"Free Palestine" protestors march and Chicago, during the 2024 DNC convention. The group vowed to "make as much noise as possible" to ensure the convention attendees could hear them. Palestine demonstrations have taken so far ever day of the DNC.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through Chicago on Monday as the Democratic National Convention began. The crowd was significantly smaller than predicted, and remained largely peaceful.

Several people were arrested in the early evening after a few dozen protesters broke away from the march and pulled down sections of the first ring of security fencing surrounding the United Center, where President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak Monday night. Police later moved to clear a park near the convention site of protesters.

The DNC convention is slated to feature speeches by Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz on Wednesday and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday.