Last week, we joined countless people across the world to #ShutItDownForPalestine.
In Chicago, President Biden was met with protests at every stop. As he rallied with union workers to celebrate their hard-fought wins, we disrupted his speech. He can’t pretend to stand with working people as he drops bombs on the working people of Palestine. Solidarity has no borders.
While our co-director told Biden to call for a ceasefire, Palestinian youth & allies rallied outside against him. When he went downtown, thousands chanted “Genocide Joe!” so loud his funders inside the event could hear.
In Boston, Vice President Harris got the same reception.
Even in Seoul, South Korea, Secretary Blinken was met with fierce opposition for his support for the ongoing Gaza genocide.
Other protests to highlight:
Goleta, CA: Protest at a Raytheon factory, which supplies weapons to arm Israel
Today at @RaytheonDefen__ in Goleta, CA:#ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/qJXvGjDeG9
— CODEPINK (@codepink) November 9, 2023
Dartmouth, Canada: Protestors blockade GeoSpectrum, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, Israel’s biggest weapons supplier
This morning union activists & allies blocked entrances to GeoSpectrum in Dartmouth NS & disrupted their genocidal profiteering.
— Labour 4 Palestine (@PalestineLabour) November 9, 2023
GeoSpectrum is a subsidiary of Elbit, a leading supplier of weapons to Israel. They're complicit in genocide.#shutitdown4palestine #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/NOW7Fx98Sz
London, UK: Protestors blockade the offices of Thales, an arms company that partners with Elbit and arms Israel
🚨BREAKING: Palestine Action blockade weapons firm Thales’ London offices, disrupting a lethal link in Israel’s military supply chain.
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) November 9, 2023
We SHUT IT DOWN for Palestine! pic.twitter.com/yG15W66fIl
Kent, UK: Trade unionists blockade a BAE Systems factory, which makes components for F-35s
BREAKING: 400+ trade unionists are blockading multiple entrances to an arms factory in Kent which provides weapons for the Israeli military.
— Workers for a Free Palestine (@Workers4Pal) November 10, 2023
We demand an immediate #CEASEFIRENOW to halt the killing of civilians in Palestine & an end to British complicity in Israeli war crimes! pic.twitter.com/a1us8eQo1h
MIT
Students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology say ‘No Science for Genocide!’ #ShutItDown4Palestine #SaveGaza | via @answercoalition pic.twitter.com/g9C1LyTUFP
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) November 9, 2023
University of Toronto
University of Toronto, Scarborough, walks out for Palestine demanding a ceasefire and an end to the israeli genocide | #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/9h11wYmvff
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) November 9, 2023
Cornell
"Cornell is complicit in genocide!" Students hold die-in while reading the names of Palestinian martyrs#ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/MgeRWW51Wr
— Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) November 9, 2023
Georgia University
Georgia University students rally at the Georgia-israel Law Enforcement Exchange Office in Atlanta & #ShutItDown4Palestine | via @pslnational pic.twitter.com/ZanikM0Mi0
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) November 9, 2023
University of Rochester
🇵🇸University of Rochester students yesterday rallied and #shutitdown4palestine!
— Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) November 10, 2023
❌They didn’t back down in the face of administration’s efforts to intimidate and silence them! pic.twitter.com/oEFYcie08O
University of Utah
University of Utah students walk out in solidarity with Palestine! On campuses across the country, students are determined to #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/vaySSj7H4M
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) November 9, 2023
Whitman College
Students at Whitman College have occupied their administration building to demand the school divest from Israeli apartheid & genocide! #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/IXDZF7WGgZ
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) November 9, 2023
Harvard: students spend 11 hours to write the names of 7000 of over 10,000 Palestinans who have been killed by Israel
Harvard students dedicated 11 hours to recite the names of approximately 7,000 out of more than 10,000 Palestinians who lost their lives at the hands of Israeli occupation forces during the past month. In a show of solidarity, community members also inscribed the names of around… pic.twitter.com/HPweOD6EMT
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) November 9, 2023
LSE
NOW
— Ayça Çubukçu (@ayca_cu) November 9, 2023
Electric student walk out at London School of Economics in solidarity with Palestine, demanding #CeasefireNOW pic.twitter.com/sL1PMp4UC5
Cambridge, MA: A Palestinian woman who has lost 68 family members in Gaza confronts Senator Warren
A Palestinian woman who has lost 68 family members in Gaza confronts Senator Warren. She had no answer
— Jewish Voice for Peace - Boston (@JVPBoston) November 10, 2023
We mobilized with Harvard students and others in Cambridge to disrupt @SenWarren at dinner
We will keep disrupting until our politicians listen to us & call for a CEASEFIRE pic.twitter.com/PnmUp7QoS7
Portland, OR: Students walkout of Reed College and stage a sit in at Senator Jeff Merkley’s office to demand he call for a ceasefire
HAPPENING NOW: @AbbyMartin, students from Reed College walkout & more are staging sit-in outside @SenJeffMerkley’s Portland office, after they preemptively shut down building. Police arriving, arrests imminent. #CeasefireNow #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/FPcYRRGk0o
— The Empire Files (@EmpireFiles) November 9, 2023
Rep. Carbajal’s office
Yesterday at the office of @RepCarbajal #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/Um3zbYmo2u
— CODEPINK (@codepink) November 11, 2023
Washington, D.C.: CODEPINK sit in Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office to demand she call for a ceasefire
In @SenatorBaldwin office, very upset that she has not called for a ceasefire in Gaza @codepink pic.twitter.com/QCb2ZyBqah
— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) November 9, 2023
Vancoucer, CA: UBC event shut down where Canada Foreign Affairs Minister was scheduled to speak
Breaking: We are at UBC where students have SHUT DOWN event where Canada Foreign Affairs Minister was scheduled to speak. The Canadian government has refused to call for minimum of ceasefire. Free Palestine. pic.twitter.com/8sOJeijVyN
— Harsha Walia (@HarshaWalia) November 10, 2023
Genoa Port, Italy: Port workers and trade unionists block weapons transport at Genoa Port
📌Genoa Port, Italy#FreePalestine
— PAME Greece International (@PAME_Greece) November 10, 2023
Port workers and @usbsindacato block weapons transport
Solidarity with #Palestine pic.twitter.com/90BLGj3xHs
Vancouver, Canada: protestors shut down an office of ZIM, an Israeli shipping line, active in genocide
Now! Vancouver #ShutItDown Action to #StopArmingIsrael
— Harsha Walia (@HarshaWalia) November 9, 2023
WE Have Shut Down ZIM OFFICES
Here in solidarity with #BlockTheBoat actions blockading ZIM shipments across the world. Zim is Israel's largest shipping line & supplies weapons to IOF. ZIM is active in genocide. pic.twitter.com/bF35xghATv
NY, NY: Protestors occupy the NY headquarters of BlackRock, a major investor in Israel which profits off of genocide
Now! Vancouver #ShutItDown Action to #StopArmingIsrael
— Harsha Walia (@HarshaWalia) November 9, 2023
WE Have Shut Down ZIM OFFICES
Here in solidarity with #BlockTheBoat actions blockading ZIM shipments across the world. Zim is Israel's largest shipping line & supplies weapons to IOF. ZIM is active in genocide. pic.twitter.com/bF35xghATv
Vancouver, Canada: protestors shut down an office of Scotiabank, which holds the largest foreign share in Elbit Systems
WE HAVE TAKEN OVER SCOTIA BANK
— Harsha Walia (@HarshaWalia) November 9, 2023
Canada’s Scotiabank holds the largest foreign share in Elbit Systems, Israel’s biggest military and arms manufacturer.
Free Palestine. Shut it down for Palestine. pic.twitter.com/fNhlp8Vcmp
Toronto, Canada.: Protestors occupy Union Station to demand Trudeau back a ceasefire in Gaza
BREAKING Jews and allies sit in at union station demanding #CeasefireForGazaNOW #FreePalestine #NotInOurName pic.twitter.com/p1QAle3iw4
— Anna Lippman🍉🗝️ (@anna_lippman) November 9, 2023
India: All of India’s major trade unions have demanded plans to export Indian workers to Israel be scrapped
🚨All of India’s major trade unions condemn the government’s “unethical” stance on Gaza and its “immoral and disastrous” plan to ship 42,000 workers to Israel to replace Palestinians.
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) November 10, 2023
“We demand an immediate halt to Israeli aggression against Palestine; end its occupation…” pic.twitter.com/n0L7lhxnM1
Tokyo, Japan: thousands protested in support of Palestine
absolutely massive protest for gaza in tokyo today. the crowd was stretched over 7-8 blocks through shibuya. amazing turnout. pic.twitter.com/yyI2hCUrkJ
— abdul 🌌📷 (@Advil) November 10, 2023
NY, NY: Thousands take to the streets of Manhattan to demand amend to US complicity in genocide and justice for Palestine
Thousands shut down Manhattan today demanding justice for Palestine! New Yorkers are in the streets calling for a #CeasefireForGazaNOW #FreePalestine
— NYC-DSA 🌹 (@nycDSA) November 9, 2023
Join us to organize to end US complicity in funding Israel’s genocide of Palestinians!
🇵🇸 Take action: https://t.co/zWI3etRwuo pic.twitter.com/Kn09RGIz0w
Atlanta, GA: Protestors in Atlanta demand an end to all US funding to Israel
#ShutItDown4Palestine rally in Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/u6B9krGuQx
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) November 10, 2023
Egypt: Tens of thousands of football fans chant in support of Palestine
Tens of thousands of fans of the Egyptian Al-Ahly F.C. cheer in solidarity with #Palestine. pic.twitter.com/MESUYQ9B8v
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) November 9, 2023
Somalia: children protest in support of Palestine
Somali children held a protest in support of children in #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/F7XRPrVJSi
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) November 9, 2023
NY, NY: Protest outside of the UN calling for an end to genocide in Gaza
"I am here on behalf of hundreds of thousands of American Jews who say: Not in our name! Ceasefire now! Let Gaza live!"
— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) November 10, 2023
-Elena Stein of JVP outside the UN in a demonstration organized by @lsarsour#CeasefireNow #LetGazaLive pic.twitter.com/i1TreOaIyX
Philadelphia, PA: Healthcare workers in Die in at City Hall
RIGHT NOW in Philadelphia: Healthcare workers host die-in at City Hall to protest Biden and Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza!#ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/ibH9Id3SGd
— Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) November 9, 2023
Washington, D.C.: Protestors shut down the Department of State for Palestine
“Hey HEY! Ho HO!
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) November 9, 2023
Genocide Joe has got to go!
Hey HEY! Ho HO! #GenocideJoe has got to go!”
1 of 4 #FREEpalestine Rallies at Dept. of State #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/mgEmQJStyN
London, UK: Healthcare workers protest outside the Department of Health and Social Care to call for the UK to stop arming Israel
NEW: Healthcare workers are outside the Department of Health and Social Care calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the UK to stop arming Israel. pic.twitter.com/HCy2KrXzl1
— Clare Hymer (@ClareHymer) November 9, 2023
San Diego, CA: Protest outside Northrop Grumman office complex, which supplies weapons and missile systems to Israel
Hamilton & Toronto & Montreal, Canada: Protestors simultaneously blockade three L3Harris factories, which manufacture components for Israeli weapons
West Hartford, CT: Protestors blockade a Colt factory, manufacturing arms for Israel
Manchester, UK: Trade unionists occupy the offices of Fisher German, the landlord of an Elbit Systems factory in Shenstone, UK