Will Lehman calls on workers to attend July 24 rally in DC against Gaza genocide
I urge workers everywhere to come to Washington D.C. on July 24 to join the rally against the Gaza genocide and imperialist war. History teaches us that if we don’t stop the capitalists, they won’t stop their war drive.
On July 24, senators and representatives of both corporate parties will be giving rounds of applause to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—the butcher of Gaza—as he addresses a joint session of Congress.
Even while the Democrats and Republicans cheer this war-criminal’s speech, bombs paid for by the American government will be raining down on the defenseless people of Gaza. The medical journal Lancet estimates that nearly 200,000 people have already been killed by Israel’s onslaught.
This has to end. To be clear, we are not pleading with the Biden administration and the capitalist politicians. We are not appealing to their bought-and-paid-for union bureaucrats either. In fact, Biden recently called the AFL-CIO his “domestic NATO” alliance. These union bureaucrats are allied with Biden in a war against workers.
We are calling on the working class—the international working class—to stop this genocide and war. The fight of workers to defend our interests is necessarily a fight against war. Each year, trillions are now spent on war, which should be used to hire more workers, increase wages, reduce hours, improve safety at work, not to mention build schools, hospitals, roads, and all the things workers need.
This demonstration is for Gaza, but it’s also for all of us, the workers of the whole world. It is within our power to stop the descent into World War Three. That means all of us, regardless of what sector of work we're in.
Invite your coworkers, spread the word, and come to Washington, D.C. on July 24th. Thank you.
Will Lehman is a rank-and-file worker at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania and socialist candidate for president in the 2022 United Auto Workers elections.
About the July 24 demonstration
On July 24, the World Socialist Web Site, the Socialist Equality Party, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, and the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees are organizing a demonstration in Washington, D.C. to protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will be speaking to a joint session of Congress.
Netanyahu has been accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, and his invitation to Congress is a provocation against millions opposed to the genocide in Gaza, which is fully backed by the US government.
This demonstration and the meeting after will give voice to the mass opposition within this country and throughout the world to the criminal alliance between US imperialism and its agents in the Israeli state. Don’t stand on the sidelines—join Will Lehman and other workers at this demonstration, and get involved!
Demonstration location
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
1 PM EDT
East end of National Mall, Washington, D.C.
4th St SW and 3rd St SW
Meeting location
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
3-6 PM EDT
St Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church
222 M St SW, Washington, DC 20024
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