A group dressed up as Mourning Mothers hold sacks symbolizing dead children with a sign reading ‘Permanent Ceasefire’ lay at their feet. Peggy Vernieu, one of the Mourning Mothers said, “We have a banner that says permanent ceasefire because with thousands killed and millions displaced, it’s time to stop the violence. We want to see all hostages freed and the occupation ended, and especially no more U.S. military aid to Israel.”
A child holding a Palestinian flag and wearing a keffiyeh looks at the crowd during the West Coast National March on Washington calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Jan. 14 in San Francisco, Calif.
Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri gives a speech during the West Coast National March on Washington calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, on Jan. 14 at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. ElBakri said, “Gaza is only a project. Whatever they do in Gaza, they’re going to turn around and do it because they think the world is … is watching and we’re gonna do nothing. But they don’t know that … we’re not gonna stop brothers and sisters. We’re gonna continue and we’re gonna march and march because we are human beings [with] so much in common, [especially] the pain and suffering.”