Category: News
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International Support Pours in for June 20 Zim Lines Ship Picket
Letters of solidarity are pouring in to support the Sunday, June 20 Picket of an Israeli Zim Lines Ship, calling on dockworkers of the storied ILWU Local 10 to refuse to unload an Israeli ship in line with Palestinian calls for solidarity following the Israeli massacre against the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. The action is…
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New York: June 17 – Mavi Marmara Survivors have a Right to be Heard!
Don’t Let Enemies of Freedom Suppress the Truth About Israel’s Attack on a Humanitarian Aid Ship! All Out to the House of the Lord Church 415 Atlantic Ave. Thursday June 17, 7 pm MAVI MARMARA SURVIVORS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HEARD! Two weeks ago Israeli naval commandos stormed a Turkish ship loaded with humanitarian…
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USPCN joins the world in outrage at Flotilla massacre
In the early morning hours of May 31, Israel added another massacre to its long list of premeditated crimes against humanity. Hours ago, Israeli forces opened fire on ships holding hundreds of international humanitarian activists and European parliament members heading to Gaza to deliver much needed building supplies and medicine, killing between 10 and 19…
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Letter Urging Support for Palestinian Refugee Rights in Lebanon (Arabic)
The following letter, in Arabic, is addressed to Lebanese embassies and consulates around the world, from Arab expatriates and exiles. It calls upon the Lebanese government to expeditiously facilitate the rebuilding of Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, destroyed by the Lebanese army in 2007, to ensure the civil, social and human rights of Palestinian refugees…
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PALESTINE: One People, One Land, One Destiny – Second Popular Conference, October 29-31, Chicago
Palestine: One Land, One People, One Destiny Second Palestinian Popular Conference: Together, Restoring our National Institutions, Reclaiming our Rights, Empowering our Community ( فلسطين: شعبٌ وَاحدْ ، وَطنٌ وَاحدْ ، مَصيرٌ وَاحدْ ) المُؤتَمرْ الشعبيّ الفِلسطيني الثاني في الولايات المتحدة الامريكية. مَعاً نَبني مُؤسَسَاتنا الوطنيه، وَننتزعْ حُقوقنا، وَننهض ُقدُماً… October 29-31, 2010 The Westin…
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May 22: Youngstown Commemoration of Al-Nakba with Dr. Seif Dana
The Arab American Community Center and US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) Youngstown Commemorate the 62nd Anniversary of the Nakba Nakba, or catastrophe in Arabic, refers to the devastation of Palestinian society, the dispossession of more than 700,000 Palestinian people and the destruction of 531 villages and 11 localities resulting from the ethnic cleansing conducted by…
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US Palestinian Community Network joins Arizona boycott
The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) joins with civil rights groups, labor unions and people’s movements across the country in calling for a boycott of Arizona in response to the passing of the racist bill SB1070, recently signed into law by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer that targets and criminalizes the immigrant community and people…
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USPCN stands in solidarity with arrested Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh
The US Palestinian Community Network stands in solidarity with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh and his comrades who put their lives on the line as they confronted Israeli bulldozers at Al-Wallaja in Occupied Palestine. Israel’s inhumane treatment of Dr. Qumsiyeh and members of his group as they tried to prevent the destruction of more Palestinian land and…
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USPCN joins Palestinian youth organizations against normalization
In commemoration of the anniversary of the Nakba, and as an expression of our commitment to resisting Israeli occupation, colonization and apartheid in accordance with international law, we (Palestinian youth organizations signed below) declare our rejection of normalization with Israel on all levels. Economic, political, cultural and institutional normalization legitimize Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian…
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Marj Bin Amer tour brings Palestinian music to Omaha, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Houston
The US Palestinian Community Network is sponsoring a national tour of Marj Bin Amer, a Palestinian folkloric musical group headlined by Ibrahim Sbehat. The tour will bring the band, directly from occupied Palestine, on its first visit to the U.S., with stops in Youngstown, Chicago, Houston, Omaha, San Francisco and Denver. HOUSTON, TX Saturday, April…