Pro-Palestinian protests will take place almost daily during next week’s Democratic National Convention, while demonstrators are also expected to descend on the city for other purposes.
With the Democratic Party deeply divided over the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, pro-Palestinian protests are planned for Sunday, Monday and Wednesday before the convention, and on the final day of the convention, Thursday, when Harris is due to accept the nomination.
Below is a list of demonstrations planned to protest the Democratic Party over the Israel-Hamas war and other causes: of Chicago Sun-Times beginning Compiled of list.
Sunday, August 18
Groups march outside of unjust laws: 5pm CST
Pro-abortion people meet March begins at Wicker Drive and Michigan Avenue Demanding They also called for a national abortion law and an end to “US funding for genocide in Palestine.”
The group believes that “Palestinian liberation is about reproductive justice,” and on its “Demands” page lists it as a Palestinian feminist collective. Condemnation What has been called “reproductive genocide in Gaza.”
The group says it is suing Chicago through the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) after its permit application was denied.
Monday, August 19
March to the 2024 Democratic National Convention: 12 p.m. Central time
A coalition of more than 150 groups will rally in Union Park and march to the United Center. Sun Times Attention: Marching to the Democratic National Convention See also He called President Joe Biden “Genocide Joe Biden” and said his withdrawal from the race “does not change the policies of the Democratic leadership, particularly their support for genocide in Palestine, and our movement must keep up the pressure.”
📢 March to the Democratic National Convention! 🌍 Stand with Palestine and demand an end to US aid to Israel! The Democrats have failed us on so many fronts, we will march to demand: pic.twitter.com/flOGwCqcHo
— March On DNC 2024 (@MarchOnDNC2024) July 11, 2024
The centre of the group request The Democrats advocate “ending US aid to Israel” and “standing by the Palestinians.”
It also lists a number of secondary demands, including “rights and legalization for all immigrants,” a radical policy that Harris supported during a Democratic primary debate in 2019. The group also calls for “LGBTQIA+” protections, abortion access, the right to unionize and strike, and “community control of police.”
As Breitbart News noted, a march for the 2024 Democratic National Convention is also at odds with the city over permits.
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Call today and demand that Chicago’s Chief Executive reverse his decision to deny our coalition the right to assemble. The City has denied us access to stages, amplified sound, portable toilets, and tents, effectively denying us our right to assemble. pic.twitter.com/BYVc7SGVam
— March On DNC 2024 (@MarchOnDNC2024) August 15, 2024
Army of the Poor: 4pm CST
According to its website, the Army of the Poor assemble Later that day, they will demonstrate at the Puerto Rican National Museum of Art and march to the United Center. The demonstration is not centered on Israel or Hamas. Poor People’s Army website state He said the march would take place “because the Democrats and Biden don’t care about the poor and working people.”
The group added that their protests were aimed at “showing the world’s media that poor people and working people are organizing from below, not left or right, and working their way up” and to “train our soldiers for this unique stage in history.” The group marched to the Republican National Convention last month, making similar claims about Trump and the Republican Party.
The group’s website lists third-party presidential candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party and Cornel West, an independent, as its candidates. Listed As a protest participant.
Poor People’s Army founder and spokeswoman Sheri Honkala was arrested in July for “attempting to make a citizen’s arrest of Republicans” at the Republican National Convention, the group said. Written At the time, he posted on Instagram along with a video recording of the arrest.
Wednesday, August 21
Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestinian Protests: 3:30 PM CST
The Chicago Coalition for Palestine Justice plans to hold a protest and march to the convention in Union Park to protest the war. The group called Harris a “war criminal” in an event flyer posted to Instagram.
“Please speak up, bring your posters and keffiyehs to make it clearer than ever that business will not be business as usual until the slaughter of Palestinians ends,” said the post, which has received more than 1,000 likes.
In another Instagram post, images are captioned with “All Hands on Chicago” and “Shut Down the Democratic National Convention.”
Thursday, August 22
Marching to the 2024 Democratic National Convention: 5pm CST
The DNC Coalition will begin a separate protest in the hours before Harris formally accepts the nomination on Thursday night, which will also begin at Union Park and continue to the United Center, the DNC Coalition said. Sun Times.
