the protest was inspired by the late 1980s actions by ACT UP organizers to pressure pharma companies to lower costs for AIDS medication, targeting the NY Stock Exchange. one of the original protesters in 1989 joined Jewish Voice for Peace today, linking those struggles.

Jewish Protesters Target Wall Street Over U.S. Funding Israel's War on Gaza

“As Gaza is bombed, Wall Street booms,” "Bottoms" director Emma Seligman told Teen Vogue from the action.