One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance: CODEPINK Chapters Joined Global Call for Action
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"One day, when it's safe, when there is no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it is too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone would always have been against this." Omar El Akkad
This October marked one year since the genocide in Gaza began. Since then, it has continued with an unimaginable force - bringing mass displacement, death, starvation, and other unspeakable horrors to the people of Palestine. Despite growing calls for peace, the U.S. refused to hold Israel accountable. Instead, they are allowing Israel to continue its violence beyond Gaza into the West Bank, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon.
CODEPINK chapters answered the call for global action by mobilizing to demand justice, organizing vigils, marches, and rallies in cities across Illinois, California, Texas, Wisconsin, Nevada, Washington D.C., and abroad in London, England, and Toronto, Canada.
CODEPINK Coachella Valley started off the week of actions on October 3 with silent vigil and stand in solidarity with those affected by the violence in Gaza and Lebanon.
View more pictures of Coachella Valley's action here.
On October 5, CODEPINK London joined over 800,000 people in the streets to commemorate one year of accelerated genocide, calling for an arms embargo.
In Washington, D.C., the CODEPINK team marched against the U.S.' direct involvement in the genocide committed by Israel in Palestine and the brutal bombings supported across the region.
View more pictures of D.C. here.
CODEPINK Chicago, along other local pro-Palestine groups, marched against one year of the U.S.-Israeli genocide in Gaza and Lebanon, pushing for a total arms embargo - shutting down traffic in the process.
View more pictures from Chicago here!
CODEPINK LA took to the streets, demanding liberation for Palestine and an end to U.S. bombings across the Middle East.
View more pictures from Los Angeles here.
Thousands hit the streets of New York City, where CODEPINK NYC members were met with the usual violence and oppression of the NYPD.
Dallas CODEPINK joined demonstrators on the Grassy Knoll to demand that the U.S. stop arming Israel.
View more pictures from Dallas here!
San Diego CODEPINK and other peace groups holding their 40th consecutive weekly vigil, honoring martyrs from Palestine to Lebanon.
View more pictures from San Diego here!
CODEPINK Denver/Boulder also joined the global movement, with local peace activists pledging to intensify efforts to end the genocide and raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis. They also drew chalk outlines of children over a 9 mile distance in Fort Collins to commentate the identified children who have died in the Gaza genocide.
View more pictures from Denver/Boulder here!
CODEPINK Madison and CODEPINK Milwaukee chapters met in Milwaukee for a rally!
View more pictures from Milwaukee here!
CODEPINK Michigan took to the streets with several hundred other anti-genocide activists demanding an end to the U.S.-supported violence in Palestine.
View more pictures from Michigan here!
CODEPINK Reno held a die-in on Saturday to remember the tens of thousands of innocent lives lost over the past year.
In Canada, CODEPINK Ontario organized two days of actions to draw attention to the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the occupation of Palestine. On October 5, CODEPINK Ontario held a rally as part of a global day of action. On October 6, CODEPINK Windsor led a march to mark "One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance." The march proceeded to Windsor City Hall, demanding an immediate ceasefire and honoring the martyrs of the Palestinian resistance.
View more pictures from Ontario here!
On Oct. 6, 2024, Inland Empire CODEPINK joined Ontario United for Liberation and Redlands 4 Palestine for a Day of Remembrance, standing in solidarity with Palestine.
View more pictures from Inland Empire here!
On Saturday, CODEPINK Santa Barbara protested outside Ventura City Hall, calling out Congress members who continue to vote for arms to Israel while denying UNRWA relief to Gaza. The took that message directly to Rep. Carbajal on Monday.
View more pictures from Santa Barbara here!
CODEPINK San Francisco continued their year-long advocacy in the Bay Area with a beautiful march and rally in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
CODEPINK Las Vegas held a vigil on October 7, honoring martyrs who had lost their lives over the past year and throughout the 76 years of oppression in Palestine. The event included lantern crafting, symbolizing the path toward freedom and justice for the Palestinian people.
View more pictures from Las Vegas here!
The atrocities in Gaza are undeniable:
Israeli airstrikes, armed by the U.S., have targeted 16 schools used as shelters, killing 217 Palestinians, including women and children who were simply seeking safe shelter.
Since October 7th, Israel has killed approximately 1.8% of Gaza's population, with nearly 24% of the dead being youth.
Over 40,000 people have been confirmed dead, with an estimated 10,000 still buried under rubble. However, that death toll is likely unreliable given the inability of Gaza's Health Ministry to operate under constant bombardment. According to a UN expert, the death toll could rise to 335,500 by the end of the year,
Famine from the blockade has already claimed 34 lives, and 3,500 children are at risk of dying from malnutrition.
These crimes against humanity, funded by U.S. taxpayers, must end.
CODEPINK calls for an immediate ceasefire, an arms embargo on Israel, and an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Peace cannot come without justice, and the U.S. must stop enabling the injustices which Israel has perpetrated against the Palestinian people for the past 76 years. This is a fight for humanity.
