Protest For Palestine, International Women's Day In Lansdale Friday

LANSDALE, PA — A protest and march will be held in Lansdale on Friday afternoon to call for an end to violence in Gaza will coincide with International Women's Day.

The protest will begin at 1 p.m. Friday. After the meet up at Railroad Plaza, protesters will march on sidewalks to Memorial Park.

"It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women," organizers with Montco for Palestine said. "But also, we remember the revolutionary women who have given up their lives fighting against imperialism, fascism, colonialism, and so on."

Organizers say the protest, like all their previous events will be peaceful. They instructed participants to obey law enforcement, but not to engage with them otherwise and to avoid any engagements with counter-protesters.

"Let us come together and preach about our historical women who have empowered us to keep fighting for others who are oppressed," organizers added. "Let us continue with their legacy."

Montco for Liberation, has organized similar protests elsewhere, including Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia last week and Blue Bell last month.

More than 30,000 Gazans have been killed in the past five months of Israel's assault on Palestine, including an estimated ten thousand children, according to estimates from numerous outlets including NPR and Al-Jazeera.

Montco for Liberation has partnered with numerous other organizations for their protests in the past, including the Philly Palestine Coalition, Lancaster Palestine Coalition, Philly Chapter of American Muslims for Palestine, CAIR Philadelphia, BuxMont DSA, Party for Socialism and Liberation, NEPA for Palestine, and the Abandon Biden Campaign.