Category: Events
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Report: June 5 protest for Palestine in San Francisco
This year, Jewish and Palestinian community groups have upped the ante in their bid to challenge Israel’s annual event in Yerba Buena Garden, saying there’s more to protest than ever. Of particular concern is the role of Israel’s Jewish National Fund, an organization operating in the US, which collects $50 million which aids in the…
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June 5, NYC: Stand With Palestine: Protest the “Celebrate Israel” Parade
STAND WITH PALESTINE: Protest the “Celebrate Israel” Parade and Support the March Toward Jerusalem and Return Sunday, June 5 – 10:30 AM – 2 PM WEST SIDE of 5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Sts, New York City Subway: R, N to 5th Avenue (use ONLY west exit marked Central Park South near downtown end of platform…
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June 5, San Francisco: Protest “Israel in the Gardens” & Celebrate 63 Years of Resistance to Colonization & Occupation!
Sunday, June 5th, 1-3 pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street (between Powell and Montgomery Bart stations) On June 5, every year, refugees from the villages of Beit Nuba, Imwas and Yalu march from Ramallah towards “Canada Park” where the JNF plants trees in order to camouflage the Israeli destruction of their…
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May 31 – Chicago: Then They Came For Me: Civil Liberties in Peril
Then They Came for Me Civil Liberties in Peril in Chicago WHEN: Tuesday, May 31 at 7:00 pm WHERE: DePaul University, McGowan South Room 108 1110 W. Belden Avenue On September 24, 2010 the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and anti-war offices of public activists in Chicago and Minneapolis. Following the raids the Justice Department…
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Washington, DC – June 5: Protest and Pray for Palestine
Humans around the world will be standing and praying together on June 5 to turn Al-Naksa (“the set-back” of the 6-day 1967 war) into steps forward to freedom, justice, and dignity for PALESTINE and PALESTINIANS. ***JOIN US AT 1 P.M. AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO PROTEST AND PRAY FOR PALESTINE*** (RAIN OR SHINE) Facebook event: ://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219469021405086…
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Video: Move Over AIPAC protests in Washington, DC
Move Over AIPAC continues in Washington, DC, as participants continue conferences, meetings, and protests against the lobby’s annual convention and President Obama’s speech. See below for two videos of Move Over AIPAC protests this weekend. USPCN is a co-sponsor of Move Over AIPAC:
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May 21-24: Move Over AIPAC in Washington, DC!
USPCN is one of over 100 endorsers of the May 21-24 counter-conference and protest challenging the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (the largest Zionist lobby organization in Washington, DC) in Washington this weekend. Full details of the conference and protest may be found at moveoveraipac.org. Note: Conference is full, but web livestreaming will be available…
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May 15, Chicago: Criminalizing the Palestinian National Movement
In Commemoration of 63 Years of al-Nakba the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) & the Coalition to Protect People’s Rights (CPPR) present: Political Repression in Palestine and the U.S.: Criminalizing the Palestinian National Movement with guests: Awad Abdel Fattah, Secretary General of the National Democratic Assembly, on a national speaking tour from 1948 Palestine Dr.…
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May 12 & 13: DC Events for the DC Palestine Film Festival
For more information and details, please visit the DC Palestine Film Festival website. The DC Palestine Film Festival is an initiative of the US Palestinian Community Network – DC. Read below about a screening on May 12 and kickoff on May 13! As a sneak peek of what’s to come this September, the US Palestinian…
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USPCN-DC plans DC Palestine Film Festival
Our Story In September 2011, the US Palestinian Community Network of DC plans to inaugurate the DC Palestine Film Festival – the first festival in DC to shine the spotlight solely on Palestinian filmmakers. It will include feature-length films and shorts from different genres ranging from dramas, to documentaries, to comedies as well as panel…