Category: News
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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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May 15-22, 2012: USPCN Chicago joins Call For International Protests on the NATO War Makers
Call For International Protests on the NATO War Makers Chicago, May 15 and 22, 2012 An alliance of Chicago area peace and justice organizations, together with the United National Antiwar Committee (UNAC), are jointly calling for a united mass mobilization to protest the NATO and G8 Summits to be held in Chicago May 15 to 22. Permit applications were…
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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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Article: Challenging AIPAC and confronting “US interests”
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…
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whenireturn.org – What will you do when Palestine is free?
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,…
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May 15, Chicago: Criminalizing the Palestinian National Movement
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.…
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Victory: Bank Returns Abudayyeh Family Money, Government Involvement Alleged
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…
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Take Action: U.S. Attorney Escalates Attacks on Civil Liberties of Anti-War, Palestinian Human Rights Activists
May 9 Update with Additional Information and Call to Action: ://uspcn.org/2011/05/09/may-9-10-call-to-demand-u-s-treasury-department-unfreeze-bank-accounts-of-palestinian-human-rights-activist-and-his-family/ U.S. Attorney Escalates Attacks on Civil Liberties of Anti-War, Palestinian Human Rights Activists Call U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald first thing Monday morning!(contact info at bottom of this email) On Friday, May 6, the U.S. government froze the bank accounts of Hatem Abudayyeh and his wife, Naima. This unwarranted…