Amsterdam will once again paint the town red in solidarity with Palestine. Organisers have announced a new Red Line for Palestine march on Sunday, November 8.
Like last year, which saw no fewer than 250,000 participants, the march will start in the afternoon, beginning on Museumplein.
Organisers Amnesty International, Plant an Olive Tree, and Save the Children, among others write that “On Sunday afternoon, November 8, we will take to the streets en masse in Amsterdam in red, the colour of resistance and solidarity.”
Here’s what they’re demanding
By marching, organisers want to put pressure on the Dutch government to take a stronger stance against the Israeli government. Their goals are threefold:
- Economics: “Expand the national trade ban on illegal Israeli settlements to a ban on all trade and investments that contribute to the Israeli occupation, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, and divest from companies that contribute to this.”
- Military: “Stop all direct and indirect arms trade, including imports, and military cooperation with Israel.”
- International law: “Exert maximum political, economic, and diplomatic pressure to definitively end the illegal occupation of Palestine, in line with the ruling of the International Court of Justice.”
Want to take part? The instructions are simple: wear red, come to Museumplein, and “show that you do not look away while human rights are violated.” You can sign up for the demonstration here.
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