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November 20, 2023

Activists Shut Down Event for California Candidates to U.S. Senate
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Palestinian rights advocates shut down a convention organized by the
California Democratic Party in Sacramento Saturday. Several protesters
held a sit-in, while others marched through the convention hall chanting
"Ceasefire now." Demonstrators also disrupted speeches by U.S. Senate
candidates, Congressmembers Katie Porter, Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee.
Outside the convention, protesters placed 500 pairs of children's shoes
to represent the over 5,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza.


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