Dearborn Rally Says “Stop Genocide in Palestine, Ceasefire Now!”

Dearborn Manor rally – Maureen Taylor, MC, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization

Dearborn Manor rally – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.

Dearborn Manor rally crowd.

Dearborn Manor rally – Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.

Dearborn Manor rally – Atty. Julie Hurwitz, National Lawyers Guilds and Jewish Voice for Peace.

By Fighting Words Staff

On Sunday, February 25, 2024, a rally was held at the Dearborn Manor, located in the suburb on the western border with Detroit, to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Speakers at the gathering included United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib; Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud; former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner; Detroit City Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero; Rev. Robert Smith of New Bethel Baptist Church; Rev. Ed Rowe, Pastor Emeritus of Central United Methodist Church Detroit; Julie Hurwitz of Jewish Voice for Peace and the National Lawyers Guild; and Jay Makled, the Financial Secretary of UAW Local 600.

The meeting was organized by the Michigan Task Force for Palestine, an ad-hoc emergency initiative of the American Arab & Muslim Leadership Council, specifically formed to bring a stop to the genocide and affect an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Hundreds of people attended.

The event was a continuation of almost daily actions in support of a ceasefire and the liberation of Palestine.

Dearborn Manor rally – former Ohio state senator Nina Turner.

Dearborn Manor rally – Rev. Ed Rowe, Pastor Emeritus, Central United Methodist Church.

Dearborn Manor rally – Rev. Robert Smith, pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church.

Dearborn Manor rally – Detroit City Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero.

Dearborn Manor rally – UAW Local 600 Financial Secretary Jay Makled