Pro-Palestine demonstration held outside Arden Mall Saturday
SACRAMENTO - Demonstrators gathered in Arden at the mall on Saturday standing in solidarity with Palestine, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Their message is, "Stand up and do something."
This is in conjunction with a National Day of Solidarity in Washington D.C. and in San Francisco.
Multiple organizations showed up in front of the mall to show their support and solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza and demanded an immediate cease-fire between Hamas and Israel.
"I feel like the country that we are in, if you are living in a country that is supporting and funding billions of dollars to the Israeli government for bombing children, you need to stand up and do something," said Sara Khan, a demonstrator.
The Sacramento Police Department said it was monitoring the demonstration near Arden Way and Heritage. There were no reports of any issues at the rally.
About 700 people participated in the demonstration. The protest began around 1 p.m., according to a Facebook post made by The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights. By 5:30 p.m., the demonstration had finished.
On Friday, pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a U.S. military supply ship from leaving the Port of Oakland for hours by locking themselves to the vessel.
Last month, about 200 people gathered for a demonstration at UC Davis, calling for a cease-fire.
More than 1,400 Israelis and 9,000 people in Gaza have been killed since the conflict.
