About a dozen activists from the Zioness initiative attempted to participate in SlutWalk Chicago.
The group, which calls itself progressive and Zionist, had announced prior to Saturday’s demonstration that they would join in the annual demonstration against sexual violence to promote the idea that Zionism and liberal values are compatible.
SlutWalk Chicago organizers said prior to the march that they did not support the participation of the new Zioness initiative.
Protesters chant slogans as they march in the SlutWalk in central Jerusalem, on June 2, 2017.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The women joined the initial rally in a local park, carrying signs depicting a woman wearing a Star of David necklace and some wearing rainbow-colored T-shirts emblazoned with a Star of David, according to reports. During the rally, when the Zioness women waved their signs, SlutWalk participants would block them from view with the red umbrellas they were carrying, the symbol of solidarity with sex workers.
At the end of the speeches, which concluded with a Palestinian activist telling the crowd, “You cannot be a Zionist and feminist,” the crowd began chanting “Free Palestine,” the Windy City Times reports.
The Zioness participants as well as others dropped off during the march through downtown Chicago, according to the Windy City Times. The march reportedly started with about 150 women and ended with about 60.
— JTA
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