Dressed uniformly in black, the protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace gathered on the pedestal shortly before 1 p.m. when they dropped massive banners with calls for a cease-fire and other slogans, such as “The Whole World Is Watching” and “Never Again for Anyone.” The group sang “Cease-fire now” and occupied the national monument for about 20 minutes before dispersing. The protest, which the group said included more than 500 people, continued on a ferry headed back to Manhattan.

  • Deceptichum@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Protests work best when the alternative is violence or the threat there of.

    We got the worker rights by killing owners, gay rights by riot, civil rights by armed minorities, etc.