Friday night’s International Working Women’s Day March on Capitol Hill included a focus on the war in Gaza and Palestinian solidarity.
“Women, especially women of color, have been at the forefront of many movements throughout the ears and have led the way to fight for a better world,” said Christina López of the Seattle branch of the Radical Women organization that helped organize Friday’s event. “And we will continue to do so as horrific events call on us to keep on struggling and keep on fighting.”
CHS reported here on the plans for the Friday march plus “speak-out, info fair, and cultural activities” in the AIDS Memorial Plaza above Capitol Hill Station.
The small march stepped off from the area just north of Cal Anderson and circled the park. Demonstrators were reported blocking traffic for a short time at Broadway and Pine around 7 PM but the situation quickly cleared.
There were no reported arrests.
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Amusing that the womens’ day march would align with Hamas, as radical Islamists are not exactly known for their feminist beliefs.
Right up there with the “Queers for Palestine” who would find Hamas not as hospitable as Israel for them.
Oh, come on. Do you really believe anyone involved with this march is not keenly aware of the nature of radical Islam? Seriously? One characteristic of intelligent people is their ability to hold conflicting ideas in tension. Few if any of us here would want to live under fundamentalist Islamic religious strictures any more than we would want to live under fundamentalist Christian or ultra-orthodox Jewish ones. That seems obvious. But the unappealing religious beliefs of some (not all) Palestinians does not in any way justify their mass slaughter and the wholesale destruction of their homes, businesses, and schools. Believe it or not, it’s possible to oppose both — and doing so does not in any way mean “aligning with Hamas.”
You’re right that there are reasons to support Palestinians even if you disagree with fundamentalist Islam. However, in typical “pro-Palestinian” fashion, the marchers at this event did not call for peace, but loudly chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “resistance is justified, when a people are occupied.” These chants excuse the violence of Hamas, so yes – the marchers were aligned with Hamas.
Bingo. Hamas could have a ceasefire instantly if they gave back the hostages.