Southern Illinois community members join forces to urge city council members to call for a ceasefire in Gaza – Daily Egyptian

Members of the Southern Illinois Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), SIU Young Democratic Socialists of America and the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois used flags, posters and chants to express their support for the people of Palestine and encourage the Carbondale City Council to pass a resolution in support of a ceasefire. Gage McPhail of the DSA described the organization’s recent protests as an “escalation tactic to then further pursue pressuring” leaders such as the U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who has yet to call for a ceasefire.