama
Huntsville: Saturday, May 22, 10 AM | Location: Whitesburg Drive and Airport Road | North Alabama Peace Network, Green Party of Madison County
California
Anaheim: Friday, May 21, 4PM | Location: Intersection of W Orange Ave & S Brookhurst St | Organized by Palestinian Youth Movement, Arab American Civic Council, Yalla Indivisible, ANSWER Coalition <[link removed]>
Sacramento: Friday, May 21, 3:30 PM | Location: 1600 J St | Organized by ANSWER and NorCal Resist | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
San Francisco: Saturday, May 22, 11 AM | Location: 16th & Mission Sts. | Organized by Norcal Islamic Council, endorsed by AROC-Arab Resource & Organizing Center, ANSWER Coalition, and many others
Santa Rosa: Saturday, May 22, 12 noon | Location: Courthouse Square | Organized by North Coast Coalition for Palestine, endorsed by ANSWER Coalition
Connecticut
New Haven: Saturday, May 22, 12 PM | Location: New Haven Green (New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse) | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed][%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A511238133355227}}]%22%7D>
Florida
Fort Myers: Saturday, May 22, 5 PM | Location: 2405 1st St, Fort Myers, FL 33901 | Organized bySWFL Democratic Socialists of America | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Illinois
Chicago: Friday, May 21, 4:30 PM | Location: Michigan Ave & Ida B. Wells Drive | Organized by Coalition for Justice in Palestine (AMP, USPCN, SJP, Al-Nahda, Palestinian American Community Center, Palestinian American Council)
Urbana: Sunday, May 23, 2 PM | Location: 202 S Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL | Organized by Muslim American Youth Organization ; Students for Justice in Palestine (UIUC) | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Massachusetts
Fall River: Friday, May 21, 6 PM | Location: 1 Government Center | Organized by SouthCoast Greens
Rhode Island
Providence: Friday, May 21, 5 PM | Location: Burnside Park, Providence | Organized by Rhode Island for Palestine, Brown SJP, RISD SJP, RI Council for Muslim Advancement, PSL, DSA, ANSWER, SURJ, Sunrise, Reclaim RI, JVP, Black Lives Matter PAC RI |Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Tennessee
Nashville: Saturday, May 22, 4 PM | Location: Estes Kefauver Federal Building & Courthouse Annex | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Texas
Dallas: Sunday, May 23, 2 PM | Location: Dallas City Hall 1500 Marilla St | Organized by Dallas Palestine Coalition, Palestinian Youth Movement, UT Dallas Students for Palestine, American Muslims for Palestine - Texas, MAS PACE |Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Utah
Salt Lake City:Saturday, May 22, 12:30 PM | Location: Wallace Bennett Federal Building | Organized by Party for Socialism and Liberation Salt Lake |Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Virginia
Richmond: Wednesday, May 19, 5 PM | Organized byArab American Association of Central Virginia, Richmonders for Peace in Israel-Palestine and the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality|Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Washington
Spokane: Saturday, May 22, 1 PM | Organized by ANSWER, DSA, PSL, DorthyDay Labor | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Wisconsin
Green Bay: Saturday, May 22, 4 PM | Location: Leicht Memorial Park, Dousman Ave | Organized by PSL | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Janesville: Sunday, May 23, 2 PM | Location: Near 1818 Milton Ave #100, Janesville, WI 53545 | Organized byANSWER Coalition | Spread the word on Facebook <[link removed]>
Photos from just some of the many actions in U.S. cities on May 18:
Los Angeles, California
Washington DC.
New York City, New York
Boston, Massachusetts.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlanta, Georgia
For updates on current or new actions in U.S. cities,please check this page <[link removed]>. If you have information about an action in your area not already listed here, or if you are planning an action, please let us know by clicking here <[link removed]>.
Free Palestine! Please make an urgently needed donation to the antiwar and anti-racism movement today. We can only carry on this crucial work with contributions from supporters like you. <[link removed]>
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