US Palestinian Community Network

Category: Features

  • Article: Challenging AIPAC and confronting “US interests”

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    The following article was published in the Electronic Intifada on May 23, 2011. ://electronicintifada.net/content/challenging-aipac-and-confronting-us-interests/9999 Challenging AIPAC and confronting “US interests” Monadel Herzallah, Sara Kershnar, Max Ajl and Kristin Szremski The Electronic Intifada 23 May 2011 This week, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest pro-Israel lobby organization in the United States, is holding…

  • Video: Move Over AIPAC protests in Washington, DC

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    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:

  • May 21-24: Move Over AIPAC in Washington, DC!

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    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…

  • whenireturn.org – What will you do when Palestine is free?

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    Join us! www.whenireturn.org #whenireturn WHEN I RETURN–A collective celebration of hope and promise When I Return is an online participatory campaign that features simple notes by Palestinians, Arabs and allies describing what they hope to do when Palestine is free and/or they return to Palestine. It seeks to unleash the internal life of our longing for home,…

  • May 15, Chicago: Criminalizing the Palestinian National Movement

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    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.…

  • Victory: Bank Returns Abudayyeh Family Money, Government Involvement Alleged

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    Palestinian Community Leader Hatem Abudayyeh and Supporters Claim Victory. Bank Returns Money, Government Involvement Alleged. On Friday, May 6th, the bank accounts of Hatem and Naima Abudayyeh of Chicago were frozen. The bank manager at the TCF (Twin Cities Federal) branch could not explain what had happened but stated that the Bank Security Act prevented…

  • May 15: March with Palestinians Worldwide in DC on Nakba Day

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    MARCH With Palestinians & Supporters Worldwide May 15, 2011 @ White House 1:00 PM To mark 63 years of Palestinian Nakba Download Flyer (PDF) On May 15, 2011 Palestinians will…. · In the West Bank & Gaza, march to check points · In the Arab countries, march to borders of Palestine · From the refugee camps, march to borders…

  • WHEN I RETURN–A collective celebration of hope and promise

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    View Spanish translation We are pleased to invite you to participate in When I Return, a US Palestinian Community Network initiative aiming to highlight community and collective aspirations for the freedom and liberation of Palestine. When I Return is an online viral participatory campaign featuring simple notes by Palestinians, Arabs and allies describing what they…

  • Palestinians in the US Celebrate International Workers’ Day–May Day

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    On May Day, International Workers’ Day, the US Palestinian Community Network – and Palestinian workers in Palestine and in exile – join workers around the world in celebration of the incredible achievements of laborers for their just rights. On its 125th anniversary, we pay special tribute to the eight Haymarket martyrs and to their immense…

  • May 14: Nakba Commemoration in Michigan with Awad AbdelFattah, Noura Erakat and Helen Thomas

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    The Palestine Cultural Office and the US Palestinian Community Network present Nakba 63 Commemoration Event featuring Awad Abdel Fattah, Noura Erekat and Helen Thomas Saturday, May 14, 2011 6:30 PM at Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150 Preferred Seating $50.00 General Seating $35.00 Dinner, Cultural Program, & Music For more info call: (313) 945–9660…