UTRGV organization to host pro-Palestinian rally on campus

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Student organizers and advocates are set to host a pro-Palestinian rally at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Thursday. 

The Rio Grande Valley Youth Democratic Socialists of America is hosting the event in response to the ongoing violence and crisis in Palestine.

Members and advocates with the RGV Youth Democratic Socialists of America are expressing  support with other UT protests that continue to escalate at colleges and universities across the nation. 

A social media post by the organizers invites supporters to “demand the UT System disclose and divest from Israel and its genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.”

The demonstration will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the UTRGV Edinburg Quad.