“Uncommitted” Wins Panel on Palestinian Rights, Pushes for Speaking Time at DNC

'Our focus remains on policy change,' the cofounders of the Uncommitted National Movement said in a statement.

Participants hold signs during a protest to demand reproductive justice, defend the rights of trans and queer people, and demand a ceasefire in Palestine on the eve of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 18, 2024.The opening day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday will feature its first-ever panel on Palestinian rights, a result of persistent grassroots organizing against U.S.

“We thank DNC leadership for working with us on this historic panel, and we remain hopeful that they and the Harris campaign will honor our request for Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan and a Palestinian-American to be granted speaking time from the convention stage,” they continued. “Our focus remains on policy change.

appearance on Sunday, contrasting the current Palestinian rights push with the 1988 effort spearheaded by Jesse Jackson.

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