PHOTOS: Participators of the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration show support for Palestine

The Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration, held in front of the South Carolina Statehouse, was organized by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation and USC Students for Justice on Oct. 17, 2023. People from across the city and beyond gathered to show their support for the Palestinian cause through signs and chants. There were several speakers, including some students from the University of South Carolina who spoke on their beliefs about the violence occurring in the Middle East. The rally concluded with a march around the Statehouse and promises of a national march in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2023.

A Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration attendee raises a Palestinian flag in support. The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation at the South Carolina Statehouse on Oct. 17, 2023.

Andrés Gonzalez speaks at the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration via Students for Socialism at USC . The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation at the South Carolina Statehouse on Oct. 17, 2023.

An attendee of the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration raises their arms after a speech made by one of the organizers of the rally. This rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on Oct. 17, 2023 on the Statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C.

A child at the Free Palestine rally holds a sign reading "Gaza ceasefire now" as she watches speakers at the protest. Members of the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation organized the rally held on Statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 17, 2023.

Sadeen Sarhan, a speaker at the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration, stands in front of a Palestinian flag as she speaks to protestors gathered in front of the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on Oct. 17, 2023.

A protestor stands holding a sign that reads "1,000 children killed in Israel" at the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration. The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on the Statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 17, 2023.

Rally attendees listen to speakers at the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration holding signs reading, "Free Palestine." The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on the Statehouse grounds in Columbia, SC., on Oct. 17, 2023.

A child stands holding a Palestinian flag at the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration on Oct. 17, 2023. The rally was organized by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on Statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C.

Attendees of the Free Palestine rally in Columbia, S.C., follow organizers of the event in a march around the Statehouse. The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on Oct. 17, 2023.

Protestors stand overlooking Gervais Street in Columbia, S.C., shouting chants like "Free free Palestine" in anticipation of the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration at the Statehouse. The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation on Oct. 17, 2023.

A rally attendee holds up a Palestinian flag prior to the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration. The rally was held by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation at the South Carolina Statehouse on Oct. 27, 2023.

An Israeli counter-protestor stands across the street from the South Carolina Statehouse holding a sign reading "Am Yisrael Chai!" A group of Israeli supporters gathered across from the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration on Oct. 17, 2023 to show their opposition to the Palestinian cause.

Rally attendees gather in front of the South Carolina Statehouse prior to the Free Palestine Emergency Demonstration on Oct. 17, 2023. The rally was hosted by the North and South Carolina Party for Social Liberation.