A rally for Palestine drew hundreds of people to Downtown Vancouver Wednesday evening that called for an end to violence in Israel.
The "Save Sheikh Jarrah" rally commenced at 5 p.m. at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Demonstrators called for a free Palestine and an end to the violence in Sheikh Jarrah - a Palestinian neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem.
People held signs that read "stop [the] massacre of Palestinian people," "to stand with Palestine is to stand with humanity," "end illegal occupation" and "free Palestine."
On Saturday (May 15) at 2 p.m., demonstrations will gather in the CBC Plaza at 700 Hamilton Street to commemorate Nakba 73 and the ongoing resistance. The rally will commemorate the loss experienced by Palestinians in 1948 when hundreds of thousands of people were displaced from their homes.
Numerous Metro Vancouverites continue to show support for the Palestinians on social media, with many people sharing personal stories.
today in vancouver!! free palestine 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/Gs5c7ahwbf
— kenzie✨ (@astroxcentric) May 13, 2021
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸
— Clare Yow 邱文贤 (she/her) (@clarewxy) May 13, 2021
A moving evening on the unceded homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, standing in solidarity against colonization, state violence, ethnic cleansing. #BoycottDivestSanction #BDSP #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/1s36rLi9x4
Emergency march & rally in #Vancouver #Canada in solidarity with #Palestine! 🇵🇸✊🏽 #SaveSheikhJarrah #Gaza_Under_Attack #PalestineWillBeFree #PalestineUnderAttack #FreePalestine #DefendJerusalem pic.twitter.com/Uz4mj2v1mm
— MAWO Vancouver (@mawovan) May 13, 2021
#FreePalestine from unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh lands / Vancouver. pic.twitter.com/bduB1Qc9ZU
— Aaron White (@designerwhite) May 13, 2021
Free Free #Palestine! 🇵🇸✊🏽 Loud & energetic crowd today in #Vancouver #Canada in solidarity with Palestine #Save_Sheikh_Jarrah #GazaUnderAttack #PalestineUnderAttack #أنقذو_حي_الشيخ_جراح #فلسطين_تنتفض #vanpoli #StandwithPalestine pic.twitter.com/1ub7bGfX3Z
— MAWO Vancouver (@mawovan) May 13, 2021
Vancouver marching now in support of Palestine. Stopping in front of CBC: Palestine will be free! pic.twitter.com/RWDt0Bx8LJ
— John Soos, PhD (@globalpilgrim) May 13, 2021
I’m a proud daughter of a Palestinian refugee 🇵🇸. Originally from Yaffa, born in Gaza & grew up in Egypt where she met my Egyptian dad. Mama taught me to be fearless, stand up against injustice & always side with the oppressed. Palestinian woman are THE bravest. #FreePalestine✌🏼
— Dr. Arwa Nemir 🇵🇸🇪🇬 (@ArwaNemir) May 13, 2021
With files from the Associated Press
