Category: News
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A recap of our 2020 end of year event: Turath Baladna!
On Sunday, December 27th, USPCN gathered virtually to honor this past year of struggle with a cultural celebration of our Turath, our heritage. #TurathBaladna featured the brilliant oud stylings of Clarissa Bitar, the spoken word poetry of Lubna Morrar, and a world premiere video drop and live Q&A with the globally renowned, leading Palestinian electronic band, 47Soul. Our evening also featured a…
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Abu Ata: It’s #GivingTuesday & Israelis imprisoned two more Birzeit students, Wishah performers
It’s #GivingTuesday, and the Israelis imprisoned two more Birzeit students, Wishah performers In yet another attack on Palestinian student activists at Birzeit University, Youad Abuayyash (pictured above) and Baker Ewais (below) have been detained by Israeli Occupation Forces within the past few days. The two young men are student and community activists from the West…
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May November 29th be a Day of Struggle Against Racism, Fascism, and Ethnic Cleansing
*NOTE: this translated piece was originally published in Arabic by Dar Alhaya. You can read it here. May November 29th be a Day of Struggle Against Racism, Fascism, and Ethnic Cleansing You don’t need to read Arabic to be able to predict who the Palestinian is and who the Arab rulers are in this brilliantly…
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Webinar on 1973 Arab Workers’ Strike for Palestine Nov 28
Commemorating the Detroit Arab Workers Strike for Palestine On November 28th in 1973, 2,500 Arab auto workers shut down production at Chrysler’s Dodge Main assembly plant near Detroit, Michigan, in a historic wildcat strike called for by the Arab Workers Caucus. The strike resulted in the first ever “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)” victory in U.S. history — successfully forcing the…
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Join USPCN’s #FreeKhitamSaafin Social Media Storm – Monday, Nov. 16
#FreeKhitamSaafin Social Media Storm Join USPCN, Samidoun – Palestinian Political Prisoners Solidarity Network, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), and National Lawyers Guild (NLG) on Monday, November 16 at 10 AM PT / 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET / 8 PM in Palestine for a 2 hour social media storm to demand Israeli…
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Statement from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip in Support of Black Liberation and Workers’ Struggle
PC: BDS Movement READ this brilliant statement from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip in support of the Black liberation struggle and U.S. labor movement! Until Liberation and Return, U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
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Join USPCN in Chicago, San Francisco, and NY: July 1st Day of Rage to Reject Annexation
Join USPCN in Chicago, San Francisco, and NY: July 1st Day of Rage to Reject Annexation July 1st marks the official beginning of the next phase of continued Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestine. It is the anticipated starting date of the Israeli annexation plan to expropriate more Palestinian land and absorb it into the state…
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Arabs in Chicagoland Rally for Black Liberation
Arabs in Chicagoland Rally for Black Liberation Last Saturday, June 13th, 2020, in the heart of the Arab and Palestinian community of Chicago’s southwest suburbs, over 175 community members and 80 cars participated in an #Arabs4BlackLiberation rally and car caravan co-convened by USPCN, Arab American Action Network (AAAN), Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression…
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USPCN honors the life and memory of Dick Reilly, adopted son of Palestine
USPCN honors the life and memory of Dick Reilly, adopted son of Palestine A pioneer in the movement for Palestine solidarity in the U.S., Richard “Dick” Reilly passed away of complications from lung cancer on the evening of Tuesday, February 11th, 2020, in his Chicago apartment. He was 67 years old. Known across the U.S.,…
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USPCN Rejects “Deal of the Century”
USPCN Rejects “Deal of the Century” Three war criminals – Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israeli politician Benny Gantz – have met in DC this week, and today unveiled the announcement of Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s self-proclaimed “deal of the century.” As Palestinians and Arabs living and organizing in the…