Hundreds of Sydney students have gathered in the CBD for a huge pro-Palestine school strike, defying pleas from politicians to stay in class.
Masses of students assembled in front of Town Hall at 1.30pm on Friday after leaving their classrooms all across the city earlier in the day.
The event was organised by High Schoolers for Palestine and University of Sydney group Students for Palestine. Similar events are also being held in Wollongong and Byron Bay.
Students dressed in school uniform and draped in Palestinian scarves held signs with impassioned demands.
‘Stop killing us, we all deserve to live,’ one sign read.
Hundreds of Sydney students have gathered in the CBD for a huge pro-Palestine school strike, defying pleas from politicians to stay in class
Protesters quickly overtook the space in front of Sydney’s Town Hall as they called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo: Twitter/Campus Review
The event was organised by High Schoolers for Palestine and University of Sydney group Students for Palestine. Similar events are also being held in Wollongong and Byron Bay
Dozens of Palestinian flags were seen flying and countless posters voiced support for the Palestinian cause
‘Proudly marked absent today,’ another said.
Dozens of Palestinian flags were seen flying and countless posters voiced support for the Palestinian cause.
‘Free, free Palestine! Free, free Gaza,’ students were heard crying out.
Many older Australians also joined in the protest, but school…
