Category: Statements
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USPCN statement on #Vision4BlackLives: Black Liberation will lead to liberation for all
Black Liberation will lead to liberation for all In April of 2015, a few weeks after Freddie Gray was tragically murdered by Baltimore police, USPCN released a statement that addressed our own communities, in part: “In this moment, Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims in the U.S. have no choice but to be on the right side…
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USPCN joins CTU’s call to #ShutDownChi on April 1st
USPCN joins CTU’s call to #ShutDownChi on April 1st The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) has joined the call from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) for a massive day of action April 1st across the city of Chicago. Far from being a strike simply about teachers’ salaries and benefits, and school funding, the CTU, as…
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Call for the protection of Palestinians’ freedom of worship in Jerusalem
Call for the protection of Palestinians’ freedom of worship in Jerusalem We, the undersigned, come together in solidarity with Palestinians [in all of occupied Palestine], especially those who have been prohibited from worshiping in peace and security at the Al Aqsa mosque sanctuary due to the escalation of Israeli settler violence, which is supported by…
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Rasmea’s prosecutors tell appeals court: deny a full defense to survivor of rape and torture
Rasmea’s prosecutors tell appeals court: deny a full defense to victim of rape and torture Rasmea Defense Committee Thursday, July 9th, 2015 Federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday, opposing Rasmea Odeh’s call to overturn her conviction and sentencing on immigration charges. He argues…
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USPCN in solidarity with the Black community of Baltimore
USPCN in solidarity with the Black community of Baltimore, and with all fighting for liberation and self-determination! The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) stands in solidarity with the brave people of Baltimore who are rising up in justified anger at another instance of vicious police violence against Black communities in this country. A few…
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USPCN: Palestinian Women on Prisoners’ Day 2015
Today, April 17, the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) joins our people and supporters across the world in calling for international solidarity on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. As noted by the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, every year since 1974 we commemorate the liberation of Mahmoud Hijazi, the first Palestinian political prisoner freed in an…
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USPCN statement in commemoration of Land Day 2015
The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) remembers the six Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli soldiers on this day in 1976, and pledges to continue its organizing in support of the Right of Return for all Palestinian refugees and their descendants, self-determination and equality, national liberation, and ending Israeli occupation, colonization, and apartheid. On March 30,…
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Rasmea’s speech on International Women’s Day
Rasmea Odeh’s speech at International Women’s Day fundraising event in Chicago March 8th, 2015 I’m so glad to join you today, to express my pleasure to be back amongst all of my family, friends, supporters, and the community who I love and respect so much. I’m so grateful for the support, care, and endless love…
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Injustice in Detroit: Oct. 16 ruling paves way for repressive climate at Rasmea Odeh trial
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Hatem Abudayyeh, 773.301.4108,[email protected] On October 16, Judge Gershwin Drain made an important ruling in the case of Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh. At issue was a bizarre motion by the prosecution that characterized the efforts of the Rasmea Defense Committee as “jury tampering” and “almost certainly criminal.” While we are…
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Condemn government threats against supporters of Rasmea Odeh: Add your organization’s name
The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is urging all progressive organizations to sign the following statement. To add your organization to the statement, please email [email protected] or use the form below. The statement reads: “The undersigned organizations support the democratic rights of the Rasmea Defense Committee, the Committee to Stop FBI Repression, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network,…