Hands off Rafah protest in East Liberty | Pittsburgh City Paper

February 19, 2024

Hands off Rafah protest in East Liberty

By

1 of 21
Mars Johnson
Hundreds of people participated in the "Hands off Rafah" protest organized by Students for Justice in Palestine from the University of Pittsburgh outside of Target in East Liberty on Feb. 16, 2024. Protesters marched down Penn Ave. demanding justice and calling for a ceasefire in Rafah, a city in Gaza.
On Friday, February 16, hundreds of people participated in the “Hands off Rafah” protest organized by Students for Justice in Palestine from the University of Pittsburgh outside of Target in East Liberty. Protesters marched down Penn Ave. demanding justice and calling for a ceasefire in Rafah, a city in Gaza.

Tags

News

Pro-Palestine protestors demonstrate a die-in

On Friday, March 29, pro-Palestine protestors demonstrated a die-in (a type of protest in which people lie down in a public place…

By Mars Johnson

Pro-Palestine protestors demonstrate a die-in
20 slides
News

Hands off Rafah protest in Market Square

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Market Square for a ceasefire and an end to the United States' financial contribution to Israel on…

By Mars Johnson

Hands off Rafah protest in Market Square
14 slides
News

A bike ride for Palestine

Protesters call for a ceasefire in Gaza while riding their bikes through Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, and the Strip District on Feb. 10, 2024.

By Mars Johnson

A bike ride for Palestine
20 slides
News

Pittsburghers protest US funding to Israel

Community members gathered in front of Sen. John Fetterman's office on Grant St. in Pittsburgh demanding an end to US funding to…

By Mars Johnson

Pittsburghers protest US funding to Israel
11 slides
News

Chanukah for Cease Fire

Demonstrators gather at Schenley Plaza for a Hanukkah celebration to shed light on lives lost and to call for a cease fire…

By Mars Johnson

Chanukah for Cease Fire
16 slides

Scenes from Pittsburgh's "Ceasefire Now" protest

On Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, peaceful protestors gathered at The Federal Center in Downtown Pittsburgh to call for a permanent ceasefire while…

By Mars Johnson

Scenes from Pittsburgh's "Ceasefire Now" protest
28 slides
More »
Palestine supporters protest at Pitt
13 images

Palestine supporters protest at Pitt

By Mars Johnson

A short aging woman with frizzy dark hair dances with a large man pantomiming opera singing

The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti

By David S. Rotenstein

Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?

Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?

By James Paul

By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town

By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town

By David S. Rotenstein

Mrs. Soffel was a cougar who might still haunt The Shiloh Gastro, pining for her Biddle brothers boy toy

Mrs. Soffel was a cougar who might still haunt The Shiloh Gastro, pining for her Biddle brothers boy toy

By Rachel Wilkinson

Get Our Daily Newsletter
© 2024 Pittsburgh City Paper
Powered By Foundation