HatCityBLOG RAW VIDEO: Danbury Stands with Palestine march

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.