On February 16th there was a peaceful student led protest outside of the front doors of East High. Students gathered in front of the school to show their support. The leaders of this walk out were Vasey Pain, Brandon Lewis, and Lucy. They said that they were shocked how there hasn’t been a walk out sooner. “Free Palestine” was shouted loud and proud. Other chants started to form such as “cease fire” and “let the Palestinian people live.” Brandon Lewis says, “There is a genocide going on and I am shocked that no one has chosen to speak up about it yet. Obviously, this has been going on for 30+ years, but in the last couple of months we have seen an escalation since October. Vasey Pain says, “It has been non- stop death of the Palestinian people and it is shocking to me that people can see the news, videos, images, and horrors that we see coming out of Palestine, and not want to act on it.” As high schoolers it is up to us to use the platforms we have and act on it.
