Category: Actions
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Friday 3/1: Call-In Day for Arafat Jaradat, Samer Issawi and Palestinian Prisoners
Israel has TORTURED and KILLED another Palestinian in prison! Maan News Agency reported on Sunday that political prisoner Arafat Jaradat was beaten and hanged for many hours while in Israeli custody, this according to his lawyer, Kameel Sabbagh. An autopsy conducted in Israel in the presence of Palestinian officials revealed that the 30-year-old Jaradat had…
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San Francisco, March 1: Protest Israeli Torture, Killing and Illegal Detention
please circulate widely PROTEST ISRAELI TORTURE, KILLING AND ILLEGAL DETENTION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE END US AID TO ISRAEL AND DIPLOMATIC COVER UP FRIDAY MARCH 1ST, 4-6 PM ISRAELI CONSULATE, 456 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA Endorsed: AROC, PYM, USPCN, PAN- Palestine Action Network Facebook event: s://www.facebook.com/events/492099190854979/ for endorsements, please call: 415-861-7444 —————————————————————————————————- The…
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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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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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October 25: National Day of Action for the Holy Land Five
USPCN urges all members and supporters of the Palestinian community to come out to support the Holy Land Five on Thursday, October 25. The case of the Holy Land Five is critical for all who care about justice for Palestine and Palestinians. Five Palestinians in the US are imprisoned for their charitable work. Join us tomorrow…
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Chicago activists protest “Brand Israel” Batsheva Dance Company
Chicago Palestine solidarity activists made their voices heard on Saturday, March 17, during a protest of the opening night of Batsheva Dance Company’s two-night performance at Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Theater. Chants included “All your dancing can’t erase! Apartheid’s ugly face!” and in a tribute to St. Patrick’s Day, “Occupation is a crime! From Ireland to…
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Stand with Palestinian women on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Palestinian Solidarity Group-Chicago and the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)-Chicago encourage supporters of women’s rights to show support and solidarity with Palestinian women struggling for their freedom and for the national liberation of the Palestinian people. We stand in support of and solidarity with Hana al-Shalabi, who went…