Category: News
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USPCN-DC plans DC Palestine Film Festival
Our Story In September 2011, the US Palestinian Community Network of DC plans to inaugurate the DC Palestine Film Festival – the first festival in DC to shine the spotlight solely on Palestinian filmmakers. It will include feature-length films and shorts from different genres ranging from dramas, to documentaries, to comedies as well as panel…
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Palestinian Youth: New Movement, New Borders by Noura Erakat
Palestinian youth: New movement, new borders Palestinian unity agreement only first step in long-term movement, according to Palestinian youth. Noura Erakat May 4, 2011 – Al Jazeera English Reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah may present the first victory of a nascent Palestinian youth movement, which earned its moniker, the March 15th movement, from the first…
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May 14: Nakba Commemoration in Michigan with Awad AbdelFattah, Noura Erakat and Helen Thomas
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…
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Israel is an Apartheid State: A note to the “Vanguard Leadership Group”
The following statement was issued in response to a letter by the Vanguard Leadership Group and signed by 16 students published in student newspapers at historically black colleges. The VLG has worked closely in the past with official Israeli government bodies and entities, and engaged in an official tour of the Knesset in the past, as…
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Farewell, Vittorio Arrigoni, a great martyr for Palestine and justice
The US Palestinian Community Network expresses its deepest mourning for Vittorio Arrigoni, the Italian solidarity activist who was kidnapped and murdered in Gaza on April 14, 2011. Vittorio is a true martyr of the Palestinian people and of the international movement for justice. He gave his life, with great energy, endurance, and dedication, for freedom…
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USPCN’s Hatem Abudayyeh: We Will Not Allow Anyone to Criminalize Our Movement
Hatem Abudayyeh, a co-founder and Coordinating Committee member of the US Palestinian Community Network, spoke in New York City on April 9, 2011 at the United National Antiwar Committee (UNAC) rally and march against war and occupation. Abudayyeh is one of 23 activists subpoenaed by a grand jury, whose home was raided by the FBI,…
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United Palestine Solidarity Contingent at April 9 Anti-War March in NYC!
Join the United Palestine Solidarity Contingent at the April 9 Anti-War March/Rally in NYC! (at the Triangle across from Union Sq. at 14th St. between 4th Ave. & Broadway, Union Square East at noon) NOTE LOCATION CHANGE!!! On April 9 in New York City, the United National Anti-War Committee (UNAC) is organizing an anti-war march…
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International Call to Stop the Jewish National Fund
The US Palestinian Community Network is an endorser of the international call to Stop the JNF. Extensive factsheets and supporting materials for the campaign may be found at the Stop the JNF website. Stop the JNF Stop Greenwashing Apartheid Call for an international campaign to stop the Jewish National Fund (JNF). To endorse the campaign,…
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Dr. As’ad AbuKhalil speaks with USPCN in Michigan
The US Palestinian Community Network – Michigan chapter hosted an evening with Dr. As’ad AbuKhalil on February 21, 2011. The Arab scholar and writer, a professor at California State University – Stanislaus, discussed “The End of Dictatorship in Egypt: Is Palestine Next?” at the Bint Jbail Cultural Center in Dearborn. The event was co-sponsored by…
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USPCN fundraising dinner in Detroit draws hundreds to support Gaza
On January 22, 2011, US Palestinian Community Network members in Detroit, along with the Palestine Aid Society and Viva Palestina, organized a fundraising dinner to support efforts to break the siege of Gaza and build for the US Boat to Gaza. Over 900 people attended the sold-out function featuring a speech by Viva Palestina founder…