Preston for Palestine ceasefire march to go from Moor Park to Flag Market

A previous rally on the Flag Market calling for an end to the Gaza conflict Pic: Preston For Palestine

A march is taking place in Preston to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and voice their support for Palestine.

Thousands of protestors across Lancashire are planning to take part in a march on Sunday (3 March) at 1:30pm starting from Moor Park car park.

The march is being organised by Children of the Ghetto along with Preston for Palestine which is a campaigning network in Preston which organises protests about Palestine.

They expect that the demonstration will be one of the largest in the city’s history with over 4,000 marchers expected. Previous marches have attracted around 3,000 people.

The event is being supported by Lancaster4Palestine, Blackburn4Palestine, Chorley4Palestine, Accrington4Palestine, Stop the War, Lancashire Council of Mosques, Lancs Association of Trades Union Council, and Friends of Al-Aqsa alongside other organisations.

Michael Lavalette from Children of the Ghetto said: “For close to 150 days, Gaza has been mercilessly bombed and tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed.

“We will be marching to demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israel’s genocidal war.”

The march will assemble at Moor Park car park and will proceed down Deepdale Road and through Church Street.

Marchers will include children from each town of the Lancashire procession who will carry shrouds representing young Palestinian victims of Israeli aggression.

The procession will stop at the Flag Market where there will be a formal unfurling of the Palestinian flag, which is planned to be placed on a six metre pole.

Mukhtar Master from Children of the Ghetto said: “In solidarity with the Palestinian people, the following hour after the flag is put up will be considered to be free Palestinian territory at the Flag Market.

“I urge as many people as possible to join us in our symbolic display of unity and support with the Palestinians.”

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