A Berkeley Law professor assaulted a law student as she was speaking up about UC Berkeley’s ties to Israel’s genocide at a dinner on the final night of Ramadan. The institution has over $2 million invested in weapons companies that supply Israel. #California #Berkeley #Activism #Activist #Politics #StudentActivism #🍉
BREAKING: The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan. The resolution passed 14-0, with the US abstaining for the first time. In response, Netanyahu immediately said he was cancelling his trip to the US. The resolution, put forward by Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Korea and Switzerland, calls for an unconditional release of all hostages on all sides. Russia attempted to put the word "permanent" into the ceasefire language but the US voted against it.
Palestine solidarity activists hold a vigil outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC where 25 year-old U.S. airman Aaron Bushnell took his own life by self-immolation to call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza
“Palestinian women deserve their independence, freedom and sovereignty.” Cuban women express their solidarity with Palestinian women on International Women’s Day, honoring them as leaders against colonial occupation. #IWD #IWDD #IWD2024 #Cuba #CubaTikTok
Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across the U.S., and millions marched around the world on March 2nd as part of an international day of action for Raf*h. Over 100+ cities around the world took to the streets to denounce Is**ael’s threats to intensify the g*nocide in Ga*a and move to an all-out invasion of Raf*h on March 10. Other counties such as Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela, Jamaica, South Africa, El Salvador, Lebanon, Hawai’i, Morocco, Spain, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, Canada, Sweden, and Japan all participated in this global day of protest. Here are some highlight clips from the United States.
Protesters shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in the Bay Area, CA for 5 hours this morning as part of a global day of action for Gaza. Bay Area residents chained themselves to parked cars, stopping traffic on both sides. It took over an hour for police to make arrests. #freepalestine
“No awards for genocide” Thousands of Palestine solidarity protesters blocked traffic outside the Oscars, disrupting Hollywood’s biggest night to call out the industry’s silence on Gaza
Palestinians have a “duty to bring down the wall” and it’s not up to us to pass judgment on Hms for doing it, says Yanis Varoufakis #resist #resistance #🍉 #politics #levant
BREAKING: "What about the women in Palestine giving birth without anesthetic?" Activists in Phoenix, Ariz. disrupt Kamala Harris on International Working Women’s Day, calling out the hypocrisy of her “Reproductive Freedoms” tour.
BREAKING: Joe Biden interrupted by Palestine solidarity activists during his campaign rally in Atlanta, GA. Protesters demanded an immediate ceasefire, end to aid to Israel, and to end the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange GILEE, where U.S. police are trained by IDF soldiers. #freepalestine #palestine #stopcopcity #copcityatlanta #atlanta #🍉
Anti-war veterans with @About Face: Vets Against War held a vigil for Aaron Bushnell in Portland, Oregon and burned their uniforms in a symbolic protest. Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan veterans including a Palestinian-American US navy veteran spoke out to stand against the U.S. war machine.
“We want a ceasefire, yes. But our goal is liberation” Actress Susan Sarandon speaks at a rally in NYC, joining thousands across the US who demonstrated on Al-Quds Day. #NYC #TimesSquare #SusanSarandon #🍉
Over 100 artists and guest speakers have withdrawn from the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, TX. They cited the involvement of weapons manufacturers and the US Department of Defense in the event, which are directly implicated in the genocide of Palestinians.
NEW: Students at Arizona State University disrupt Nancy Pelosi for her complicity in Israel’s gēnocidè “The blood of over 15,000 babies is on your hands!” #NancyPelosi #Pelosi #🍉 #ASU #Disruption
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Transitional President of Burkina Faso, repudiates allegations that the nation is giving special privileges to Russia and “trading one master for another.” “We’d rather die.” #IbrahimTraore #Africa #WestAfrica #AfricanNews #BurkinaFaso