Hundreds of students from various Chicago Public Schools (CPS), including Lane Tech and Jones College Prep, staged walkouts at noon on Tuesday to protest the ongoing conflict in Gaza and to demand a cease-fire. The coordinated walkouts, which took place at around a dozen high schools across the city, were aimed at urging Chicago aldermen to vote in favor of a Chicago City Council resolution calling for a cease-fire. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez reminded participants to maintain respectful conduct during the demonstrations. During a City Hall lobby sit-in, students chanted slogans including 'From the river to the sea.' The protests were described as peaceful.
Biden, Biden, you won’t hide, you support genocide!” Public high school students occupied Chicago City Hall, demanding that the City Council vote on a Gaza ceasefire resolution. https://t.co/wdy3fpvJNQ
As the war in Gaza leads to the deaths of friends and relatives, anger at Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire has turned into political organizing. https://t.co/ZiJki5vaYD
U.S. officials, including Biden, are resigned to the fact that pro-Palestinian protesters are not going away silently anytime soon. "This is going to go on for a while," Biden said while being heckled at an event last week. "They've got this planned" https://t.co/v7NlTi9O1Z
Hundreds of CPS students marched on City Hall Tuesday, demanding solidarity with Palestine. https://t.co/jol16J5O6p https://t.co/37gmhZQT82
As the war in Gaza leads to the deaths of friends and relatives, anger at Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire has turned into political organizing. A nuanced look inside an important community in a key state. From @yabutaleb7 in Dearborn, Mich: https://t.co/mEqY7Od3vl
President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign events have been met with relentless pro-Palestine protesters chanting "Genocide Joe", reported Politico on Monday. https://t.co/HTAa1ZkyMK
Hundreds of CPS students stage walkouts in support of cease-fire in Gaza https://t.co/39oojVzdWo
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools students walked out of class Friday to protest the Israel-Hamas war and call for a cease-fire in Gaza. https://t.co/hdWzRfPlTJ
And, while staging a City Hall lobby sit in, the students chanted "From the river to the sea," which isn't exactly a call for peace: CPS students walk out to support City Council’s Gaza cease-fire resolution https://t.co/aBk5NdXpNz
NEW: High school students at several Chicago Public Schools staged a noon walkout and protest in support of a proposed Chicago City Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. https://t.co/dsAf5BlVxL
BREAKING: Joe Biden is greeted by pro-Trump protesters as he arrives in Jupiter, FL, for his fundraiser at The Pelican Club. https://t.co/NjMAI590kQ
Hundreds of high school students across Chicago walked out of their schools Tuesday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The walkouts are meant to be “pro-peace and pro-humanity,” said the high school senior who led the planning of the protest. https://t.co/h1j4LENb0a
Joe Biden's campaign events in 2024 have been defined by a common thread: organized groups of pro-Palestinian protesters demanding a Gaza cease-fire and accusing him of enabling genocide. This may only become more omnipresent in the coming weeks and months https://t.co/CcOZUsBZTM
About 200 students at Jones College Prep walk out class and toward City Hall in support of a city ceasefire resolution in Gaza. @BlockClubCHI https://t.co/Z9i9jomzTJ
SCOOP: @JoeBiden is visiting The Pelican Club in Jupiter, Florida this afternoon at a private event. Very weird because Jupiter is a super pro Trump area. I never met a Democrat in Jupiter and used to campaign there. Many of the patrons are now wondering why the owner would…
As Biden's re-election campaign kicks into new gear, his support for Israel's war in Gaza has spurred organized groups of pro-Palestinian protestors to action / @Bsamuels0 https://t.co/v7NlTi9O1Z
Today CPS Students are staging walkout in solidarity with Palestine. Suggested chants are: From Chicago to Gaza! Globalize the intifada! Intifada, intifada! Long live the intifada! There’s only one solution! Intifada revolution! How many solutions? One! https://t.co/TqxfWhhMCW
A contingent of students at Lane Tech walking out to protest for a city council resolution supporting a Gaza ceasefire. Some parents had been concerned about planned chants and slogans - but all peaceful now https://t.co/qXeNXx9uYS
At around a dozen high schools across the city Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools students have planned walkouts to demand their aldermen vote in favor of a cease-fire resolution in City Council Wednesday. After a contentious delay last week, the vote is expected to be heated.…
CPS students are staging a walkout at noon today in solidarity with Palestine. https://t.co/Q2LAqg0FPG https://t.co/68eioHVrtE
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez on planned student walkouts today supporting Gaza ceasefire: “We remind everyone participating in the walkout that their language and actions must be respectful of their fellow school community members”