Author: uspcn
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Feb. 25: Call-in Day for Arafat Jaradat, Samer Issawi and all Palestinian prisoners
Israel tortures and kills another Palestinian political prisoner! We are revising our call in day information to ask you to also ask President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry whether they believe Palestinian lives have any value, and demand that they condemn Israel’s murder of Arafat Jaradat. Original call-in announcement follows: Samer Issawi’s battle…
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Feb. 25: Protest former IDF officer and Drone expert at U of Chicago
Israel has TORTURED and KILLED another Palestinian in prison! Do Palestinian lives have any value to the U.S. government? Maan News Agency reports that political prisoner Arafat Jaradat was beaten and hanged for many hours on end in Israeli custody, this according to his lawyer, Kameel Sabbagh. And an autopsy conducted in Israel in the…
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Demand the Release of Samer Issawi – Call-In Day Wed. 2/20/13
Wednesday 2/20/13 9:00AM – 5:00PM EST After 211 days on hunger strike, the Israeli “kangaroo” military court rejected the release of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi today during his “emergency” hearing. Issawi will remain behind bars until his next scheduled hearing on March 14, 2013. Issawi’s mother Um Ra’fat collapsed after the court decision. The Israelis are clearly…
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Feb. 16: Stand Up for Your RIGHTS: A community conversation in Arabic and English with Hatem Abudayyeh and Mira Nabulsi
Stand Up for Your RIGHTS: A community conversation in Arabic and English with Hatem Abudayyeh and Mira Nabulsi February 16, 2013 7 pm – 9 pm Arab Cultural and Community Center 2 Plaza Street, San Francisco, CA Facebook: s://www.facebook.com/events/243945072408366/ In the wake of last year’s United Nations General Assembly resolution that elevated Palestine’s status from…
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Act now: DEMAND TIAA-CREF Divest from Corporations Profiting from Occupation
Are you a client of TIAA-CREF? THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW DEMAND TIAA-CREF Divest from Corporations Profiting from Occupation DEADLINE FEBRUARY 8 USPCN is proud member of the National Coordinating Committee of the We Divest Campaign. The We Divest Campaign demands that TIAA-CREF, one of the largest retirement systems in the world and one…
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January 24: National Call-In Day to Stop Persecution of Anti-War and International Solidarity Activists
National Call In Day–Thursday, January 24 Call Assistant US Attorney Barry Jonas at 312-353-5300 x 68027 Tell Barry Jonas… “We demand that: 1. Barry Jonas drop the “ongoing investigation” against 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists in the Midwest. 2. Barry Jonas return the personal belongings of Hatem Abudayyeh, a Palestinian-American activist in Chicago. 3. The FBI and other…
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January 20: Protest bullying US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald – Chicago
Anti-war and international solidarity activists protest US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald at John Marshall Law School commencement Sunday, January 20 3:00 pm Hyatt Regency Hotel 151 East Wacker Drive Fitzgerald is a Bully – End the Grand Jury Investigation of Anti-War Activists Patrick Fitzgerald will be the commencement speaker at John Marshall Law School’s graduation and…
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January 19: March and Rally: No Blank Check For Israel – DC
Join us in the nation’s capital on Inauguration weekend to tell President Obama: Israel should not be above the law. March and Rally – No Blank Check For Israel! Saturday, January 19, 2013 4:00 PM, Farragut Square, Washington, DC Come join the protest rally and march in Washington, DC. on January 19th. We will start…
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Chicago: Statehood & National Liberation: A Discussion on Palestine in the U.N. & the Diaspora – Jan. 25
USPCN-Chicago Presents: Statehood & National Liberation: A Discussion on Palestine in the U.N. & the Diaspora Friday, January 25th, 2013 7 PM Jerusalem Restaurant 8310 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview, IL Facebook Event: s://www.facebook.com/events/533528306671395/ Last year, on November 29th, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed an upgraded U.N.…
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Chicago: A Home Denied: Struggling Against Displacement from Chicago to Palestine – January 23
A Home Denied: Struggling Against Displacement from Chicago to Palestine Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:30pm Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn St, Chicago Facebook Page: s://www.facebook.com/events/117250461779075/ Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights and Communities United Against Foreclosure and Eviction invite you to an evening of story-telling. Both here and abroad, racist and militarized institutions threaten to uproot…