About 100 people stood outside the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus late Friday morning when a handful of people brought out a 40-foot-long piece of paper listing thousands of names of Palestinians who they say have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
The names represent people who had dreams of living a full life, event organizer Farah Alqawasmi said before asking for a moment of silence so people could read each name.
Silent protest on the Israel-Hamas war at UNM Health Sciences Center
Serene Akkad, a nursing student at UNM, sits holding the Palestine flag during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine outside on the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Around 100 people gather as UNM healthcare students hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Health care professional Marwa Kassem cries as she speaks Friday to the crowd during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in the Mideast at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque.
A silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
UNM healthcare student, who asked to stay anonymous, helps hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
UNM healthcare students hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Safa Kassem, who is a medical lab science student from Yemen, listens to speakers during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Mariam Assed and her sister Dr. Jawaher Assed, right, hold each during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
UNM healthcare students hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Christina Tarango comforts Freshta Popal as she cries after reading thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Healthcare professional Marwa Kassem cries as she is comforted by educator Sandra Akkad during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Health care student Butheina Ghweir helps hold a 40-foot-long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in the Mideast at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque.
UNM healthcare students and professionals hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
UNM healthcare students hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Around 100 people gather as UNM healthcare students hold a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
A plus sign painted on a 40-foot long piece of paper listing the thousands of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
Healthcare professional Marwa Kassem cries as she is comforted by educator Sandra Akkad during a silent protest calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine outside at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
