{"id":2218584,"date":"2024-04-11T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convention-clash-anti-israel-protesters-demand-chicago-mayor-let-them-rally-within-sight-and-sound-of-dnc\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:27:28","slug":"convention-clash-anti-israel-protesters-demand-chicago-mayor-let-them-rally-within-sight-and-sound-of-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convention-clash-anti-israel-protesters-demand-chicago-mayor-let-them-rally-within-sight-and-sound-of-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters demand Chicago mayor to allow rally near DNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconvention-clash-anti-israel-protesters-demand-chicago-mayor-let-them-rally-within-sight-and-sound-of-dnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2218584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of pro-Palestinian protesters in Chicago \u2062are urging Mayor\u200c Brandon Johnson to permit demonstrations &#8220;within sight and \u2063sound&#8221; of the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-oversees-40k-covid-deaths-in-10-days-loses-20m-vaccine-doses\/\" title=\"Biden oversees 40K COVID deaths in 10 days, loses 20M vaccine doses\">convention center<\/a> this\u200c summer. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-ways-democrats-are-already-rigging-the-2024-election\/\" title=\"10 Ways Dems Are Already Rigging 2024 Election\">coalition seeks<\/a> to \u200bprotest \u2063during \u200bthe Democratic National\u200b Convention in August after their initial request was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-for-civil-rights-position-rejects-presumption-of-innocence-defends-tweet-claiming-trump-era-regs-allow-students-to-rape-with-impunity\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee For Civil Rights Position Rejects Presumption Of Innocence, Defends Tweet Claiming Trump-ERA Regs Allow Students To \u2018Rape\u2019 With \u2018Impunity\u2019\">denied due<\/a> to safety\u2064 and traffic \u200bconcerns. They advocate for an end to violence\u2062 in\u2062 Gaza\u2063 and criticize President Joe Biden&#8217;s pro-Israel stance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A group of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pro-Palestinian protesters<\/a> is urging <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brandon-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brandon Johnson<\/a> to allow them to protest \u201cwithin sight and sound\u201d of the city\u2019s convention center this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition is asking Johnson to intervene on their behalf and allow them to protest during the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in August after their request was rejected by the city due to safety and traffic concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis convention will take place against the backdrop of an ongoing genocide in Gaza, where US-backed Israeli forces have murdered tens of thousands of Palestinians, most of the dead and injured being women and children,\u201d the coalition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchondnc2024.org\/pressureforpermits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> in a letter. \u201cPolls have repeatedly indicated that majorities of voters want an immediate and lasting end to the bloodshed, and throughout the United States and around the world, there is a growing mass movement demanding that politicians take real action for Palestine. The Democratic Party must stop shutting out these voices and the people must be free to practice their constitutional rights to peaceably assemble and address those who govern in their name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protesters are calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the war in Gaza. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> pro-Israel stance has proven to be a weak point in his bid for reelection, leading to thousands of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2950273\/biden-stalked-protest-vote-haley-thorn-trump-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protest votes<\/a>\u201d that did not go to any specific candidate in the primaries. <\/p>\n<p>The letter comes after Johnson delivered a tiebreaking vote in the City Council earlier this year, which approved a resolution calling for a ceasefire. After that vote, Johnson acknowledged the progressive Democratic groups that helped him get elected in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not mayor of the city of Chicago if people weren\u2019t pushing the government to recognize people\u2019s humanity and understand the value of what liberation means for people, groups, and nations,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure to allow the protest has been growing recently, with more than 600 people calling for Johnson to authorize the protest during the convention. But coalition member Joe Iosbaker said they would march wherever they wanted, regardless of whether they have a permit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 600 people sent emails to the chief of staff and CDOT, and at multiple protests we\u2019ve had countless people take out their phones and call the chief of staff,\u201d Iosbaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2024\/04\/11\/dnc-protesters-chicago-ceasefire-mayor-johnson\">told<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>. \u201cThere\u2019s a genocide happening in Gaza; we\u2019re marching with or without a permit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Department of Transportation recommended that the protest occur three miles away from the convention, at Grant Park, instead of down the street from the stadium. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson was given until April 21, 2024, to respond to the letter. The letter was signed by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, the Anti-War Committee, Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Illinois, and others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters seek permission from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to demonstrate near the city&#8217;s convention center this summer. The group requests to protest during the Democratic National Convention in August, insisting on being &#8220;within sight and sound.&#8221; They are urging Mayor Johnson to support their cause after their initial request was denied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2218585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24095565773055-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2218584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24095565773055-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}