One protest with about two dozen demonstrators gathered outside Chicago Police District 18 on Sunday.
They described themselves as a coalition that included local Palestinian organizers as well as survivors of police torture and brutality.
These groups shared what they said was a joint struggle linked by billions in tax dollars used to marginalize their communities further, whether it's to fund what they call genocide in Gaza or mass incarcerations in the United States.
Each of these demonstrations, they say, is designed to highlight particular demands of the coalition as they build support and grow in numbers on the road to the convention in August.
His story of injustice serves as a source of motivation for what can happen when people mobilize.
They recently withdrew an application with the city for a permit as a response to the removal of the pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University.
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