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LONDON — More than 200 civil society organisations, trade unions, student federations, human rights networks and grassroots groups across six continents will mobilise for Palestine on Saturday, 10 October, in a coordinated day of action spanning more than 60 countries.
Convened by the Global Alliance for Palestine, with the support of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) and the Global Coalition against Occupation of Palestine (SANED), this coordinated action seeks to create a unified, direct civil intervention intended to interrupt public complicity and demand systemic accountability against Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Global Day of Action brings together markedly different forms of mobilisation under a shared international framework.
The scale of the mobilisation is reflected not only in the number of countries taking part, but in the variety of actions being organised. From major demonstrations in cities including London, Sydney/Warrane, Cape Town, São Paulo, Rabat, Quito, Mexico City, Istanbul, Santiago, Reykjavík and Bangkok, to blockades and interventions targeting government and commercial sites, multi-day cultural programmes, teach-ins, film screenings, vigils and student-led educational actions, the mobilisation will take markedly different forms across the countries taking part.
In Athens, Modena and Kuala Lumpur programmes will extend over several days and include cultural sit-ins, public teach-ins and visual projections. Elsewhere, mass street mobilisations will take place alongside locally organised community, cultural and educational actions, from film screenings in Nigeria and commemorative vigils in the Democratic Republic of Congo to student-led educational activities in Trinidad and Tobago. Other participating groups are planning direct civil interventions around government institutions, public spaces, companies and financial institutions linked by organisers to military supply chains.
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The 10 October mobilisation connects movements already organising for Palestine in their own countries, bringing ongoing local campaigns together through a coordinated global weekend of action by providing a shared framework through which organisations can act in ways that reflect their own political and social contexts. This is intended to make visible both the scale of existing Palestine solidarity organising and the connections between movements operating across different regions.
The mobilisation is organised around two linked calls: Defend the Land and End the Genocide, addressing both Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza and escalating state-sponsored settler violence, land seizures and military raids across the occupied West Bank. Organisers cite official records showing at least 73,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, while published independent studies have reported substantially higher estimates.
‘After three years of relentless genocide and mounting state-sponsored settler violence, the fiction of restraint and the hollow promises of international diplomacy stand completely exposed. 10 October is a decisive intervention built upon the tireless work of our global movement. We are assembling across every continent under one clear mandate: to defend the land, end the genocide, halt military supply lines, and enforce universal international law.’
Dr. Anas Altikriti, Secretary-General, Global Alliance for Palestine
Alongside public mobilisation, the Global Alliance for Palestine is also calling for coordinated legislative action. Participating organisations have taken up the campaign by calling on lawmakers to receive constituent delegations, submit parliamentary inquiries on arms exports, push for emergency debates, and support arms, energy and trade restrictions against Israel.
Participating organisations include established anti-war, Palestine solidarity, human rights and grassroots organisations from across the globe. Participants include the Stop The War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the United Kingdom; the Federation of Palestinian Entities of Latin America; the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network; Viva Palestina Malaysia and MyCare in Southeast Asia; CODEPINK and Labor for Palestine in North America; and the Palestine Solidarity Alliance in South Africa.
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