Following months of large-scale protests, extensive outreach to alders, and organized efforts by Pro-Palestinian advocates, on January 31, Chicago became the largest U.S. City to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. 

Chicago alderpeople have tried to postpone a city council vote on a Gaza ceasefire by citing proximity to International Holocaust Remembrance Day and even the upcoming Democratic National Convention. A vote is finally scheduled for this week.

The Chicago City Council’s demonization of Palestinians set the stage for the murder of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume. We refuse to accept the grief of elected officials who would rather stand with our corpses than support our freedom.