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Denver protest against the attacks on Gaza. | Fight Back! News/staff

Denver, CO – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Metropolitan State University organized a day of action on November 2, to protest the killing of Palestinians and the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. This came after the United States government requested more funds to be invested into Israel’s siege of Gaza and supplied weapons valued at over $14 billion in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe.

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By Carson Cruse

Protesters gather in front of New Orleans City Hall. | Fight Back! News/Fernando Lopez

New Orleans, LA – On October 29, over 300 protesters filled the streets to condemn the recent escalation in the siege on Gaza. The evening began with a rally at City Hall where members of some organizations spoke to the lively crowd. During the march, Palestinian community members led chants like “While you’re shopping, bombs are dropping” and “Biden, Biden, what do you say, how many kids did you kill today?” echoed off storefronts.

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Palestine solidarity protest at Saint Catherine University. | Fight Back! News/staff

St. Paul, MN – On a cold autumn morning on November 2 over 90 pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in front of the O’Shaughnessy Theater at Saint Catherine University to stand in solidarity with the global Palestinian movement and to express their outrage for Israel’s bombing campaign of Gaza over the last three weeks.

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By Whitney Wildman

Pro-Palestine protesters march on Biden appearance in Minneapolis. | Fight Back! News/staff

Minneapolis, MN – On the evening of November 1, over 5000 rallied and marched in response to President Biden’s Minnesota visit. The protesters marched from the downtown Minneapolis Federal Building toward the location of an invite-only, closed-door fundraiser for Biden’s re-election campaign. Demonstrators hoped to be within view and earshot of the president in order to communicate their demand for an end to U.S. aid for Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

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By Tavyan Dorsey

A crowd of FSU students and Tallahassee community members gather to demand acknowledgement of Palestine and divestment from Israel by the University’s administration. | Fight Back! News/Ben Grant

Tallahassee, FL – On October 30, nearly 100 students and community members marched and rallied on the campus of Florida State University, demanding action from administration on Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

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By Farzad Ghodsi

Milwaukee march in solidarity with the peoples of Palestine and Haiti. | Fight Back! News/staff

Milwaukee, WI – This past Saturday, October 28, over 300 people attended a joint solidarity march linking the struggle against U.S. imperialism in both Haiti and Palestine. The event called for an end to U.S. support for the UN intervention in Haiti, and an end to continued U.S. funding of genocide in Palestine.

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Colorado Springs, CO – On October 29 in below-freezing weather, nearly 100 people gathered outside the Colorado Springs City Hall to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance against Zionist genocide.

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A national mobilization in support of Palestine is set for November 4. | Fight Back! News/staff

Washington DC – On Saturday, November 4 at 2 p.m., members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) from around the country will attend the National March on Washington to Free Palestine. Comrades will stand with Palestine alongside hundreds of thousands from all walks of life. They are demanding an immediate end to U.S. aid to Israel and an end to the siege on Gaza.

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Austin, Texas stands with Palestine

Austin, TX – Over 4000 people rallied in front of the Austin State Capitol in support of Palestine on Sunday, October 29. The rally was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC), a student organization from UT Austin, and included speakers from PSC and Jewish Voices for Peace.

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By Freyja Wolfe

Die-in at the U of MN protest against the attack on GazaMinneapolis, MN – On Wednesday, October 24 at noon, 350 University of Minnesota students walked out of class to join a rally organized by Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), in front of the Coffman Memorial Union. They gathered to demand an end to the siege on Gaza and U.S. aid to Israel’s genocidal actions. A die-in occurred during which Palestinian students read the names of Palestinian victims of Israel's violence and ended with a moment of silence.

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