Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Ed Sheeran’s concert at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night as the singer returned to the stage for the first time since Macklemore was dropped from his Loop Tour following his onstage remarks in support of Palestine.
\n\nFor attendee Jodi Rhoden, an organizer at Writers Against the War in Gaza, the protest represents something “much bigger than us.” “It’s much bigger than Ed Sheeran. It’s much bigger than Macklemore. It’s a movement for Palestinian lives, and it’s not going to stop until Palestine is free.”
\n\nRhoden also noted that while there are many people who have “lost their livelihoods for speaking the truth about this genocide,” she feels the “tide is turning”: “You can see that with the way that Ed Sheeran fans are reacting, and the way that people are rallying behind that for more. It seems like we’ve really hit a tipping point, and public opinion has changed.”
\n\nGrace, an 18-year-old college student, said it was important for her to attend the protest “because we have to continue talking about Palestine.” Going into the evening, she is hoping that Sheeran “acknowledges what he did was wrong and says he wants to free Palestine.”
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