CHICAGO (RNS) — On Tuesday night (Aug. 20), thousands of cheering delegates packed the United Center to hear former President Barack Obama and other dignitaries lend their support to Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the Oval Office.About 20 minutes away, along Chicago’s lakeshore, a more solemn gathering was being held. There, as the sun set and the city’s skyline lit up, about 100 people from different faiths gathered to remember those killed in Gaza over the past 10 months in a vigil hosted by the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization.
Small clusters of older women and men, some wearing kaffiyehs, the familiar Palestinian scarf, greeted one another with hugs. Families with kids and young activists made their way to the lakefront, where they were met with a table topped with battery-powered votive candles, pins reading “Remember Gaza” and AFSC literature. On the ground stretched a long, wide ribbon, marked with the amounts spent on military spending around the world and serving as an illustration of the American military budget compared with that of other countries.
As the crowd gathered, a young mom swung her giggling daughter while the song “Sido’s Dance” by Palestinian American musician Clarissa Bitar played over a speaker and a couple of joggers passe …
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Small clusters of older women and men, some wearing kaffiyehs, the familiar Palestinian scarf, greeted one another with hugs. Families with kids and young activists made their way to the lakefront, where they were met with a table topped with battery-powered votive candles, pins reading “Remember Gaza” and AFSC literature. On the ground stretched a long, wide ribbon, marked with the amounts spent on military spending around the world and serving as an illustration of the American military budget compared with that of other countries.
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