Saturday: Rally and March for Palestine: End the Occupation, Free Them All

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“Jewish Voice for Peace Hudson Valley, and our partners of conscience are calling people into the streets for an All Out for Palestine Rally and March,” say Tina Bernstein and Anna Jacobs, representatives for the group.

“With the US as its collaborator, the Israeli Government has been committing a live-streamed genocide and now is brazenly proclaiming its plan to completely occupy Gaza and execute this plan through forced starvation and displacement of millions of Palestinians.”

Tina Bernstein, who is Jewish, has been speaking out against the genocide of Palestinians since the day it started, and recorded a podcast episode with A Little Beacon Blog, describing her feelings so early in the extinction.

“As Jews, we have lived this before and recognize this moment as a dangerous rise in fascism, and an escalation of the ongoing genocide in Palestine. We will not stay silent and we will continue to stand up for Palestine, and demand the US government stop supporting Israel. We say ‘Not in our name’ and ‘Never Again is Now.’

Who: Jewish Voice for Peace Hudson Valley and partners partners.
What: All Out for Palestine Rally and March
Where: Kingston, NY Mini Park. 21 North Front st
Day: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 6PM
Visuals: Banners, live music, participants are asked to wear black, bring pots and pans and an offering to leave in remembrance.

New Photographer Captures Emotions Of April 19th Protest In Beacon - Plus A Look At Her Other Eidetic Ethereal Photos

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“Every day online we are being silenced and re-routed to a community that we think is big. Being in the crowd today helped me remember how important it is to talk offline.”
— Isis Ortiz

A new photographer, Isis Ortiz, captured moments in today’s April 19th protest in Beacon, which was part of a nation-wide show of solidarity against the inhuman and illegal kidnappings of people; illogical cratering of civil and social services; and the forced collapse of global trade as we know it.

Isis Ortiz went outside to photograph the event. Her other photography of nature and people is so stunning, we included it in this article as well, for your eyes to rest on. Scroll down for all of the photos, and for Isis’ thoughts on today’s demonstration, as well as her approach to photography in general.

“In reference to today’s protest,” Isis told A Little Beacon Blog, “I think it is important to keep talking and to keep sharing stories. Every day online we are being silenced and re-routed to a community that we think is big. Being in the crowd today helped me remember how important it is to talk offline. It is time we reach All people, not just personalized algorithms. It is time we talk, enlighten and remind them of love and human connection, in hopes that it will help change these inhumane decisions we have been making. We can fight anything with love!”

Said a fellow ALBB reader Tiffany De La Cruz about the rally: “It was a really good turnout in Beacon. We knew it would not be as big as April 5th due to folks prioritizing togetherness with family for the holiday. There will be many, many more protests for those who didn’t or couldn’t join. Poughkeepsie had a great turnout as well, with only a few and severely outnumbered counter protesters. We need to keep showing up and showing out. Local online groups are often overflowing with hateful rhetoric which might make you think there are more of those people out there, but the reality is that those who actually get off their asses and care and show up are those who support equality, immigrants, our veterans, due process, and our constitution like true patriots.”

“It’s like an eidetic image, so vivid and dreamy. I like my photos to feel like a memory. ”
— Isis Ortiz

“When referencing my photography, most times I feel the need to have these profound explanations behind my photos, when truly I just like the way they look. I like the warmth you feel from light in the photo or the coldness from the blue hues. It’s like an eidetic image, so vivid and dreamy. I like my photos to feel like a memory.

“I also just love people so much. Their faces, bodies and the world around them. I love being guided to an emotion, using the colors in the photo like a mood ring.”

Protest Planned For Saturday 12pm Up Main Street: "Stop the Cuts and Unconstitutional Detainment"

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Stop the Cuts and Unconstitutional Detainment
Day: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Time: 12-3pm
Location: “Join together to speak out against the anti-democratic and anti-American cuts to our people and unlawful pulling people off.”

“We will meet at noon at Polhill Park Beacon. At 12:45pm. We will walk/march up Main Street to Verplanck & Matteawan Rd to join in a rally and vigil with the Justice for All of Us group for speakers and a vigil.”

ALBB Editor’s Note: Verplanck and Matteawan do not intersect Main Street. Not sure how this route is going to go. Additionally, there were several misspellings and grammar errors in the original description of this event at the Mobilize website. As longtime readers of ALBB know, ALBB also has errors, but we want to point these out, as we do not know who the organizers are. Also, ALBB does not recommend registering. Protesters do not need to register to any protest to attend.
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