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Getting ready for the march on the DNC in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Grand Rapids, MI – West Michigan residents gathered on Friday, August 16, to rally support for the upcoming March on the Democratic National Convention (DNC), set for August 19 in Chicago. The march, aimed at standing with Palestine and advancing the People’s Agenda, is expected to be a historic, family-friendly event.

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Man and woman give interview to numerous members of the press on a busy streetcorner.

Grand Rapids, MI – In response to the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), a coalition of grassroots organizations is mobilizing Michigan residents for a march in Milwaukee on July 15 to protest the RNC.

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By Sam Tunningley

Grand Rapids, Michigan march against the Israeli attack on Rafah.  | Fight Back! News/staff

Grand Rapids, MI – On Wednesday, May 8, an educational event on the link between policing in the United States and the occupation in Palestine was held before a march and die-in to stand against a ground invasion of Rafah.

The event hosted by the Grand Rapids Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (GRAARPR) and Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids (PSGR) took place at the East Congregational Church.

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Group of activists march with signs and Palestinian flags on a sidewalk

Grand Rapids, MI – Hundreds gathered in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 15 in the afternoon to support the Palestinian resistance against Israeli apartheid. They joined a worldwide solidarity movement in response to the Israeli government's retaliation against the Palestinian resistance launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

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