Category: Actions

ALL OUT FOR DETROIT To Defend Rasmea Odeh Rasmea Odeh, Palestinian community leader and icon, begins her trial on June 10th. Despite months of Rasmea Defense Committee organizing in Chicago and across the nation, the U.S. government refuses to drop its case against Rasmea, who they are alleging lied on an immigration application she filled…

On or around Thursday, May 15th, 2014 the commemoration of Al Nakba: Call attention to the “I Support Rasmea” campaign. The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and the Committee to Stop FBI Repression (CSFR) are calling on groups across the country to commemorate Al-Nakba on or around May 15th, with events highlighting the “I Support Rasmea” campaign. Rasmea…

April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, a day of international action and solidarity with the over 5,100 Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli jails. This year – the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Hijazi in a prisoner exchange – Palestinian organizations are calling for action to demand that the Bill and…

Demand that U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas say “The investigation Is over” National Call-In Day for the Antiwar 23 Friday, April 11 Call 312-886-8027 Tell Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas: “My name is _________ from [city and state] and I am calling about the Anti-war 23. I want Barry Jonas to announce the investigation is over!” It is…

At 4 pm on Tuesday, April 1st the IL State Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to have a hearing on the toxic anti-boycott RESOLUTION introduced by Sen. Ira Silverstein,SJR 59. Many of you have responded to previous calls for action on this and other attacks on academic freedom.  To defeat this resolution, we need your help now! We…

3/25/14 – After the overwhelming opposition to his Bill 3017, Illinois State Sen. Ira Silverstein introduced a resolution (instead of a bill) that will be voted on in the Judiciary Committee today, Tuesday, at 3 PM. 1) We urge you to take a moment this morning to call the members of the Judiciary Committee or the chairman to voice your opposition to this…

Action Alert: Defend Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Northeastern University For more information see the Northeastern University SJP statement linked here Academic free speech is again under attack, as Northeastern University in Boston has suspended the university’s SJP and is pursing expulsion level sanctions against two of its members.  These attacks come after the SJP…