{"id":30070,"date":"2023-11-21T12:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T20:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=30070"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T20:34:40","slug":"large-gaza-ceasefire-protest-managed-to-shut-down-state-democratic-convention-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/large-gaza-ceasefire-protest-managed-to-shut-down-state-democratic-convention-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Gaza Ceasefire Protest Managed to Shut Down State Democratic Convention Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-1024x714.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-1024x714.png 1024w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-1536x1071.png 1536w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59-215x150.png 215w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-59.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>20 NOVEMBER 2023\/<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/politics\/\">SF POLITICS<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/author\/joe-kukura\/\">JOE KUKURA<\/a> (SFist.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A routine political-nerd event devolved into chaos over the weekend, as pro-Palestine protesters mobbed a convention center, ending several speeches early and shutting down the convention\u2019s Saturday night proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California Democratic Endorsing Convention is normally little-noticed beyond just the political junkies who attend to listen to speeches, clap politely, and break down into delegate and caucus groups to make endorsements. That convention was held in Sacramento this weekend, but attendees got a lot more than they bargained for. Politico reports that hundreds of pro-Palestinian and pro-ceasefire protesters managed to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/18\/pro-ceasefire-protests-take-over-building-at-california-democratic-convention-00127942\">storm the convention center and shut down the events<\/a>&nbsp;schedule for Saturday night, in footage that can be seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Footage of protesters storming into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CADem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CADem<\/a> convention hall after they overwhelmed security and broke open doors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OzhYP2PuTp\">pic.twitter.com\/OzhYP2PuTp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dustin Gardiner (@dustingardiner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dustingardiner\/status\/1726073388379336733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Convention organizers had expected some degree of protests, but did not expect to have to cancel events. \u201cDue to circumstances beyond our control and for the safety and security of our delegates and convention participants we are canceling tonight\u2019s caucus meetings, hospitality suites, and Votefest taking place at the convention center,\u201d California Democratic Party communications director Shery Vang said in a statement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/pro-palestine-protests-cause-shutdown-of-california-democratic-convention\/\">picked up by KRON4<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California Democrats just shut down Adam Schiff\u2019s speech to demand a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CEASEFIRENOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CEASEFIRENOW<\/a>.<br><br> If you haven\u2019t already, call your representatives and demand their support for a CEASEFIRE NOW!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nKw0vKKdN8\">pic.twitter.com\/nKw0vKKdN8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gen-Z for Change (@genzforchange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/genzforchange\/status\/1726009658899640571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were not any violent scuffles or anything like that, but as a separate Politico report notes, demonstrators&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/18\/california-democrats-cheer-cease-fire-call-at-sacramento-convention-00127933\">disrupted on-stage interviews<\/a>&nbsp;with Reps. Adams Schiff and Katie Porter.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2023\/11\/17\/adam-schiff-edging-out-katie-porter-for-the-former-feinstein-senate-seat-but-undecided-is-crushing-the-field\/\">Both are running<\/a>&nbsp;for the late Dianne Feinstein\u2019s Senate seat, and neither supports a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee, who\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2023\/01\/11\/now-barbara-lee-is-running-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-setting-up-a-democratic-party-royal-rumble\/\">also running for that seat<\/a>, supports a ceasefire, and was not shouted down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protesters were also able to block a few caucus meetings, though things appear to have resumed as normal for the final day of the endorsing convention Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether or not anything materially gets done tonight, whether or not we move the politicians on a cease-fire,\u201d an activist named Suzanne Ali told Politico Saturday night, \u201cwe continue to show them that the masses of people here and globally stand with Palestinians and demand a cease-fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No business as usual yesterday at the California Democratic Convention. Multiple pro-Palestine actions were held inside &amp; outside the convention which eventually led to it being shut down. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CeaseFireNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CeaseFireNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9NZBR7gS2H\">pic.twitter.com\/9NZBR7gS2H<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Authentically Oakland (@ChaneyTurner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaneyTurner\/status\/1726276525392306492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday was reminiscent of, though not nearly as violent as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4312331-lawmakers-evacuated-from-dnc-protesters\/\">Wednesday protest Washington, D.C.<\/a>, where protesters calling for a ceasefire surrounded Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters, and where reportedly six police officers needed medical treatment after being pepper-sprayed, cut, or punched. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2023\/11\/03\/protesters-at-port-of-oakland-try-to-block-ship-they-say-is-carrying-military-supplies-to-israel\/\">Protesters at Port of Oakland Try to Block Ship They Say Is Carrying Military Supplies to Israel [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image: @krystal__001&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krystal__001\/status\/1726044747935178782\">via Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 NOVEMBER 2023\/SF POLITICS\/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) A routine political-nerd event devolved into chaos over the weekend, as pro-Palestine protesters mobbed a convention center, ending several speeches early and shutting down the convention\u2019s Saturday night proceedings. 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