Manolo De Los Santos, executive director and founder of the People’s Forum, said in an October 5, 2024 NYC rally titled “One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance,” marking the anniversary of October 7: “We have a common enemy - the Palestinians and us – our common enemy continues to be Washington D.C.” He said that on October 7, 2023, Palestinians broke out of a “concentration camp,” in order to teach a lesson to the world that the only way to live with dignity is to fight against U.S. imperialism. Manolo De Los Santos and the People’s Forum are reported to have financial ties with the Chinese Communist Party. Video footage of the rally was streamed live on BreakThrough news on YouTube.