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Thank you from USPCN, and have a Happy & Healthy 2021
Happy New Year, Friend! The work of USPCN is fueled entirely by your generosity, and with your help, we raised over $25,000 at our end of 2020 event, Turath Baladna. Nearly 1,000 raffle tickets were sold, and almost 5,000 individuals like you viewed our celebration of community, culture, and resistance. Your support will help USPCN continue…
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A recap of our 2020 end of year event: Turath Baladna!
On Sunday, December 27th, USPCN gathered virtually to honor this past year of struggle with a cultural celebration of our Turath, our heritage. #TurathBaladna featured the brilliant oud stylings of Clarissa Bitar, the spoken word poetry of Lubna Morrar, and a world premiere video drop and live Q&A with the globally renowned, leading Palestinian electronic band, 47Soul. Our evening also featured a…
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47Soul headlining Turath Baladna, USPCN’s annual event, on December 27!
On Sunday, December 27th, at 3 PM PT / 5 PM CT / 6 PM ET / 1 AM in Palestine, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) will present Turath Baladna (“Our Country’s Heritage” in Arabic), a free, end-of-year event celebrating Palestinian resistance and culture – featuring the music group originally from 1948 Palestine, 47Soul.…
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Abu Ata: It’s #GivingTuesday & Israelis imprisoned two more Birzeit students, Wishah performers
It’s #GivingTuesday, and the Israelis imprisoned two more Birzeit students, Wishah performers In yet another attack on Palestinian student activists at Birzeit University, Youad Abuayyash (pictured above) and Baker Ewais (below) have been detained by Israeli Occupation Forces within the past few days. The two young men are student and community activists from the West…
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May November 29th be a Day of Struggle Against Racism, Fascism, and Ethnic Cleansing
*NOTE: this translated piece was originally published in Arabic by Dar Alhaya. You can read it here. May November 29th be a Day of Struggle Against Racism, Fascism, and Ethnic Cleansing You don’t need to read Arabic to be able to predict who the Palestinian is and who the Arab rulers are in this brilliantly…
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Webinar on 1973 Arab Workers’ Strike for Palestine Nov 28
Commemorating the Detroit Arab Workers Strike for Palestine On November 28th in 1973, 2,500 Arab auto workers shut down production at Chrysler’s Dodge Main assembly plant near Detroit, Michigan, in a historic wildcat strike called for by the Arab Workers Caucus. The strike resulted in the first ever “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)” victory in U.S. history — successfully forcing the…
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Join USPCN’s #FreeKhitamSaafin Social Media Storm – Monday, Nov. 16
#FreeKhitamSaafin Social Media Storm Join USPCN, Samidoun – Palestinian Political Prisoners Solidarity Network, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), and National Lawyers Guild (NLG) on Monday, November 16 at 10 AM PT / 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET / 8 PM in Palestine for a 2 hour social media storm to demand Israeli…
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Statement from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip in Support of Black Liberation and Workers’ Struggle
PC: BDS Movement READ this brilliant statement from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip in support of the Black liberation struggle and U.S. labor movement! Until Liberation and Return, U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
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Join USPCN in Chicago, San Francisco, and NY: July 1st Day of Rage to Reject Annexation
Join USPCN in Chicago, San Francisco, and NY: July 1st Day of Rage to Reject Annexation July 1st marks the official beginning of the next phase of continued Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestine. It is the anticipated starting date of the Israeli annexation plan to expropriate more Palestinian land and absorb it into the state…
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Arabs in Chicagoland Rally for Black Liberation
Arabs in Chicagoland Rally for Black Liberation Last Saturday, June 13th, 2020, in the heart of the Arab and Palestinian community of Chicago’s southwest suburbs, over 175 community members and 80 cars participated in an #Arabs4BlackLiberation rally and car caravan co-convened by USPCN, Arab American Action Network (AAAN), Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression…