Category: Statements
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Critical Ethnic Studies Association supports Rasmea Odeh
The Critical Ethnic Studies Association opposes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s arrest and indictment of Rasmea Odeh, a 65-year old community activist serving Arab and Muslim communities across the greater Chicago area and a leader supporting the rights of women, immigrants, and oppressed peoples across the world. Rasmea has committed her life to building strong…
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FBI questioning Chicago Palestinian community members
By Committee to Stop FBI Repression and United States Palestinian Community Network Last week, two FBI agents entered the small business of a Palestinian American in Chicagoland and began asking him questions about community leader Hatem Abudayyeh (who is still under investigation as one of the Midwest 23 activists) and Rasmea Odeh, thecommunity icon facing trial this June.…
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Peace and Justice Committee of Episcopal Diocese of Chicago stands in solidarity with Rasmea Odeh
The Peace and Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is deeply disturbed by the indictment of Rasmea Yousef Odeh, a Palestinian-American community activist, who is a highly respected leader in the Chicago Arab-American community. Rasmea is an exemplary citizen who recently finished a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and has a law degree…
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Statement from University of Michigan Students on Divestment Resolution and Sit-In
The following statement was released by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), the student organization at the University of Michigan affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine National, who led the #UMDivest campaign. March 27, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Greetings from Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) at the University of Michigan…
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USPCN Stands with Students for Justice in Palestine and #UMDivest
Today marks the sixth consecutive day of the sit-in led by the University of Michigan’s (U of M’s) Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), which is the campus organization affiliated with National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) stands by both SAFE’s demand for U of M…
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Action Alert: Keep Up Pressure on Illinois State Legislature to Kill the Anti-Boycott Bill
Bill Did Not Go Forward March 4th – Keep Up Pressure on Illinois State Legislature to Kill the Anti-Boycott Bill Illinois State Senate Bill 3017 would deny funding to public universities that participate in a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. It would, for example, prohibit a faculty member from getting funds to travel to an American Studies Association (ASA) meeting, even if that meeting…
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Return Unifies Us: March 22, 2014
Return Unifies Us: March 22, 2014 USPCN is proud to be a signatory to this statement and demand for the Right to Return and the protection of our people in Yarmouk and other camps in Syria. The statement was developed by the Global Right to Return Coalition and the many Palestinian associations, unions, committees listed below,…
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Call for Applicants: Teach English in Palestinian Refugee Camps of Lebanon for Summer 2014!
Project SHINE: Summer Help IN English Apply to LEAP’s Project SHINE and Teach English in the Palestinian Refugee camps of Lebanon this Summer! Deadline: February 10, 2014 Project Dates (tentative): July 1 – August 16, 2014 Apply online: ://www.leap-program.org/get-involved/apply-shine/ ABOUT LEAP Learning for the Empowerment and Advancement of Palestinians (LEAP) is an educational empowerment program dedicated to nurturing the intellectual growth and creative curiosity of Palestinian refugee-youth in Lebanon…
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Rights Groups call on Universities to Protect Open Debate on Palestine
The US Palestinian Community Network has joined the National Lawyers Guild and other organizations calling for human rights and for the rule of law in Palestine to urge academic institutions to reaffirm their commitment to free and open campus debate. The plea for free expression, including the right to call for human rights boycotts, was…
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Action Alert: End the Siege on Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria
As the conflict in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria enters its 200th day, the United States Palestinian Community Network’s (USPCN’s) National Coordinating Committee expresses great concern regarding the escalating crisis. USPCN calls on all parties to allow aid into the camp to meet the humanitarian needs of the refugees there. We call for an end to…