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Solidarity Shabbat: Let Gaza Live. Protect Immigrants.

Where:

Terry Schrunk Plaza, 431 SW Madison St, Portland, OR 97204 

What:

Join us in ritual action and a march to defend immigrant and Palestinian human rights.

  • 4 pm: Rally 

  • 5 pm: Shabbat Ritual 

  • 6 pm: March to the Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building (location of Federal Immigration Court)

Come for one. Face us all. We come together to fight for the freedom of our communities. None of us are free until all of us are free. 

Accessibility Info: 

We ask all participants to wear black for this solidarity shabbat to express our collective grief and show unity in mourning.

  •  👶 CHILDCARE UPDATE - This is a family friendly event. We will be able to provide childcare.

  • 😷 MASKING - Please wear a KN94/N95 mask! We will have extras available. This keeps our bodies safer + those with heightened risk levels safer from surveillance. 

  •  🚗 TRANSPORTATION - Lots of paid parking and paid street parking available in the immediate vicinity. Unpaid street parking available farther away. Streetcar and bus lines are available within 1-2 blocks. and MAX lines are within 4-5 blocks. 

  •  🚶 MOBILITY & MOVEMENT -  A portion of the event will be stationary on paved surfaces and an ADA-accessible plaza and paved sidewalks. We will walk approximately 1 block / across the street as part of our symbolic march. 

  •  🪑 SEATING - We will have limited chairs available for community needs, but you are welcome to bring your own seating. 

  •  🚽 RESTROOMS - There are no public restrooms within a few blocks of the location.

  •  ☀️ / 🌧️ WEATHER - Event will be outdoors. Currently not forecasted to rain but that could change. Please come prepared.

  •  🥨 FOOD - No food will be provided, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

  • 🔊 SPEAKERS & NOISE - There will be a speaker system with options for people to be close or far from the speakers. This will be a loud event with amplified voices and chanting. Please consider bringing ear plugs.

  •  🗣️ TRANSLATION - Some speakers may use languages such as Arabic or Hebrew phrases, which may not be translated. No ASL interpretation provided.

  •  💡 VISIBILITY - Event will start in the daylight and end near dusk.

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