‘Free Palestine’ protesters join the 2024 Lunar New Year parade in NYC
Pro-Palestinian protesters joined this year’s Lunar New Year parade in New York City’s Chinatown on Sunday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters joined this year’s Lunar New Year parade in New York City’s Chinatown on Sunday.
Over a dozen activists marched with the group Asians 4 Palestine NYC, unveiling a banner with the slogan “Ceasefire Now! End the Siege!” during a parade that was meant to ring in the Year of the Dragon and mark the end of a two-week celebration across many Asian cultures.
Sarinya Srisakul, an organizer of Asians 4 Palestine NYC, told NBC News that the issue hits home for many in the local Chinatown community.
“A lot of us march in the parade every year with different groups, but this was the year where we couldn’t really fully celebrate without talking about what’s happening in Palestine,” Srisakul said.
Better Chinatown, the community group that organizes the parade, did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
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