This feels like a decisive moment for our movement: in the face of heightened repression and the abductions of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and Badar Khan Suri by ICE, how will each of us respond? Will we allow the Trump administration’s fear tactics to work? Or, will we take to the streets in larger and larger numbers, to make clear that the movement for an end to the genocide, an arms embargo, and a free Palestine is not going anywhere?
I’m writing to invite everyone who isable to join JVP and a national coalition of organizations for a National March on Washington for Palestine this Saturday, 4/5, at 1pm. We’ve been in the streets for over 16 months now protesting the genocide in Gaza, but I feel clear that the timing of this national mobilization, amid such an increase in repression, means that it is not just another demonstration, but rather a key moment for all of us to do what we can to be in DC this Saturday.
Can’t make it to DC? The same day, there will be hundreds of demonstrations around the country against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s tyranny. These are a great opportunity to be building our united front against authoritarianism and towards a future where everyone is free and safe — including Palestinians. Wear a JVP t-shirt if you have, or bring a “Jews Say: Hands Off Gaza” sign. We know all our struggles are connected, that Trump is attacking all of our communities and movements (including immigrants, trans people, all working people, and those speaking out for Palestine), and that most Americans share our opposition to the US arming Israel as it commits an unspeakable genocide. Let’s all take to the streets — in DC, or in our hometowns — to make it clear that we are not going anywhere.
As Mohammed El-Kurd put it recently: “Fascism thrives on fear. They want you to be silent, to self-censor, to do less. You will not recover whatever ground you concede. The moment calls for caution, not hysteria. Courage, not cowardice. If the objective is fear, be unafraid. Dissent.”
More information:
- JVP members are encouraged to join an anti-zionist Jewish contingent organized by JVP DC. RSVP here.
- See more info about the march, including buses from nearby cities as well as a full list of organizations and endorsing.
Let’s show up powerfully in this crucial moment.
In Solidarity,
Eve Feldberg
JVP-New York City
