Category: Events
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Chicago, May 19: Criminalizing Immigrants – Case of Rasmea Odeh
Criminalizing Immigrants The Case of Rasmea Odeh Date: Monday, May 19, 2014 Location: Azima Center, 17 N. State Street, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602 Time: 6 PM – 7:30 PM Speakers: Jim Fennerty, Attorney for Rasmea Odeh Chris Bergen, Immigration Attorney Leila Taha, Defense Committee Member Learn about the case of Rasmea Odeh. RSVP: [email protected]…
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TWO MORE DAYS! Support Education for Refugee Youth from Syria
The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) – Bay Area chapter is calling for urgent action to help support education for refugee children from Syria In partnership with the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), PYM – Bay Area has launched an online donation drive to help raise funds for education projects and community…
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December 8, Chicago: People’s Thanksgiving Fundraiser for Rasmea Odeh
22nd Annual People’s Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser for Rasmea Odeh Hosted by Fight Back! /¡Lucha y Resiste! Newspaper Sunday, December 8, 4 pm to 8 pm Dinner at 5:00 pm Tickets: $30, $5 for little children & the unemployed (purchase online: s://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=joeiosbaker%40gmail.com&lc=US&item_name=People%27s+Thanksgiving¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP-DonationsBF%3Abtn_donateCC_LG.gif%3ANonHosted) Please RSVP. Facebook: s://www.facebook.com/events/579509055436970 Includes dinner provided by Haifa Café, 115 S. Clinton St., Chicago Cash…
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Prawer Will Not Pass! Day of Rage – November 29-30
DO NOT LET PRAWER PASS – STOP THE DISPLACEMENT & ISOLATION OF OVER 70,000 INDIGENOUS BEDOUIN IN THE NEGEV/NAQAB Stop Prawer Plan: Day of Action November 30th (from the Palestinian BDS movement website): “On 24th of June, the Israeli Knesset approved the Prawer-Begin plan, which if implemented will result in the destruction of more than…
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Local events across the country to support Rasmea: Attend or organize your own!
We encourage all to come to Detroit at 12 noon on November 13 to stand with Rasmea. If you cannot be in Detroit, please attend one of the events below or organize your own in a city not listed! Please email [email protected] to let the Committee to Stop FBI Repression know about your solidarity event. Download…
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November 13: Join USPCN to mobilize to Detroit for Rasmea Odeh
Mobilize for Rasmea Odeh’s Court Date 12:00 pm, Wednesday, November 13 231 W Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, MI Facebook: s://www.facebook.com/events/643177832392079/ Palestinian-American community activist and beloved womens’ rights advocate Rasmea Yousef Odeh will be arraigned in the U.S. District Court, 231 W Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. She’s battling an immigration…
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USPCN Strongly Condemns Arrest and Indictment of Rasmea Yousef Odeh
The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) strongly condemns the arrest and indictment of Rasmea Yousef Odeh by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She is a founding member of the Chicago chapter of USPCN and a mentor to all of its organizers, and we pledge to fight this injustice with all of our strength.…
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Oct. 24, Chicago: Un-Friend the IDF! Protest the Israeli military fundraiser
UN-FRIEND THE IDF 5-6pm Thursday October 24 In front of the Chicago Hilton Hotel 720 S Michigan Ave Facebook: s://www.facebook.com/events/243981455756284/ The Chicago area ‘Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) will hold their annual gala fundraiser at the Hilton this Thursday. The IDF is the enforcer of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and the siege of Gaza. Join us…
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October 13, Chicago: Hands off Syria, No US Intervention
Join us for a Global Rally to demand: Stop the War on Syria Hands Off Syria, No U.S. Intervention Stop Fueling the Syrian Fire Sun., Oct. 133:00 pm – 5:00 pmFederal Plaza50 W. AdamsThe event is taking place in many countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,…
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October 6: Building Palestine: What You Can Do
Building Palestine: What You Can Do Discussion with Palestinian-American business consultant and political analyst Sam Bahour Moderated by Columbia College Professor Iymen Chehade Sunday, October 6 3-5pm Columbia College Chicago Conaway Center 1104 S. Wabash Sam Bahour is coming to Chicago!! Don’t miss his October 6th talk, Building Palestine: What You Can Do, and the…