Category: Events
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Palestinian-American activist Rasmea Odeh due in Detroit court for another status hearing
For Immediate Release: Rasmea Defense Committee October 20, 2014 Press Contact: Hatem Abudayyeh, 773-301-4108, [email protected] Judge to hear testimony from top torture expert and allow partial sequestration of jury at trial; also rules that prosecution must prove “specific intent” WHEN: Tuesday, October 21st, at 10 AM Eastern Standard Time for support rally and Rasmea Defense…
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October 21: All Out for Detroit! Rasmea’s Pre-trial hearing
Rasmea is due in court again on Tuesday, October 21st, for another important status hearing. A torture expert from the Kovler Center in Chicago will testify as to the effect of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Rasmea. In addition, Judge Gershwin Drain may rule on the defense motion to distribute a questionnaire to potential…
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October 20, NYC: Drop the Charges Against Rasmea Odeh!
DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST RASMEA ODEH! NYC Community Protest Monday, October 20 6:00 PM US Department of Homeland Security 26 Federal Plaza, NYC Facebook event: s://www.facebook.com/events/1493576454249135/ We stand in solidarity with Rasmea Odeh! Our NY Communities will Rally in Solidarity with Rasmea the week of the 1 Year Anniversary of her arrest, & 1 day…
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Condemn government threats against supporters of Rasmea Odeh: Add your organization’s name
The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is urging all progressive organizations to sign the following statement. To add your organization to the statement, please email [email protected] or use the form below. The statement reads: “The undersigned organizations support the democratic rights of the Rasmea Defense Committee, the Committee to Stop FBI Repression, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network,…
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UIC event with Steven Salaita cancelled, but the rest of the tour IS ON, including Bassem Tamimi on October 7th
Please share this message widely. Steven Salaita has had to cancel his Oct. 7th afternoon appearance at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Here is a message from Professor Salaita: “Dear Colleagues: “I am so grateful for your invitation and your support. I deeply regret that, on advice of counsel, it may be most prudent…
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USPCN sponsoring Steven Salaita in Chicago next week: Bassem Tamimi joining him Tuesday
During the recent Israeli slaughter of over 2100 people in Gaza, Professor Steven Salaita bravely spoke out against this barbaric assault and in defense of Palestine. For this, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees purged him from his tenured position, in direct violation of basic norms of academic freedom. Now Professor Salaita is going…
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Palestine Contingent: Ferguson Weekend of Resistance
“Solidarity does not mean our struggles are the same. Solidarity means all struggles matter.” – Professor Robin D.G. Kelley at National Organizers’ Conference of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, September 21, 2014. The murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has shone a spotlight on racism, police brutality and militarized policing in…
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September 25, Chicago: Forum: The lessons of Gaza & the tasks of the movement here
Thursday, September 25 6:30pm – 8:30pm Grace Place 637 S Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Facebook: s://www.facebook.com/events/537958029671811/ Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada A member of U.S. Palestinian Community Network Holly Kent-Payne, Anti-War Committee – Chicago Larry Redmond, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Mirjana Abu-Khalil, Students for Justice in Palestine – UIC Israel’s murderous Operation Protective…
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USPCN co-sponsoring photo tour of Palestine’s BADIL center for refugee rights
US Palestinian Community Network is a co-sponsor of BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights’ photo exhibition tour, Empowering Women in Palestine: Women’s Perspectives of Forcible Displacement Photo Exhibition and Film Screening Wednesday, August 27 – Chicago 7260 W. 93rd St, Ridgeview 60455 11 AM – 12 PM Wednesday, August 27 – Arlington,…
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USPCN plays leading role in action confronting the Zionists in Chicago
By Bill Chambers, Chicago Monitor Attendees of the Jewish United Fund “Chicago Stands With Israel” fundraiser at the Chicago Hilton last night were met with over 250 protestors picketing outside as well as a die-in representing the continued Palestinian civilians deaths in Gaza. What they didn’t expect was multiple protestors from Jewish Voice for Peace and…