A group of pro-Palestinian protesters is urging Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to allow them to protest “within sight and sound” of the city’s convention center this summer.
The coalition is asking Johnson to intervene on their behalf and allow them to protest during the Democratic National Convention in August after their request was rejected by the city due to safety and traffic concerns.
“This convention will take place against the backdrop of an ongoing genocide in Gaza, where US-backed Israeli forces have murdered tens of thousands of Palestinians, most of the dead and injured being women and children,” the coalition wrote in a letter. “Polls have repeatedly indicated that majorities of voters want an immediate and lasting end to the bloodshed, and throughout the United States and around the
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