Last Saturday, a crowd of at least three hundred marched in solidarity through downtown in remembrance of the lives lost in Gaza and calling for an end to the war and occupation of Palestine.
Pro-Palestine supporters chanted phrases such as "no more money for Isreal's slaughter, " "Danbury, you can't hide, you are funding genocide," "from the sea to the river, Palestine will live forever,” down Main Street with a stop at Democratic Town Committee Headquarters. The procession then traveled to City Hall, down Elm Street, and concluded on Ives Street.
The march was sponsored by a coalition of pro-Palestine groups, including Students for Justice in Palestine, the Connecticut chapter of American Muslims for Palestine, the Palestinian organization We Will Return, and the Middle East Crisis Committee.
In recent months, Pro-Palestinian activists have increased their vigilance across the state, denouncing what they describe as the genocide of Palestinians and America's complicity in the current siege in Gaza.
Cities such as Hamden and New Haven are currently deliberating cease-fire resolutions, while pressure has been placed on Danbury's Democratic-majority City Council in recent months to do the same.
While there were moments of backlash against the marchers from motorists who yelled profanities at the marchers, overall the rally was peaceful with no major incidents.
Here's my raw video footage of the rally from exiting City Hall and marching until it's conclusion on Ives Street.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
