Author: uspcn
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Political activist Rasmea Odeh a symbol of deportation’s many faces
Political activist Rasmea Odeh a symbol of deportation’s many faces Rasmea Odeh was deported Tuesday. The 70-year-old Palestinian immigrant, whose U.S. citizenship was revoked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for not disclosing having served time as a prisoner in Israel, didn’t cry until the end, only after ICE refused her huge crowd of supporters entry…
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Send-off for Rasmea at O’Hare Airport September 19th
Send-off for Rasmea at O’Hare Airport September 19th #HonorRasmea We now have the departure date for our dear Rasmea Odeh. She will be leaving the U.S. for Jordan on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017. She was officially sentenced in August by Judge Gershwin Drain, who did not allow her to make a final statement in open…
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This is the court statement Judge Drain didn’t want you to hear
This is the court statement Judge Drain didn’t want you to hear On Thursday, August 17th, Judge Gershwin Drain again violated the rights of Palestinian-American icon Rasmea Odeh, this time by not allowing her to read her entire statement to the court. Close to 150 supporters joined Rasmea in Detroit for what was supposed to…
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#HonorRasmea Twitter Storm Wed, Aug 2nd, 11AM to 2PM CST
Join the Rasmea Defense Committee for a social media campaign Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017, in support of Palestinian American icon Rasmea Odeh – and prepare for the #HonorRasmea farewell event on August 12th. * Participate on Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday, August 2nd, 11am-2pm CST, using sample tweets, hashtags, images, memes, and other resources that…
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#HonorRasmea Twitter Storm Resources
Tweet and post on Facebook and other social media platforms Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017, from 11 AM to 2 PM Central Time, using the #HonorRasmea hashtag! Promo Tweets: Join the #HonorRasmea social media campaign Wed, Aug 2nd, from 11am – 2 PM CST! Resources here: bit.ly/HonorRasmea Tweet and post on FB Wed, Aug 2nd, to…
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USPCN Chicago – Jerusalem & Al-Aqsa Under Attack: Rally & March July 28
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On Naksa Day, June 5, Invite Congress to This Week’s Palestine Briefing
On Naksa Day, June 5, Invite Congress to This Week’s Palestine Briefing June 5th is the day Palestinians commemorate the Naksa, “setback” in Arabic, when the Israeli white-settler colonialists illegally occupied all of historical Palestine. Today, we are supporting partner organizations Defense for Children International—Palestine and American Friends Service Committee, and asking you to contact…
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USPCN Endorses USCPR Action: Pressure Your Senators to Oppose Israeli Occupation of Jerusalem
Although Trump has decided to delay any US embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for the next 6 months, Congress will vote soon on two resolutions (in the Senate and House, respectively) to call not only for the embassy move, but also to conceal Israel’s violations of international law against Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem.…
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USPCN statement: Victory to the Palestinian Political Prisoners’ #DignityStrike
USPCN statement: Victory to the Palestinian Political Prisoners’ #DignityStrike “They will not criminalise us, rob us of our true identity, steal our individualism, depoliticise us, churn us out as systemised, institutionalised, decent law-abiding robots. Never will they label our liberation struggle as criminal.” — Bobby Sands, Irish Republican leader who died in a political prisoners’…
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USPCN pickets for Palestinian hunger strikers at Durbin’s office yesterday! Asks for phone calls to the Senator today!
USPCN pickets for Palestinian hunger strikers at Durbin’s office yesterday! Asks for phone calls to the Senator today! Love & Struggle Photos of the picket Yesterday, May 25th, USPCN-Chicago organized a lunch time picket attended by over 75 people, to pressure U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to take a stand in support of the 1,800 Palestinian…