Tag: Demonstrations

Pro Palestinian demonstrations begin in Chicago

Current Events, Domestic August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Chuck Berry

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a welcome party for delegates in Chicago ahead of the Democratic National Convention. One protester was seen grabbing a microphone on stage at the Navy Pier Ballroom on Sunday night, according to videos posted on social media. “150,000 people are dead,” the protester yelled. “You are funding a genocide. The Harris-Biden administration […]

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Pro-Israel college demonstrators fighting back

Current Events, Domestic April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 Chuck Berry

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as demonstrations over the war in Gaza continue across US campuses. Nationwide rallies – during which there have been hundreds of arrests – showed no sign of stopping over the weekend. At UCLA “physical altercations broke out” after a barrier separating […]