Pro-Palestine demonstrators express frustration over being silenced at Democratic National Convention while also celebrating their success in bringing Gaza into the spotlight.
Uncommitted delegates address the press during a demonstration outside the DNC venue on August 22, 2024. / Photo: Reuters
"This is a very large contingent of people who are not willing to stand by quietly while people who are committing genocide are in our city," said student organiser Liz Rathburn."We showed the world that." Hatem Abudayyeh, a lead organiser and co-founder of the US Palestinian Community Network, said he was pleased with the turnout and the message of the largely family-friendly demonstrations that drew on the Chicago area's large Palestinian population.
During the largest marches, hundreds of Chicago officers on bicycles lined the streets and guided protesters through residential streets surrounding the United Center. Snelling, who praised officers' handling, denied that police had"kettled" protesters — when police corral demonstrators in a confined area, a tactic that is banned under a Chicago consent decree.
A group of delegates who are part of the"uncommitted" movement expressed dissatisfaction that they couldn't speak inside the convention and complained that mentions of Palestinians were sparse.
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