Category: Features
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USPCN supports Boycott-Israel 19 Defense Campaign in Australia
The US Palestinian Community Network supports the Boycott-Israel 19 Defense Campaign in Australia, following upon the police harassment, brutality and arrests against a mass peaceful BDS demonstration in Melbourne. You can sign on at the Defense Campaign’s website, or email [email protected]. Video of the police attack: Stand up for Palestinian human rights! Stand up for…
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Cultural Boycott of Israel: Thank you, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The US Palestinian Community Network is a signatory of this letter below, supporting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s decision not to go to Israel and participate in an awards ceremony, and encouraging him to become a supporter of the BDS Movement. Follow this link to sign the letter! June 29, 2011 Dear Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, We are writing to…
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Announcing Palestinian Movement Assemblies towards Democratic National Representation
The campaign calling for Palestinian democratic representation is currently underway.
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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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Al-Jazeera Arabic features USPCN’s Hatem Abudayyeh and the struggle against FBI Repression
On June 11, 2011, Al-Jazeera Arabic aired the following report on FBI raids and repression in the US targeting Palestinian and solidarity activists. The video includes interviews with Hatem, Naima and Maysa Abudayyeh, Chicago activist and Electronic Intifada managing editor Maureen Murphy (who was also subpoenaed), and attorney Jim Fennerty. For more information, please visit…
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On June 5: End the Occupation of Palestine – Support the Right of Return!
On the Anniversary of June 5 1967 End the Occupation of Palestine — Support the Right of Return Take action against the Jewish National Fund Support the March Toward Jerusalem and Return In this moment of incredible change, every act must be measured against its potential to bring us closer to liberation and return. These…
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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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USPCN and IJAN Joint Call: June 5 – Oppose the JNF, Support the Right of Return
Sunday, June 5 End the Occupation of Palestine – Support the Right of Return – Take action against the Jewish National Fund On May 15, 2011, the 63rd commemoration of the catastrophe of 1948, during which nearly 800,000 Palestinians were expelled to establish an Israeli state in Palestine, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the…
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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…