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There has been no letup in the mass movement to stop the Zionist genocide in Palestine. Here are but a few examples of the explosion of mass protest which have taken place since Oct. 7. On Nov. 8 at UPenn Commons in Philadelphia, light projection of pro-Palestine slogans raised a…

Workers World has written previously about union solidarity with Palestinian workers. (workers.org/2023/10/74274 and workers.org/2023/10/74438/) Now, more labor organizations in the U.S. and Canada have made public statements.  The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) — the world’s largest postal workers union — became the second international union in the U.S. to…

The mass revulsion at Israeli terror in Gaza has unleashed a conflict on U.S. college campuses, where student activists confront not only pro-Israel students, but also college administrations and wealthy donor alumni who have targeted student groups that oppose Israel’s genocidal attack.  Confrontations have disrupted many campuses, including at public…

Portland, Oregon For the first time ever, Portland’s 4,300 teachers are on strike and closed down schools beginning on Nov. 1. They are demanding smaller class size — meaning more individualized attention to students — cost-of-living adjustments, and safe, healthy classroom and building conditions for over 40,000 students and educators.…

In a massive historic march on the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, 300,000 protesters demanded that President Joe Biden call an immediate halt to the U.S./Israeli genocidal war on 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and end U.S. aid to Israel. Chants of, “Biden, Biden you can’t hide,…

By Sevim Dağdelen For Workers World, only the Israeli state and its imperialist backers are the terrorists. To present our readers with the breadth of the movement opposing genocide in Gaza, however, we publish other voices than our own. The author of this commentary, published Oct. 28 in the German…

By Roger D. Harris  A “No Business as Usual Rally in Solidarity with Gaza” temporarily shut down the Federal Building in San Francisco on Oct. 19, as people coming from work filled the streets. Called in less than 24 hours notice, the “All Out for Gaza” emergency protest amassed 2,000-3,000…

The following is a transcript of a talk given by Susan Abulhawa, Executive Director of the Palestine Writes Festival, at a rally of 10,000 people for Palestine on the Art Museum steps, Philadelphia, Oct. 21. Abulhawa is a member of the Philadelphia branch of Workers World Party. Have we got…

By Susan Abulhawa The following is a transcript of a talk given by Susan Abulhawa, Executive Director of the Palestine Writes Festival, at a rally of 10,000 people for Palestine on the Art Museum steps, Philadelphia, Oct. 21. Abulhawa is a member of the Philadelphia branch of Workers World Party.…

As people got off work on Thursday evening, October 19, the street in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco swelled with a spirited crowd