The 39th week of continuous protests against Australian complicity in Israel's genocide against the people of Gaza came days after WA senator Fatima Payman announced her resignation from Labor.
Payman told a media conference on July 4 that the issue of Palestine has 鈥渋mpacted everyone with a conscience鈥.
The Ngunnawal/Canberra rally on July 6 included .
Hundreds gathered to show their solidarity with Palestine and called for an end to Israel's genocide, reports Kamala Emanuel.
Contingents of unionists from the Community and Public Sector Union and the Australian Education Union were very visible, and the rally MC also highlighted the consistent support received from the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union.
Speakers, including Diana Abdel-Rahman, expressed their support for WA senator Fatima Payman who left Labor over its failure to condemn Israel and support Palestine.
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US singer/songwriter David Rovics, currently on his聽, performed some of his powerful songs for Gaza.
In an impromptu speech, while protesters sat in an intersection, a protester explained what would have happened during pregnancy, for a baby born in Gaza today, and all that faces them now.
The weekly on through the streets of Gadigal Country/Sydney on July 7 also applauded Payman for breaking from Labor.
Peter Boyle reported that spirits remained strong on the 39th weekly march.
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Rovics also聽聽before the march and was well-received.
Thousands marched in Naarm/Melbourne on July 7, reports Jacob Andrewartha, who said the rally highlighted the education sector in Palestine.
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Dana Alshaer from Unimelb for Palestine spoke out against the charges of misconduct against 20 pro-Palestine students and university staff involved in the Gaza solidarity encampment.
Unimelb for Palestine has launched a聽 calling on the University of Melbourne to withdraw the charges against activists.
Similar crack downs by university management have happened in other cities too.
Brandon Morin reports that 100 protesters gathered in Dandenong's Harmony Square on July 6.
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Speakers included Palestinian educator and activist Reem Yunis, former Al Jazeera journalist Hashmat Moslih, Free Palestine Dandenong member Bob Reynolds, and student organisers Jack Gardner and Sam Allan.
They told stories of their communities and their struggles against the apartheid regime of Israel. They also paid tribute to the student protesters and spoke against local weapons manufacturers which are contributing to the genocide.
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The rally marched through Dandenong鈥檚 centre to Labor MP, Julian Hill鈥檚 office, where speakers criticised Labor鈥檚 pro-Israel position, including its treatment of Payman.
In other actions, more than 200 Palestine solidarity campaigners joined a community picket against Electromold in Thomastown on July 4.
The same day, four activists draped banners reading 鈥淔rom the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free鈥 and 鈥渨ar crimes enabled here鈥 from the roof of Parliament House in Ngunnawal/Canberra.
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