Children of all ages and their families gathered in Oakland Sunday afternoon to send a message of peace to the Middle East.
A mural of peace was being painted onto the streets of Oakland by local kids and their families as the Israel-Hamas war entered a third week.Children of all ages gathered in Oakland Sunday afternoon to send a message of peace to the Middle East.
"This is an event where we're bringing together Bay Area families and children to stand up for the children in Gaza who, right now, are being bombed and don't have food and water," said event organizer Sarah Norr. "The values I was raised with, in a Jewish family, is that we stand up for social justice and we stand up for human rights for all people."
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