Demonstration at UC Berkeley
4/9: Hundreds of activists demonstrated in solidarity with Palestine today, marching through UC Berkeley's campus and occupying Wheeler Hall (the home of many Middle Easter studies classes) for several hours. 78 demonstrators were charged and released; one was charged with felony assault on a police officer and brought to Berkeley jail. A small group of marchers chanted outside the jail for several hours until bail was made. Pro-Israel demonstrators were out in smaller numbers, commemorating the victims of the WWII Holocaust.

The demonstration was part of a national day of student action in response to Israeli military aggression and also commemorates the 1948 massacre in the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin. Report | Photos 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Watch videos 1 I 2 I 3 | 4 - Another demonstration, organized by the General Union of Palestinian Students, was held at San Francisco State University. Report

Demonstrations in San Francisco
4/7: In a demonstration called by local churches, 500 people gathered with their families along SF’s busy 19th Avenue in protest of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. See photos: 1 | 2
4/5: Nearly 500 Palestinians and supporters marched through downtown SF during the afternoon. Later that day they were met with an equal numbers of zionists and SFPD officers at the Israeli consulate. Accounts of march: 1 | 2 Also, Women in Black demonstrated in SF's financial district, expressing solidarity for those in Palestine and calling on Sharon to immediately withdraw from Palestinian territories.

Details on upcoming solidarity protests. See IMC Seattle's regularly updated list of worldwide solidarity demonstrations.