CPS students inside of City Hall take part in a mass walkout protest demanding a ceasefire to the war in Gaza on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Photo courtesy of Block Club Chicago
The walkouts were meant to be “pro-peace and pro-humanity,” said the high school senior who led the planning of the protest.
Meanwhile, in tandem, tens of students held a protest inside the Chicago City Council demanding an immediate ceasefire.
The protesters chanted "Free Free Palestine" and "Biden Biden You Can't Hide - You're Supporting Genocide."
Despite growing opposition in the US to the Israeli war on Gaza, the Biden administration has continued to support Tel Aviv politically and militarily in its aggression on the strip.
Earlier this week, a federal court in Oakland, California began hearing a lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights which asks the courts to stop President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin from continuing to provide weapons, military funding, and diplomatic support to Israe
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