Melissa Barrera, Palestine Protesters Shut Down Street Outside Sundance

Professional-Palestine protesters shut down a road close to the Sundance Movie Pageant on Sunday afternoon … and a pair well-known faces joined their numbers.

About 100 protesters reportedly confirmed up on Park Metropolis’s Fundamental Street for a protest organized by “Let Gaza Live” … with police within the small Utah city shutting down the block to visitors.

Amongst these protesting … former ‘Scream’ star Melissa Barrera — who was fired for her comments on the conflict between Israel and Hamas — and mannequin/actor Indya Moore.

MB saved a low profile together with her hood on and sun shades overlaying her eyes whereas IM was extra entrance and heart … at one level utilizing a megaphone on the rally.

BTW, Barrera’s been speaking so much about her firing lately … telling the Related Press Friday evening that getting laid off from the favored franchise was a “big awakening” for her including she’s “grateful” for all the things that is occurred.

The protest was fairly peaceable all morning … with movies populating social media of passionate protesters — although their chants stirred up some controversy.

Among the protesters used the phrase “From the river to the sea” which is some extent of rivalry between Israel supporters and Palestine supporters … they’re additionally going proper after President Biden calling him “Genocide Joe” and repurposing an outdated condemnation of Lyndon B. Johnson — asking him what number of youngsters he is “killed today.”

Protesters in assist of Israel have been additionally on the streets in Park Metropolis … seemingly mounting a counter-protest and chanting “Bring them home” in reference to hostages taken by Hamas through the tragic October 7 attack.

It ought to be famous that the protest was not affiliated with Sundance, as a substitute simply working close to it … a transfer different political protesters have used previously to capitalize on media consideration. Hundreds of protesters gathered again in 2017 to protest then-newly inaugurated President Trump.