Over the weekend, thousands of individuals from various political organizations gathered outside Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. The primary objective of the protest was to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war and to advocate for an end to United States foreign aid to Israel.
Supporters met outside Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., where they hosted public speakers and rallied for several hours, denouncing what they called a genocide in Gaza and the Biden administration’s refusal to call for a ceasefire. Event speakers were primarily those individuals involved with the sponsoring organizations. However, American media has also noted that individuals like Palestinian writer and activist Mohammed Al-Kurd, human rights attorney Noura Erakat, and rapper Macklemore addressed the gathering.
In the weeks leading up to the protest, supporters compiled a list of initial event co-sponsors for advertising the event. Notable among these initial organizers are the ANSWER Coalition, the American Muslim Alliance, the People’s Forum, the United States Palestinian Community Network, and various others.
Additionally, the same resource provided a comprehensive list of endorsing organizations, comprising nearly a dozen socialist and progressive American third parties, both engaged in electoral activities and those that are not. Independent Political Report has compiled and identified which party organizations publicly endorsed the rally based on that resource. Included in that list were the:
- Green Party of the United States
- Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Socialist Unity Party
- Party of Communists USA
- Communist Party USA
- Freedom Road Socialist Organization
- New Afrikan Black Panther Party
It’s also worth noting that specific state affiliates associated with several of the mentioned party organizations also gave their endorsements to the event. Notably, the Green Parties of North Carolina, Hawai’i, Utah, and New York, along with the D.C. affiliates of the Communist Party USA and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, were among those included.
The Committee to Elect Brandon Griffin for U.S. Senate also formally endorsed the event. Griffin is a candidate for the United States Senate against Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts. Readers can explore previous coverage of Griffin and the Socialist Workers Party, a statewide party active in Massachusetts, on Independent Political Report here.
Lastly, though not a formal political party, the Democratic Socialists of America, a socialist organization functioning as a caucus within the Democratic Party, also supported the event.
Several media publications have covered the afternoon’s events in further detail, including Rolling Stone, the Hill, and Time, among others. For those readers seeking more information about the rally, additional news reports can be accessed by visiting the respective websites of these media organizations.
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