Chicago police are bolstering barriers as more pro-Palestinian protests are planned on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. This comes after nearly 6,000 protesters took to the streets of Chicago during night one of the convention.
CHICAGO — The protests outside the Democratic National Convention, entering its second day, have already far outnumbered the demonstrations in Milwaukee a month ago, when former President Donald Trump accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention. The biggest reason protesters have turned out: the war in Gaza.
“Obviously, protesting Republican policies is a good thing,” he said, “but how much of a policy change is it really realistic to expect would happen that way.” “It’s about efficacy in a lot of ways,” Smith added. “Where are your actions going to be most effective?” Lauren Pineiro, 24, a restaurant worker from Florida, also joined the smaller protests at the Republican convention. “I was happy to protest against Trump and the racist reactionary agenda of that party.
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