‘Squad’ members join uncommitted delegate sit-in outside DNC KOMO News
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CHICAGO (TND) — Members of the ultra-progressive congressional group “The Squad” joined a sit-in demonstration Wednesday outside the Democratic National Convention to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Theactivistgroup“UncommittedNationalMovement”wroteonsocialmediatheDNCsparkedthesit-inbydenyingthegroup’srequestforaPalestinian-Americanspeakertotakethestageattheconvention.
Thegroupalsousedthesit-intopromoteits“NotAnotherBomb”petitioncallingonVicePresidentKamalaHarristocommittoanembargoonsendingadditionalweaponstoIsrael.Thatpleahasover77,000signaturesasofThursdaymorning.
“WearewaitingforaphonecallfromVicePresidentHarrisandtheDNCtoallowasinglePalestinianAmericanspeakerfromtheconventionstage,”thegroupwroteviaX.“Ourparty’splatformstatesthateverylifeisvaluable:whetherAmerican,Palestinian,orIsraeli.WewillconductamoralactofsittinginattheConventiontopushourpartytoalignouractions,insteadofjustourwords,wit
