Progressive groups insist that their goal has not changed, even if Vice President Kamala Harris has electrified large gatherings of supporters in protest as she gets ready to accept the Democratic nomination.
In an effort to raise awareness of abortion rights, economic injustice, and the Gaza War, thousands of activists are anticipated to gather in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention.
Progressive activists say their goal has not changed, even if Vice President Kamala Harris has electrified large gatherings of supporters as she gets ready to accept the Democratic candidacy.
With the Republican National Convention held in Milwaukee last month, activists claim to have learned their lessons and are anticipating larger crowds and more forceful protests in Chicago, a city with a long history of social action.
By Whom Is The Protesting?
Every day of the convention is anticipated to see demonstrations, and although the goals of the many activists differ, they all concur that the most important thing is to bring an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
An abortion rights march is scheduled to begin on Sunday, the eve of the convention, along famous Michigan Avenue.
Despite domestic Democratic efforts to protect reproductive rights, organizer Linda Loew noted that the problem is global. According to her, they will march to express their disapproval of the money the US spends on wars when it might be used for healthcare and to show unity with people everywhere who fight for the freedom to decide what happens to their bodies.
She expressed her belief that the ongoing inflow of billions of dollars and weaponry to the state of Israel is having a terrible and immense effect, especially on women, children, and unborn infants. There’s a connection between all these items.
Protests on the first and last days of the conference are scheduled by the largest group, the Coalition to March on the DNC.
Protesting students who have opposed the war on college campuses are among the minimum of 20,000 activists that the organizers say they expect.
According to Liz Rathburn, a student organizer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, “The people in power will be there.” Who will, in one way or another, be determining our foreign policy is the people inside the United Centre.
Where Are They Protesting?
In a lawsuit filed earlier this year, activists claimed that the city’s limitations on their right to free speech violated their constitutional rights.
The West Side of the city is home to United Centre, the site of the convention, but Chicago officials turned down their demands for licenses to demonstrate there in favor of a lakefront park more than three miles (5 km) away.
Later, the city consented to permit protests nearer the United Centre, including at a park and along a march route. The group’s roughly one-mile (1.6-kilometer) path was just approved by a federal judge.
Speaking for the group, Coalition to March on the DNC spokesman Hatem Abudayyeh said that while they are happy to have the ability to demonstrate nearer to the convention, he feels that their intended march of two miles (three kilometers) would be safer for larger gatherings. For activists from roughly six states, the organization charters buses.
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