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Global March to GAZA: The governments & international institutions of the world are failing to protect the lives of Palestinians in Gaza. Now people from all over the world are trying to support them.

Aktualisiert: 11. Juni

Guests Melanie Schweizer (German delegation) and Moz (UK delegation) outline Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, media censorship, and the movement’s rapid grassroots growth. They discuss fundraising, logistics for 54-country delegations traveling from Cairo via Al-Arish to the Rafah crossing, and the challenges of securing Egyptian permits - all in a show of global solidarity and pressure to end the siege. To donate towards filming the 'March to Gaza', these the banking details: Crispin Flintoff TSB Sort code: 776663 Account number: 03934060


Global March to Gaza, Tunisian Convoy Head Toward Rafah Crossing to Break Siege

More international activists are making their way toward Gaza, this time by land, in an effort to break the Israeli siege. On Sunday, a Tunisian-led road convoy of activists, lawyers and medical professionals started the journey from Tunis toward the Rafah crossing in Egypt. This is organizer Wael Naouar.

Wael Naouar: “This march is not a train or a plane. It is a protest or an independent, mobile Maghrebian popular gathering, which will stop in many countries and at many stations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. It will speak to people, speak about the Palestinian right, mobilize people and, more than that, will remind everyone that Palestine is not just on social media or in another planet, but it is at days’ walking distance, so the Arab people should remember that we are one land, one people.”

Hundreds of activists from around the world are expected to converge in Cairo this week, before making the journey by foot to Rafah as part of the Global March to Gaza. One of the high-profile participants will be Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela, South African member of Parliament and the grandson of Nelson Mandela. We’ll speak to another participant, former Biden administration official Hala Rharrit, later in the broadcast.


CODEPINK Peace Activists Join Thousands In Egypt for Global March to Gaza


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 10, 2025

Media Contact: Melissa Garriga | melissa@codepink.org 

CODEPINK Joins Global March to Gaza: Thousands Demand End to the Genocide, the Siege, and the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

WORLDWIDE – In a display of international solidarity, thousands of peace activists and humanitarians—including a CODEPINK contingent—are converging in Egypt for the Global March to Gaza, a peaceful mobilization demanding an immediate end to the blockade, a permanent humanitarian corridor, and a halt to the bombardment of Gaza.

The March to Gaza started as an open call for thousands of citizens worldwide to march peacefully towards Gaza from Cairo, Egypt, and the world responded with overwhelming support—thousands of citizens from over 50 countries representing over 440 organizations are set to participate in a week-long campaign where activists will travel to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Palestine to demand humanitarian access to the Gaza strip. 

[If you are a media member and want access to the WhatsApp channel for media updates, please email melissa@codepink.org.]

CODEPINK is proud to be represented by over 30 CODEPINK volunteers from all over the United States and countries such as Ireland, Spain, France, Canada, and Mauritius. CODEPINK members range in age from 20 to 80 years old and represent diverse backgrounds. 

“The fight for climate justice is inseparable from the struggle for Palestinian freedom. This is a peaceful, global march, citizens of the world standing together to end the inhumane blockade and demand a permanent humanitarian corridor for Gaza,” explained CODEPINK marcher Aalia, a mother and an environmentalist, on why she is joining the march.

The march calls for:

  • Humanitarian opening of Rafah

  • Stop bombing Gaza

  • Let the voice of the people be heard

Since October 2023, the U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza has led to nearly total destruction, displacing almost all of the region’s two million residents. Continuous airstrikes have targeted shelters and civilian infrastructure, leaving hospitals overwhelmed or destroyed and aid agencies warning of an imminent famine. Israel’s blockade has crippled essential services, and the death toll has surpassed 100,000 killed or presumed dead.

“When the world's ruling powers and institutions refuse to stand up for the rights of people under oppression, the citizens of the world are called upon to take the lead,” explained 68-year-old Illinois resident, Nancy. “Therefore, I am honored to be part of this march, together with people from all over the world, peacefully but powerfully demanding that the brutal and illegal siege being imposed on the entire civilian population of Gaza be broken immediately, and that the Palestinian people at last be granted the same rights, dignity and freedom that every human being deserves,” she continued. 

The Global March to Gaza shows the power of collective action in the face of injustice. It builds off the recent attempt by a group of humanitarians on the Madleen who attempted to break Israel’s illegal blockade and siege on Gaza by trying to deliver desperately needed food and medical supplies to Gaza by boat. CODEPINK urges media and supporters to follow the journey and amplify the call: Break the siege. Stop the war—freedom for Gaza.




 
 
 

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