More Texas Democrats Spent Night At State Capitol In Protest
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Rep. Wesley Bell's town hall in St. Louis, Missouri, was repeatedly interrupted by protesters attacking him for his stance on Israel. (Credit: Office of Congressman Wesley Bell)
The Green Party said one of its councillors arrested at a protest would not be expelled from the party. Amanda Fox, who represents Mancroft ward on Norwich City Council, was one of 13 people arrested during a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action in the city on Saturday.
"I would not use the word slept. I think I laid there for the night," Wu added of his night on the floor. "I'm not sure how much sleep I actually got." Wu told Chron he helped Collier through the night with setting up tech for early morning interviews , a task usually handled by her team.
The protest comes as West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio announced they would deploy hundreds of additional National Guard troops to the nation's capital.
The Speakers denounced Israel’s actions in Gaza, terming it as “genocide,” citing the International Criminal Court’s warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Organizers say they’ll go topless in the hope that they can “encourage state lawmakers to end the oppression of women’s bodies."
A Fells Point restaurant terminated group of employees who protested over not being allowed to wear pins with the Palestinian flag at work.
Hundreds of people have joined an anti-immigration protest in Dudley in a demonstration over the use of hotels for asylum seekers. A small group of counter-protesters also gathered in Market Place on Sunday.