A Free Palestine march, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, is readied to strike Los Angeles tomorrow ahead of the 2024 Oscars.
The objection has actually been called by a team of coordinators, musicians and movie employees in partnership with Writers Versus the Battle on Gaza LA (WAWOG), Movie Employee for Palestine, SAG-AFTRA for Ceasefire and numerous others, as they claim,“No awards during a genocide!”
The coordinators claim they anticipate hundreds of individuals to appear to rally, march, clog and interrupt, as they require a prompt and long-term ceasefire. They likewise call for an end to what they claim is“the blockade of Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.”
Movie Employee for Palestine shared a declaration on Instagram in partnership with Jewish Voice for Tranquility’s L.A. phase, calling individuals to fulfill at the Cinerama Dome at 1 p.m. PT Sunday for the march.
“We will not be distracted by the entertainment industry,” the subtitle of the blog post read.“We WILL continue to call for a permanent ceasefire and Palestinian liberation. Let’s mobilize and take the streets to show that we refuse to look away from this ongoing genocide! Ceasefire NOW!”
Not just is Sunday the Academy Awards however likewise the very first day of Ramadan, which is a vacation for the bulk of Gazans. It is likewise the day Israel is readied to begin its ground intrusion of Rafah, a tiny city in the southerly Gaza Strip where over a million Palestinians have actually been compelled to sanctuary.
The information of the Oscars march follows an Israel-Hamas Battle objection happened outdoors of the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Feb. 25. Militants were outside the outdoor tents playing formerly tape-recorded incantations on a loudspeaker, like “free Palestine,” “Long live Palestine” and“ceasefire now.”
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