Above photo: Huge Palestine solidarity protest targets Wall Street. Fight Back! News staff.
New York, NY – Hundreds of people descended into Wall Street on October 27 for Palestine. The NYPD attempted to close off the entrances by barricading each access point, but that didn’t deter those standing with the Palestinian resistance.
The protest was organized by Within Our Lifetime and endorsed by many other organizations.
📣Resistance is justified, when people are occupied!📣
🇵🇸Last night, pro-Palestine activists in NYC FLOODED Wall Street to protest the US weapons manufacturers and investment firms profiting off of the bombs dropped on Gaza and the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people! pic.twitter.com/6TEokKJ4A1
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) October 27, 2023
Chants in front of the New York Stock Exchange included “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crimes” and “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!”
Protesters began marching and completely took over NYC’s Financial District.
Palestinian & Jewish Protesters SHUT DOWN Wall Street to Free Palestine https://t.co/forUxjzMHg via @YouTube
— Nasima Ahmed (@nasimamnz) October 28, 2023
The march stopped at City Hall, which houses the office of cop-mayor Eric Adams. Adams has been vocal about increasing police presence while cutting down budgets on social programs. Adams’ police force was responsible for the brutal arrest of protesters the previous week, including one of a 12 year old.
The march continued uptown until it reached Washington Square Park.
Protests for Palestine will continue, and there will be one this Saturday.