Category: Actions
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Khader Adnan’s Hunger Strike: Palestinian Resistance, Steadfastness and Courage
Week of Action: February 19-26, 2012 Khader Adnan has been on hunger strike for 63 days – one day for each year of the occupation of Palestine; one day, one year, of steadfastness, resilience, resistance, and dignity in the face of occupation and oppression. His courage and commitment must inspire us all to act to…
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Standing Up for Our Rights! USPCN Pledges to Defend Human and Civil Rights
The US Palestinian Community Network passed the following resolution at its planning meeting on January 6-8, 2012, committing itself to work for the civil and human rights of the Palestinian community, particularly those targeted for FBI repression and a grand jury investigation. Those targeted in the case include labor activists, antiwar organizers, and seven Palestinian…
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Announcing First USPCN Community Forum – Santa Clara, CA – January 7, 2012
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST US PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK COMMUNITY FORUM Saturday, January 7, 2012 Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA Reflecting the strategic need for nurturing open spaces of conversation amongst Palestinians in the US, the US Palestinian Community Network is excited to announce its first of a continuing series of Community Forums to…
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Take Action – Defend Palestine and OccupyChicago
The following call is being circulated to defend Palestine and OccupyChicago after biased media coverage on ABC 7, attacking USPCN organizer Hatem Abudayyeh and Palestinian participation in OccupyChicago. Please write to ABC 7 below! Dear friends and supporters: We are calling on folks to take a few minutes to respond to ABC 7 reporter Chuck…
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National Action: Activists connect prisoner abuses from California to the Gaza Strip, hold rallies and collect signatures
Friday, October 7 Chicago, IL: Israeli Consulate, 111 East Wacker Dr. 8:30am San Francisco, CA: Montgomery St. BART Station, 456 Montgomery St. 8:30am New York City, NY: Liberty Park Square. 6:00pm (Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; NY, NY) Palestinians, Jews, and prisoner solidarity activists of all backgrounds are responding to calls from Palestine to support…
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New York City: Durban +10 Commemoration, September 19-21
The week of September 19th and all the activities engaging the 10th Commemoration of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) is rapidly approaching. USPCN is a member of the Durban+10 Coalition, a peoples’ initiative to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Durban conference. Download the flyer…
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Take Action: Open the Rafah Crossing Permanently and Unconditionally
Take action: OPEN THE RAFAH CROSSING PERMANENTLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY A deadly siege on 1.6 million people living in Gaza has been imposed by Israel since 2006. It was partially and momentarily lifted when the revolutionary Egyptian movement ousted Hosni Mubarak and made clear that emancipation and the freedom of Palestine were joint and connected goals.…
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NY September 15: Rally for Palestine and the Right of Return
Palestinians Tell the World: Sovereignty Means Securing ALL Our Rights! Download flyer (English) | Download flyer (Arabic) Palestinians everywhere are mobilizing to remind the world of their right to self-determination. In New York we are marching to the UN because the world’s attention is focused on the vote on Palestine scheduled to take place there. For over…
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USPCN and IJAN Joint Call: June 5 – Oppose the JNF, Support the Right of Return
Sunday, June 5 End the Occupation of Palestine – Support the Right of Return – Take action against the Jewish National Fund On May 15, 2011, the 63rd commemoration of the catastrophe of 1948, during which nearly 800,000 Palestinians were expelled to establish an Israeli state in Palestine, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the…
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Action alert: Call now to free Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh
Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian activist, writer, professor, and co-founder of the US Palestinian Community Network, was arrested today in Palestine by Israeli occupation forces as part of the attacks on May 15 Nakba protests for Palestinian refugees’ right to return throughout Palestine and on its borders. During a peaceful protest in al-Walaja, a nonviolent civil…