The groups behind Monday’s global A15 Action protests have threatened to blockade “major choke points in the economy”, aiming to cause maximum economic impact.
Police and shipping operators are bracing for parts of the city and the Port of Melbourne – Australia’s busiest port – to be shut down on Monday as part of a global protest over Israel’s continued military assaults in Gaza.have threatened to blockade “major choke points in the economy” around the globe, with the aim of “causing the most economic impact”, the event’s organising website said.
The plan for Monday is for participants in at least 30 cities worldwide to seek to shut down key transport hubs, ports and other business centres. While some groups have declared their intended A15 protest sites on social media, others are keeping the locations of their planned actions secret to cause maximum disruption.
“People are starting to get very frustrated about the genocide in Palestine,” said Nathalie, who asked to be referred to only by her first name.
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