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Israel wants to use football “as an instrument to promote normalization and peace,” as Israel has killed at least 565 Palestinian soccer players, coaches, and sports staff since the start of its genocide in Gaza in 2023. Between 5,000 and 6,000 survivors of the genocide have also lost limbs.
They were demanding investments in renewable energy alongside demands not traditionally associated with the environmental justice movement, including affordable housing, food justice, and increased funding for rec centers and public libraries.
On May 21, activists with the Philadelphia chapter of the Sunrise Movement began a protracted hunger strike, vowing to starve themselves until Mayor Cherelle Parker committed to spending an extraordinary $1.19 billion municipal budget surplus on community programs.
