Marlena Fontes

Marlena Fontes participated in at least one anti-Israel event in New York City in December 2023. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter in the city (NYC-DSA) organized the event.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.

NYC-DSA organizes pro-terror and anti-Israel rallies and disruptions, including an October 8, 2023, rally one day after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis.

NYC-DSA uses social media to celebrate Hamas by using the emojiCode - 1f53b symbol. In a speech posted to Instagram, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo said [00:01:41]: "They make figures like Hamas and, quote unquote, terrorists into effective enemies...The terror comes from the capitalists and their pawns...the terror comes from the fascist governments and their ICE squads."

NYC-DSA's social media also features activists promoting antisemitism and explicit calls for Israel's destruction. They have called to "dismantle" the entire "U.S. capitalist economy" and have promoted hatred of the police, along with demands that police be abolished and disarmed.

As of September 2025, Marlena Fontes's Facebook bio said she was the organizing director at Climate Organizing Hub, which is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Brooklyn Families Demand: Rep. Clarke, Ceasefire Now!

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Date: Dec. 14, 2023

Organizers: NYC-DSA

Location: Offices of Rep. Yvette Clarke, Brooklyn, NY

Event Flyer: Instagram

The event was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. The outcome of the movement's goals would result in Israel's destruction. Within hours of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks, the BDS movement renewed its call for an anti-Israel boycott.

Marlena Fontes
Source: Instagram, bkfamiliesforpalestine, 12/14/2023, https://www.instagram.com/p/C02X3QJuO9W/?img_index=1
Marlena Fontes
Marlena Fontes
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