Our "support Gaza" demonstration

[ellenrr]

Yesterday 11 of us took up position at a corner - 3-4 of us on each corner.

We held signs, some of us were silent.

I was pleasantly surprised at how many people slowed as they entered the intersection to read our signs, and also at how much support we got.

Some passers-by interacted with the demonstrators, altho none did at my corner.

Near the end some people arrived with an Israeli flag!
Not sure what their point was.
I know they wanted to counter our message, but I never get the thing of being wrapped in the flag-
whether it is Israeli, US, or anarchist.

We plan to do it again, at a different location, different time.
"Roving demonstration" or as one person put it, 'flash mob'.

[brer cat]

1. Thank you for your activism, ellenrr.

Your "flash mob" may reach some people who are not getting the complete picture from the msm "news". K&R

[Jefferson23]

2. If you can get one person to consider what you're saying and they then take a closer

look at this conflict on their own, they may keep on looking closer still. Good for you, ellenrr

[ellenrr]

3. thank you for your messages. I agree. I know

I'm not gonna change the world, but can hope to make some people think more carefully.
that is why my sign read,
What About Gaza?

Now that there is a "truce"
(altho no truce on the suffering of the Palestinians)
my idea is to place some people about half a block apart. One sign would say,
"1800 dead" - whatever the number is.

next person's sign - says " " wounded

next - "millions displaced"

last: "for what?"

People don't like my idea - they want to stand together. I'm not afraid to stand alone.