Microsoft Employees Protest Company's Israel Contracts with Headquarters Occupation
By
Hayden Field
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Summary
A group of current and former Microsoft employees, along with community members, occupied a plaza at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters, declaring it a "Liberated Zone" encampment and renaming it "The Martyred Palestinian Children's Plaza" as part of the "No Azure for Apartheid" protest against Microsoft's contracts with Israel. The protest involved around 50 people setting up tents and artistic displays honoring Gaza casualties.
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· 4 pulled"Liberated Zone" encampment
"The Martyred Palestinian Children's Plaza"
"No Azure for Apartheid" protest
around 50 people were in attendance at the start of the event
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