Category: Statements
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USPCN Action Alert: American Studies Association voting on boycott of Israel
On December 5th, the American Studies Association unanimously endorsed a resolution for the academic boycott of Israel. The successful resolution came on the heels of the ASA’s 2013 Annual Conference in Washington, DC where boycott was the most prominent topic of discussion and where scholars and student members of the Association expressed overwhelming support for…
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Local events across the country to support Rasmea: Attend or organize your own!
We encourage all to come to Detroit at 12 noon on November 13 to stand with Rasmea. If you cannot be in Detroit, please attend one of the events below or organize your own in a city not listed! Please email [email protected] to let the Committee to Stop FBI Repression know about your solidarity event. Download…
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USPCN Strongly Condemns Arrest and Indictment of Rasmea Yousef Odeh
The United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) strongly condemns the arrest and indictment of Rasmea Yousef Odeh by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She is a founding member of the Chicago chapter of USPCN and a mentor to all of its organizers, and we pledge to fight this injustice with all of our strength.…
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USPCN joins 50 organizations to stand against the persecution of Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh
October 23, 2013 The below-signed organizations are deeply disturbed by and stand opposed to the indictment yesterday of Rasmea Yousef Odeh, a Palestinian-American community activist who has dedicated 10 years to the Chicago Arab-American community, working with women on issues ranging from promoting literacy and political education to addressing domestic violence and anti-Arab and Muslim…
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Ask Saudi Arabia to end relationship with global conglomerate G4S
Saudi Arabia has been contracting with the private security company, G4S, to provide crowd control and maintenance during the Hajj, the pilgrimage undertaken by nearly 3 million Muslims annually. G4S is complicit in Israel’s international law violations and human rights abuses of Palestinians. For example, G4S provides “security” to: Israeli prisons, where more than 5,000…
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Stop U.S. Moves to Attack Syria! USPCN Chicago Statement on Syria
The Chicago Chapter of the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) again calls on all peace-loving people across the world to oppose an imminent U.S. attack on Syria. NBC news reported yesterday that government insiders are saying it could start “as early as Thursday [August 29th].” There are currently four U.S. destroyers positioned near Syria,…
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Support for Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University
USPCN is a signatory to the following letter from Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University in Toronto. SAIA York instituted a successful BDS campaign at the university, which culminated in the endorsement of the York Federation of Students (YFS) for university divestment from corporations complicit in the occupation of Palestine. They have faced a…
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Statement: Palestinians in North America say NO to the resumption of negotiations
The following statement was initiated by Palestinian activists in North America: SIGN ON: Email [email protected] or use the form: ://bit.ly/NoToNegotiations We, the undersigned Palestinians and Palestinian organizations in shatat and exile, write today to express our firm opposition to the resumption of bilateral Israeli/Palestinian negotiations under U.S. auspices in Washington DC, today, July 29. For twenty years, the…
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Palestinians in Solidarity with Idle No More and Indigenous Rights
(Please note that you can sign by emailing [email protected] or using the form: ://bit.ly/PalIdleNoMore. Endorsements are welcome from Palestinian and Palestine support organizations; Palestinians and Arabs; and solidarity signatures in support.) “You who come from beyond the sea, bent on war, don’t cut down the tree of our names, don’t gallop your flaming horses across…
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Sign on: Palestinian collective statement defends the Right to Return and demands accountability
The US Palestinian Community Network endorses the following statement and strongly encourages all members, chapters, and the broader Palestinian community to add their names. This statement was developed by Palestinian youth in Lebanon in response to Mahmoud Abbas’ recent comments undermining the Palestinian right to return. The statement was launched at a protest at the…