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Group of protestors congregate. Some wave Palestinian flags, some wear kuffiyas, somehave signs saying "Free Palestine" or "End Israeli Occupation & Apartheid"

Tampa, FL – Over 1000 protesters congregated at Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa, October 29, in solidarity with the ongoing struggle in Palestine. Demonstrators led a march along the Tampa Riverwalk. Protesters chanted “Hey Biden can’t you see? Bibi’s on a killing spree!”

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Crowd gathers around as an activist with a bullhorn makes a speech. The crowd is waving Palestinian flags and holding signs with slogans "Stop the Genocide" "End the Occupation"

Appleton, WI – On October 25, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) participated in the National Walk Out for Palestine and held a rally in support of the Palestinian resistance and to protest Lawrence University’s refusal to divest and condemn the apartheid state of Israel. Appleton SDS was joined by Lawrence University’s Young Democratic Socialists of America (YSDA) as well as close to 100 other students and multiple members of the faculty. 

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following October 28 joint statement from Palestinian resistance organizations. This statement appeared on the Resistance News Network; we encourage all our readers to subscribe.

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Free Palestine signs are shown with arms outstretched holding them up in a sea of the tops of heads and outstretched arms of a large crowd.

New York, NY – Hundreds of people descended into Wall Street on October 27 for Palestine. The NYPD attempted to close off the entrances by barricading each access point, but that didn't deter those standing with the Palestinian resistance.

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By Justin Bent

 Students wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags surround one student giving a speech in front of a brick building

Arlington TX - On Wednesday, October 18, the Progressive Student Union (PSU) organized two rallies on the campus of University of Texas Arlington.

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By Briony Smith

Three people sit at a panel with microphones in front of them speaking to an audience

New York, NY - On October 18, over 100 activists and community members, representing nearly 20 different grassroots community organizations, packed The People’s Forum in Manhattan for an evening of solidarity and resistance. The event, titled “Defend People’s Struggle: A Conversation on State Repression,” kicked off the East Coast leg of the Justice for the Tampa 5 speaking tour. It centered activists who have been directly targeted for arrest and trumped up charges as part of the increased state repression facing organizers.

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By Alexander Woolner

Massive Palestine solidarity action in San Jose, California.

San Jose, CA – On October 15, around 3000 protesters in San Jose gathered at the intersection of Winchester and Stevens Creek, waving Palestinian flags and signs. With heavy traffic on the road, they yelled chants like “Gaza, Gaza don’t you cry, Palestine will never die.”

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By Joseph Nohava

Tampa protest condemns Israeli bombing of Gaza hospital.

Tampa, FL – Hundreds of members of the Palestinian community and other progressive activists came out on October 17 in response to the vicious and barbaric bombing of Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza by the Israeli occupiers. A spontaneous call was made by members of the community to rally, and several hundred came out on a two-hour notice to chant and march in the Temple Terrace neighborhood of Tampa Bay. 

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A thousand people marching in the street are photographed from behind. Palestinian flags wave in the wind.

Austin, TX – On Sunday, October 15, over 2000 Austinites rallied in solidarity with the people of Palestine in front of the Texas Capitol building.

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By Josh Rudd

Hundreds of people are visible holding Palestinian flags march down a city street behind a banner that reads: "USA Stop Funding Israeli Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing"

Dallas, TX – Approximately 3000 people marched through the streets of downtown Dallas n Sunday, October 15, chanting, “Free Palestine!” and “End the siege on Gaza now!” These are the largest protests Dallas has seen since the George Floyd marches in the summer of 2020.

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