Category: News
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USPCN Toolkit to Target Hady Amr & the U.S. State Department
USPCN Toolkit to Target Hady Amr & the U.S. State Department Just a couple of weeks ago, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared six Palestinian civil society groups as “terrorist” organizations. These include Al-Haq, a human rights organization, Defense for Children International, a children’s rights and advocacy group, Addameer, a prisoners’ support group, and…
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The Streets of Palestine Are On Fire!
In the West Bank, protests are taking place in the cities of Tulkarem, Nablus, Al-Khalil, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Jericho, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, and Qalandia. Across the Gaza Strip, protests are also happening in Jabalia, Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Yunis, and elsewhere, with demonstrators additionally showing up to the East’s separation fence. The streets of Palestine are on…
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Chicagoland to protest killing of over 30 Palestinians in Gaza
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been under siege for close to 15 years, and again, they are facing a criminal attack from the Israeli government and military. Over 30 Palestinians have been killed there since yesterday, when Israel began its missile bombardment of the Strip. This comes in the wake of the hundreds of…
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Ramadan Mubarak! – Join USPCN’s Liberation and Dignity Campaign
Dear Friends & Supporters, Ramadan Mubarak to those who observe! Today we are launching the Campaign for Liberation and Dignity. We are calling on you to uphold your duty to our Palestinian people who persevere through these dire times, and to safeguard their dignity. 1. Donate (bit.ly/donatetodignity)! We have included a text prompt in both Arabic…
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Letter To Congress For Ata
Write Your Congressperson to #FreeAtaKhattab: Monday, March 22nd, through Friday, March 26th Ata Khattab, lead choreographer and dabke instructor with El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe, who was abducted from his home in Palestine on February 2nd and imprisoned at the notorious Al-Moscobiyeh interrogation center, has fallen ill with COVID-19.We need all our friends and supporters…
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Art Against Imprisonment, Ata Covid, Polit Educ, April 17
Sunday, March 21, 10 AM PT / 12 Noon CT / 1 PM ET Register at: tinyurl.com/artagainstprisons Share the Facebook event page Please join us for the launch of an exciting new website, a virtual exhibit celebrating art by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Palestine and the U.S. Participating political prisoners/artists are Hafez Omar, Linda Evans, and Oscar…
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TAKE ACTION NOW: Sign Petition To Demand #FreeAtaKhattab
On Thursday, February 25th, 2021, USPCN led a social media storm to demand that the Israeli government release Ata Khattab from its notorious Al-Moscobiyeh interrogation center. Ata is the lead choreographer and dabke instructor at El Funoun Palestinian Dabke Troupe in El-Bireh, Palestine, a long-time friend of USPCN, and a relative of current and former members of our organization.…
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#FreeAtaKhattab Social Media Storm
Join USPCN this Thursday, February 25th, at 1 PM Eastern Time (8 PM in Palestine) for a two hour social media storm to demand that Israel release Palestinian cultural worker Ata Khattab from political imprisonment! Ata is a good friend of USPCN, a leading cultural worker in Palestine, and Head Dabke Choreographer & Trainer with El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe in El-Bireh,…
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Thank you from USPCN, and have a Happy & Healthy 2021
Happy New Year, Friend! The work of USPCN is fueled entirely by your generosity, and with your help, we raised over $25,000 at our end of 2020 event, Turath Baladna. Nearly 1,000 raffle tickets were sold, and almost 5,000 individuals like you viewed our celebration of community, culture, and resistance. Your support will help USPCN continue…