Author: uspcn
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USPCN on Chicago panel: BDS in the USA
BDS in the USA: Why the answer to the growing backlash needs to be more Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel WHEN: Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 pm WHERE: Grace Place, First Floor, 637 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL WHO: Hatem Abudayyeh, National Coordinating Committee, United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) Nashiha Alam, Loyola Students for Justice…
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USPCN joins Samidoun, calls for Solidarity with Palestinian Political Prisoners
TAKE ACTION: Stand in support of Palestinian political prisoners As of Sunday, August 9, there were 180 Palestinian prisoners on an open hunger strike in Israeli jails, with hundreds more set to begin striking today. WE JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT TODAY’S NEW STRIKE WAS SUSPENDED, because one of the demands was met, but many…
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Baby killed by racist Israeli settlers is relative of USPCN leader
Ali Saad Dawabsha, the 18-month-old baby boy burned alive when Israeli settlers tossed flammable liquids and Molotov cocktails inside his and another home in the village of Douma (near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank), was buried yesterday while his mother Reham, father Saad, and four-year-old brother Ahmad are still in critical condition in an…
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Rasmea’s prosecutors tell appeals court: deny a full defense to survivor of rape and torture
Rasmea’s prosecutors tell appeals court: deny a full defense to victim of rape and torture Rasmea Defense Committee Thursday, July 9th, 2015 Federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday, opposing Rasmea Odeh’s call to overturn her conviction and sentencing on immigration charges. He argues…
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USPCN salutes United Church of Christ’s vote to divest
USPCN salutes United Church of Christ’s vote to divest Another important victory for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) was won yesterday, at the United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Seventy-six percent of UCC delegates voted for divestment from Israeli occupation, and also to boycott Israeli settlement products, to continue pressuring…
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Niagara Foundation cancels an event with Consul General of Israel
Niagara Foundation cancels an event with Consul General of Israel After appeals by USPCN and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), the Niagara Foundation announced yesterday that it had cancelled its planned peace event with the Consul General of Israel in Chicago, Roey Gilad. Please take a moment to thank Niagara Foundation for recognizing that a…
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June 11th: Live stream legal update with Deutsch & Rasmea
Live stream legal update on Rasmea Odeh appeal, With Defense Attorney Michael Deutsch and Rasmea Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh is asking to speak to organized groups of supporters by video conference on Thursday, June 11, 2015 6:30 p.m. CDT, the day after her defense attorney Michael Deutsch files her appeal. Rasmea is asking you to…
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Happy Birthday Rasmea! Celebrate by donating to her defense!
Rasmea Defense Committee May 22nd, 2015 MAKE YOUR BIRTHDAY DONATION NOW! Rasmea Odeh is celebrating her birthday in Chicago, and preparing for her appeal in a Cincinnati courtroom. She was sentenced in March to 18 months in prison and deportation, after an unfair trial that her attorneys and the Rasmea Defense Committee are challenging. The…
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TWO ALERTS: Stop Anti-#BDS bills in IL and DC!
DC ACTION ALERT: See this action alert from our friends at the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, to stop fast track trade legislation that includes an anti-#BDS provision. ********************************* ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT: Testify Online Against IL Anti-Boycott Bill! Stop the Politicizing of Our Pension System! We must act now to stop this bill…
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USPCN in solidarity with the Black community of Baltimore
USPCN in solidarity with the Black community of Baltimore, and with all fighting for liberation and self-determination! The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) stands in solidarity with the brave people of Baltimore who are rising up in justified anger at another instance of vicious police violence against Black communities in this country. A few…