Category: Features
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Day-long hunger strike & encampment in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners May 11, in Burbank, IL
Day-long hunger strike and encampment in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners Thursday, May 11th, in Burbank, IL WHAT: Join us in a day-long hunger strike and encampment in solidarity with the over 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners currently on an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Facebook event page! WHEN: Thursday, May 11th, 2017, from 10…
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Hundreds to join Rasmea at her plea hearing April 25th in Detroit, as U.S. Attorney’s office launches another political attack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Hatem Abudayyeh, 773.301.4108, [email protected] Hundreds to join Rasmea at her plea hearing April 25th in Detroit, as U.S. Attorney’s office launches another political attack Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Tukel appears to want to sabotage the plea agreement WHEN: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (rally at 1:00…
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USPCN heeds Addameer’s call for social media action on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day; support the hunger strikers!
USPCN heeds Addameer’s call for social media action on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day Monday, April 17th Today, April 17th, 2017, USPCN salutes our brave prisoners and marks the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Political Prisoners by joining Addameer’s action alert. TAKE ACTION: 1. Share a picture of yourself holding a poster with the hashtags #Free_Palestinian_Political_Prisoners,…
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All Out for Rasmea’s April 25th plea hearing in Detroit!
All Out for Rasmea’s April 25th plea hearing in Detroit! WHEN: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (rally at 1:00 PM, hearing starts at 2:30 PM) WHERE: U.S. District Court, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., downtown Detroit, Michigan The Rasmea Defense Committee is calling on everyone to mobilize for Rasmea’s final court appearance…
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Help USPCN Celebrate Another 10 Years of Organizing for Liberation and Return!
Help USPCN Celebrate Another 10 Years of Organizing for Liberation and Return! Please make your tax-deductible donation now, and help launch us into our next decade! Ten years ago, I was one of the proud co-founders of the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), which came together at a meeting in Detroit, Michigan, in 2006,…
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USPCN joins call for protection of human rights defenders working on issues related to Palestine
New signatories added 12/12/16 December 9, 2016 – In marking International Human Rights Defenders Day, the undersigned organizations commend the work of all human rights defenders working for justice globally, stand in solidarity with them, and highlight the case of individuals and organizations focused on Palestine. Human rights defenders advocating and working on Palestinian human…
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USPCN supports #NoDAPL on #IndigenousPeoplesDay
USPCN supports #NoDAPL on Indigenous People’s Day The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has faced months of opposition from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, as well as members of hundreds of other tribes across North and South America. Their goal is to stop the building of the DAPL, which would connect production fields in…
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USPCN statement on #Vision4BlackLives: Black Liberation will lead to liberation for all
Black Liberation will lead to liberation for all In April of 2015, a few weeks after Freddie Gray was tragically murdered by Baltimore police, USPCN released a statement that addressed our own communities, in part: “In this moment, Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims in the U.S. have no choice but to be on the right side…
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Aug. 10: USPCN supporting exhibit for 15 year old Gaza artist Mohammed Qreaiqe
See the brilliant work of 15-year-old Gaza artist Mohammed Qreaiqe, and help raise money for his Chicago and other exhibits this fall! Mohammed Qreaiqe and his brother Malik are visiting us from Gaza. Mohammed has become a world-renowned artist who has a verified Facebook page, and has traveled across the Arab World and Europe to…
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New legal attack on Rasmea; All Out for Detroit Sept 22
Prosecutors launch new legal attack on Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh All out for September 22nd federal court hearing in Detroit Attorneys representing Palestinian American icon, Rasmea Odeh, are pushing back against a new legal attack by federal prosecutors. In a July 21 filing, Rasmea’s defense team went on record as “strongly opposing” an attempt…