Category: Features
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#HonorRasmea Twitter Storm Wed, Aug 2nd, 11AM to 2PM CST
Join the Rasmea Defense Committee for a social media campaign Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017, in support of Palestinian American icon Rasmea Odeh – and prepare for the #HonorRasmea farewell event on August 12th. * Participate on Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday, August 2nd, 11am-2pm CST, using sample tweets, hashtags, images, memes, and other resources that…
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USPCN Chicago – Jerusalem & Al-Aqsa Under Attack: Rally & March July 28
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On Naksa Day, June 5, Invite Congress to This Week’s Palestine Briefing
On Naksa Day, June 5, Invite Congress to This Week’s Palestine Briefing June 5th is the day Palestinians commemorate the Naksa, “setback” in Arabic, when the Israeli white-settler colonialists illegally occupied all of historical Palestine. Today, we are supporting partner organizations Defense for Children International—Palestine and American Friends Service Committee, and asking you to contact…
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USPCN Endorses USCPR Action: Pressure Your Senators to Oppose Israeli Occupation of Jerusalem
Although Trump has decided to delay any US embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for the next 6 months, Congress will vote soon on two resolutions (in the Senate and House, respectively) to call not only for the embassy move, but also to conceal Israel’s violations of international law against Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem.…
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USPCN statement: Victory to the Palestinian Political Prisoners’ #DignityStrike
USPCN statement: Victory to the Palestinian Political Prisoners’ #DignityStrike “They will not criminalise us, rob us of our true identity, steal our individualism, depoliticise us, churn us out as systemised, institutionalised, decent law-abiding robots. Never will they label our liberation struggle as criminal.” — Bobby Sands, Irish Republican leader who died in a political prisoners’…
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USPCN pickets for Palestinian hunger strikers at Durbin’s office yesterday! Asks for phone calls to the Senator today!
USPCN pickets for Palestinian hunger strikers at Durbin’s office yesterday! Asks for phone calls to the Senator today! Love & Struggle Photos of the picket Yesterday, May 25th, USPCN-Chicago organized a lunch time picket attended by over 75 people, to pressure U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to take a stand in support of the 1,800 Palestinian…
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On Rasmea’s 70th birthday, read her speech from Oscar Lopez’ homecoming
On Rasmea’s 70th birthday, read her speech from Oscar Lopez’ homecoming And help with legal fees Today, May 22nd, is Rasmea’s 70th birthday, and she’s been pretty busy the past few weeks. The Hana Center honored her on May 5th, she spoke at Northwestern University on May 15th, and she gave a powerful welcoming statement…
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5 things you can do RIGHT NOW to support Palestinian hunger strikers!
5 things you can do RIGHT NOW to support Palestinian hunger strikers! USPCN calls for National Week of Action! As the over 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners enter their 36th day on hunger strike, the risks to their health are increasingly grave, so urgent actions in solidarity are of critical importance. Here are 5 things you can…
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69 Years Since Al-Nakba & 29 Days of the #DignityStrike
Today, May 15th, 2017, marks the 69th anniversary of the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands. Today also marks 69 years of resistance to Israeli colonization and occupation, and to British and later U.S. imperialism. Generations of Palestinians have refused to concede this key demand of the national…
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Former Puerto Rican political prisoner Luis Rosa Perez writes to Palestinian hunger strikers
My Palestinian Family The cancer of colonialism affects every aspect of human development. It hinders economic and social growth; and causes despair and a host of psychological and physiological conditions with the aim of destroying the peoples enslaved by this system. Its aim is genocide and the deformation of a national identity and culture. The…