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Mathieu Chabaud

By Mathieu Chabaud

A crowd of people sits in chairs. People hold large banners in the front and back rows.

Seattle, WA – On March 12, around 50 students and workers gathered to confront the University of Washington Board of Regents and demand no ICE on campus, divestment from Israel, and the protection of transgender students. The board had cancelled its original full meeting but kept a scheduled committee meeting at the same time, which included a vote on divestment from Israel.

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By Mathieu Chabaud

Seattle protest in support of Palestine. | Fight Back! News/staff

Seattle, WA – On Saturday, December 2, hundreds marched for the liberation of the Palestinian people in Seattle. After gathering at Westlake Park, the crowd listened to an indigenous activist speak about the solidarity between Native movements and the people of Palestine. The march then continued to the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, with chants of “Not another dollar, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crimes” filling the streets, along with “Resistance is justified when people are occupied.”

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