Yet again, a large crowd of Dunedin residents participated in a march to the Octagon on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
March co-ordinator Andrew Tait said he was impressed with the regular number of Dunedin residents participating in the marches.
"We’ve had sustained marches now since the bombings began back on October 7 last year, and I don’t think marches have been this sustained around the country since the Springbok tour.
"We’ve had between 200 and 500 people at most marches in Dunedin, week after week, and I think that speaks volumes about the level of concern that Dunedin people have about the conflict."
More than 100 people participated in Saturday’s march, which started in the Otago Museum Reserve and led to the Octagon where speeches were made.
He said the overwhelming message continues to be: "Ceasefire, now".
He believed the number of Palestinians that had been killed since the start of the conflict was now nearing the number of people killed in London during the Blitz.
"That gives you some kind of concept of the scale of war crime that we’re witnessing."
