Shut It Down Protests Demand End To Genocide, Colonization

By ANSWER Coalition Photos: ANSWER Coalition All across the country, mass marches took place last Saturday to mark Palestinian Land Day with struggle, demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza and Israeli colonization of Palestinian land! The movement to Shut It Down for Palestine continues in cities and towns nationwide as part of the global uprising against the Israeli war machine and its sponsor — the U.S. government. In Philadelphia, police carried out a mass arrest of nearly 70 protesters as they peacefully marched on the highway. Despite the police repression, the demonstration succeeded in disrupting Interstate 676 in the heart of the city as well as the Ben Franklin Bridge — the main crossing between New Jersey and downtown Philadelphia. Organizers remained more determined than ever to build the movement until Palestine is free. Nearly six months into the genocide, huge numbers of people continue to take to the streets. 30,000 marched in New York City, taking over the streets of Manhattan in a massive display of solidarity. People converged from across the Pacific Northwest for a regional action in Seattle that drew a crowd in the thousands. Every year, March 30 is commemorated by the Palestinian people...