9,000 Arrests in Nine Months as Protesters in
the US and Canada Call for CEASEFIRE NOW!
The Nuclear Resister
(July 6, 2024) — Since October of 2023, thousands of protests and actions around the world have called for a ceasefire and end to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In a day-by-day record of dissent, the Nuclear Resister has chronicled more than 9,000 arrests (and counting) in the US and Canada on over 350 occasions across more than 125 cities and towns in 36 states and 5 provinces.
Over 3,400 of these arrests have taken place on at least 70 university campuses. It marks the largest surge of anti-war arrests since mid-April, 2003, when the Nuclear Resister reported over 7,500 anti-war arrests in the US alone in the lead-up to and first weeks of the second US invasion of Iraq.
A chronicle of these resistance arrests is at http://www.nukeresister.org/2024/07/06/9000-arrests-in-nine-months-call-for-ceasefire-now/ [See article below — EAW]
We know that despite our best efforts, we have undoubtedly missed related arrests that should be included. If you are aware of arrests related to ceasefire/anti-war protest not noted, please send us the information. Please also let us know of any substantial errors so that they can be corrected.
Finally, if you or someone you know about is jailed for anti-war actions, please let us know as soon as possible so that the news can be included on the Nuclear Resister website and in the next issue of the newsletter.
Felice & Jack Cohen-Joppa
Coordinators, the Nuclear Resister
Photo by David Solnit from The Nuclear Resister
9,000 Arrests as Actions Call for CEASEFIRE NOW
The Nuclear Resister
(This chronicle of resistance is published in issues #202 and #203/204 of the Nuclear Resister newsletter, and online at nukeresister.org. Last updated on July 2.)
Since October of 2023, thousands of protests and actions around the world have called for a ceasefire and end to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In this day-by-day record of dissent, the Nuclear Resister has chronicled more than 9,000 arrests (and counting) in the US and Canada on over 350 occasions across more than 125 cities and towns in 36 states and 5 provinces.
Over 3,400 of these arrests have taken place on at least 70 university campuses. It marks the largest surge of anti-war arrests since mid-April, 2003, when the Nuclear Resister reported over 7,500 anti-war arrests in the US alone in the lead-up to and first weeks of the second US invasion of Iraq.
By “arrested,” we mean when a person is detained by police for any length of time and is not free to go or to continue the activity they were engaged in before police intervened. Whether charges are then filed is another issue, and whether prosecution proceeds after that, yet another. As far as we know, and unless otherwise noted, within 24 hours everyone arrested was released on bail or with a promise to appear. Many charges may have since been dropped.
The resistance actions that resulted in arrest span a wide array of tactics, some long under debate within the broader peace movement and among advocates of direct action. With the aim of encouraging prisoner support, we endorse tolerance and constructive criticism of diverse, conscientious action. A principle of any prisoner support work is to address the needs of the person behind bars, regardless of how they got there.
We know that despite our best efforts, we have undoubtedly missed related arrests that should be included here. If you are aware of arrests related to ceasefire/anti-war protest not noted in this post, please send us the information. Please also let us know of any substantial errors in this chronicle so that they can be corrected.
Finally, if you or someone you know about is jailed for anti-war actions, please let us know as soon as possible so that the news can be included on the Nuclear Resister website and in the next issue of the newsletter.
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