Category: Features
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September 10: The Joint Struggle for a Free Palestine – San Francisco
The Joint Struggle for a Free Palestine A panel discussion on strategies and successes of various social movements Monday, September 10th at 7 p.m. @ the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics San Francisco The issue of Palestine is a critical struggle for global justice in its own right, and the collaboration between the US,…
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A dignified people, and a dignified land, demand a dignified leadership
This past weekend, Palestinians, young and old, marched in Ramallah towards the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, the Muqata’a to protest the Palestinian Authority’s ongoing failure to represent and protect Palestinian rights. Marchers responded to the planned reception of Shaul Mofaz by the Palestinian Authority, and by its head Mahmoud Abbas. This is not the…
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June 15-17: USPCN announces its East Coast Regional Meeting – Washington, DC
June 15, 2012 – June 17, 2012 Saturday, June 16, Georgetown Library in Georgetown Address: 3260 R Street Northwest Washington, DC 20007 from 9:30 – 4:00. Meet USPCN members from other US cities and states, Discuss USPCN Strategic Goals, Plans and Activities for 2012 and beyond Open and productive conversation about issues of concern to local Palestinian…
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USPCN is proud to endorse the NY session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP)
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) will be holding its fourth international session in New York City from 6 & 7 October 2012. The RToP is an International People’s Tribunal created in response to the international community’s inaction regarding Israel’s recognized violations of international law. The Tribunal aims to bring attention to the complicity and responsibility of various national, international and…
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Without principle, there is nothing: On the Undignified Politics of American Task Force on Palestine
On May 15, across the shatat and in the homeland, Palestinians marked the 64th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948 in a multitude of ways. We rallied, we held vigils, and we took a quiet moment to remember, reflect, and mourn. On this anniversary, we particularly honored our heroes in Israeli prisons, who conducted the…
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On the anniversary of the Nakba, stand for Palestine: Events across the country
On the 64th anniversary of the Nakba, commemorating the occupation of Palestine and the dispossession and ethnic cleansing of its people, when over 800,000 Palestinians were made refugees by armed Zionist forces seeking to establish an exclusionary Jewish state on the land of Palestine, we stand with our community in the US and our people…
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May 20: Join USPCN at the Palestine Contingent to Protest NATO!
NATO is meeting in Chicago this month, and the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN, uspcn.org) is calling on all of you to join with thousands on May 20th in Grant Park to stand up to its agenda of unrestricted war and occupation, especially against our people in the Arab and Muslim Worlds. On Sunday, May 20th, Palestinians,…
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DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival: Showcasing Subjectivity
DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival: Showcasing Subjectivity by Noura Erekat, from Jadaliyya In September 2011, a group of young Arab women, myself included, conspired to organize a DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival (DC-PFAF). Inspired by the gigantic models established in Toronto, Chicago, London, Houston, Ann Arbor, and Boston, we decided to emulate this model in Washington,…
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May 14, Chicago: Candlelight Vigil in Support of Palestinian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Israeli prisons
On the 64th anniversary of Al-Nakba: there is no more time to wait, there is no more time to spare, NOW is the time for action! s://www.facebook.com/ events/237334053037149/ WHAT: Candlelight Vigil in Support of Palestinian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Israeli prisons WHEN: Monday, May 14th, 2012 7:30 PM WHERE: The Water Tower Park…
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April 9, NYC: BE HEARD – Palestinian Youth Representation
RSVP on Facebook ASWATNA, NYU Students for Justice in Palestine, The Civic Drive for Palestinian Registration, and USPCN Present: BE HEARD Palestinian Youth Representation in the Next Palestinian National Council Elections Join Professor Bashir Abu Manneh (Columbia University) in a discussion on the importance of an inclusive, unified Palestinian voice, and the international grassroots campaign to include…