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February 2020
Paris: Solidarity meal for the release of Georges Abdallah
Friday, 28 February 7:00 pm Impasse Crozatier Paris, France Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/186242839248256/ Collective project bringing together all the supporters of Georges Abdallah, around a participatory solidarity meal, to reflect all together on actions making it possible to change the balance of power to win his release and to write to our comrade to express our unconditional support and solidarity. Please confirm your presence (number of participants - dish and drink brought) by writing to the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of…
Find out more »March 2020
Toronto: Break the Empire’s Chains – Free Gaza & all Political Prisoners
Thursday, 12 March 6:30 pm Northrop Frye Hall, Ground Floor, University of Toronto 73 Queens Park Toronto, Ontario Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/208916476916930/ 16th annual Israeli Apartheid Week 2020: United Against Racism Yafa Jarrar & Devyn Springer: Break the Empire’s Chains, Free Gaza & All Political Prisoners! Register now! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/93854454199 Childminding & accessibility requests welcome by Feb 25, 2020: saia.opirg.uoft@gmail.com! Date: Thursday, March 12 | 6:30pm Location: Northrop Frye Hall Room 113, 73 Queen's Park Cres E Building 515, Toronto, ON M5S 2C3
Find out more »April 2020
Virtual event: Palestinian refugees, the camps and the right of return webinar with Mohammed Khatib
Thursday, 2 April 12:00 pm Pacific/3:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm UTC/8:00 pm London/9:00 pm Europe/10:00 pm Palestine Online event over ZOOM Register now: http://bit.ly/palestinerefugees Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/865146183948405/ Join Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network for an online webinar on Palestinian refugees, the camps and the Right of Return with Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and a Palestinian refugee born in Ein el-Helweh camp. This discussion will include attacks on the right of return, Palestinian refugees' conditions…
Find out more »Online event: Webinar on Occupation and COVID-19
Thursday, 9 April Over ZOOM, online 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern/6 pm Europe/7 pm Palestine Register online: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S_PdP_u_QcmEUnfy4WI4dA Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1840644926069776/ Organized by Canadian Friends of Sabeel As we are encouraged to self-isolate, we are reminded of our interconnectedness with one another. We are reminded of the importance of community, solidarity, and internationalism. And as we think of one another, Palestine is on our minds and in our hearts. We are facing the same pandemic, but under different conditions. In…
Find out more »Online event: Webinar on Georges Ibrahim Abdallah: Prisoner for Palestine in France
Thursday, 9 April 12 pm Pacific/3 pm Eastern/9 pm Europe/10 pm Palestine Register on Zoom: http://bit.ly/freegeorges Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2568057420116045/ Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is a Lebanese Arab communist and a lifelong struggler for Palestine. He has been imprisoned in French prisons for 35 years for his role in the resistance, despite being eligible for release since 1999. The French state has aligned with the United States and Israel in keeping him imprisoned. He remains politically active inside prison and…
Find out more »Online event: Dr. Ramzy Baroud – Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
Friday, 17 April 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern/7 pm Britain/8 pm Europe/9 pm Palestine Via Facebook Live Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/224106195604998/ At the end of January 2020, there are at least 4,520 Palestinian security detainees and prisoners being held in Israel. At least 183 Palestinian minors are being held in Israeli prisons as security detainees and prisoners. They are held in appalling conditions with no regard to their health or protection. Often being crammed into one small cell with…
Find out more »Online Event: The Palestinian Prisoners and International Law during the Corona Pandemic
Tuesday, 14 April 8:00 am Pacific/11 am Eastern/4 pm Britain/5 pm Europe/6 pm Palestine Follow for Facebook Live broadcast: https://www.facebook.com/PalesAbroad/ Speakers will include: Richard Falk, Dr Anis Kasim, Adnan al-Sabah, Tareq Tahboub, Haydee Dijkstal, Mahmoud Elhanafi and Hassan Imran. Moderator: Dr. Sabri Samirah Organized by the Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad and FSM Centre for International Law (UHAM)
Find out more »Online Event: COVID-19 and Prisoners with Miko Peled
Wednesday, 15 April 8 am Pacific/11 am Eastern/4 pm Britain/5 pm Europe/6 pm Palestine Register for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/covid-19-and-palestinian-prisoners-tickets-102017230282 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/219126485986592/ Organized by Olive: In memory of the Palestinian Prisoner's day, thousands of Palestinians are still behind Israeli bars and COVID-19 hit Israeli jails ruthlessly. Join us at this 1-hour online seminar “COVID-19 and Prisoners” with Miko Peled.
Find out more »15 April, Online event: Free them all – From Palestine to the US
Wednesday, 15 April 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern/12 pm Britain/1 am Europe/2 am Palestine Register at: tinyurl.com/rsqqhbn The Palestinian Youth Movement and National Students for Justice in Palestine is excited to launch our Palestine Political Education Series: #FreeThemAll From Palestine to the US. Please join National SJP, PYM, Dream Defenders, and California Coalition for Women Prisoners on Wednesday, April 15th for a webinar about Palestinian political prisoners, prison abolition work in the U.S., the impact of COVID-19, and the continued…
Find out more »Online Event: Contain the Pandemic, Free Palestine
Thursday, 16 April 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern/7 pm Europe/8 pm Palestine Register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/contain-the-pandemic-free-palestine-tickets-101936476746 #PalestinianPrisonersDay #FreeThemAll #UnitedAgainstRacism Contain the Pandemic, Free Palestine Thursday, April 16, 2020 @ 1pm Toronto EST | 8pm Palestine GMT+3 RSVP here for zoom link | fb | uoftdivest.com | saia.opirg.uoft@gmail.com Webinar fundraiser for Glia Project for Gaza medical relief with: Yafa Jarrar (human rights lawyer) Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta (American University of Beirut’s Medical Centre) The BDS movement at the University of Toronto…
Find out more »Online event: 5000 Prisoners – Israeli racism and medical neglect amidst COVID-19
Friday, 17 April 7 am Pacific/10 am Eastern/3 pm UTC/5 pm Europe/6 pm Palestine Online over Zoom Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5000-prisoners-israeli-racism-and-medical-negligence-amidst-covid-19-tickets-101540586628 Meeting ID to be provided to registered participants 2 days before the seminar When: 15:00-17:00 GMT; 17:00-19:00 EEST; 10:00-12:00 EST Background: There are currently 5000 Palestinians languishing in Israeli Prison Service (IPS) facilities; 43 are women, 180 are children, and 430 are administrative detainees held without any form of due process. Since 1967, a total of 222 Palestinian prisoners…
Find out more »Online event: Palestinian Political Prisoners with Sahar Francis
Friday, 17 April 11 am Pacific/1 pm Central/2 pm Eastern/8 pm Europe/9 pm Palestine Over Facebook Live At the USPCN Facebook page: https://facebook.com/USPCN On Friday, April 17th, 2020, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and the entire world will mark the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Political Prisoners. Join us on the 17th at 1 PM Central / 2 PM Eastern / 9 PM in Palestine for a special live teach-in with Sahar Francis, Director of Addameer Prisoner Support…
Find out more »Online event: Palestinian political prisoners: The case of Ubai Aboudi and child detainees
Sunday, 19 April Online event over ZOOM 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern/8 pm Europe/9 pm Palestine Register online: http://bit.ly/ImprisonedPalestiniansWebinar Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/221342868944372/ Organized by NY4Palestine Coalition (Samidoun is a member organization of this coalition along with Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition; Within Our Lifetime - United for Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine, American Muslims for Palestine - NJ and the Muslim American Society (MAS)- NY) Mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day by joining the NY4Palestine coalition for an interactive…
Find out more »Online event: The Meaning of International Solidarity
Thursday, 23 April 10:30 am Pacific/1:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Europe/8:30 pm Palestine REGISTER ONLINE: http://tiny.cc/re-palestine Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/214130030012357/ Organized by Revolutionaire Eenheid and featuring Mohammed Khatib of Samidoun! Revolutionaire Eenheid invites you to join us for a webinar on the meaning of international solidarity. During this unfolding international crisis, international solidarity is more important than ever. But how can we effectively practice international solidarity? And how has international solidarity developed over the past decades? We are happy to that we…
Find out more »May 2020
Online Event: #NoWayToTreataChild webinar on Palestinian children under occupation
Tuesday, 12 May 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern/6 pm central Europe/7 pm Palestine Register online: https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/hr2407_webinar_20200512 Please join #nowaytotreatachild campaign co-leaders from Defense for Children International - Palestine and American Friends Service Committee for a webinar on May 12 at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT. We will share information and updates on the situation of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also provide updates on congressional advocacy efforts concerning H.R. 2407. BACKGROUND U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum…
Find out more »Online Event: The Holy Land 5 and COVID-19: Conversation with their Sons and Daughters
Friday, 15 May 11:30 am Pacific/2:30 pm Eastern/8:30 pm central Europe/9:30 pm Palestine time. Register on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3dHUyvR or watch Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/civilfreedoms/live/ Organized by the Coalition for Civil Freedoms. In response to COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout U.S. prisons, CCF has initiated the Coronavirus Prisoner Release Project. Among the prisoners vulnerable to the disease are the HLF 5, who are in their 12th year of unjust imprisonment and all now over the age of 60. Join us on Friday,…
Find out more »Online Event: Palestinian prisoners’ families: collective punishment, steadfastness and resistance
Thursday, 21 May 12 pm Pacific - 3 pm Eastern - 7 pm UTC - 9 pm central Europe - 10 pm Palestine Register online: https://bit.ly/prisonersfamilies Join Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network for an important discussion with Basil Farraj, Palestinian scholar and the son and relative of multiple Palestinian prisoners, on the experiences, struggles, resistance and steadfastness of Palestinian prisoners' families. Given the widespread nature of incarceration by Israeli occupation prison regimes for Palestinians under occupation, far too many Palestinian…
Find out more »July 2020
Online: Fighting for Justice – Guantanamo, Scotland, occupied PAlestine
Sunday, 5 July 8 am Pacific - 11 am Eastern - 4:00 pm Scotland - 6 pm Palestine Online Event Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TzpbJvI1QbGLwM-Xv1VPww Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/730793917696845/ Moazzam Begg was abducted from his home in Pakistan, detained and abused by US interrogators at Bagram and Guantanamo, with British involvement. Samidoun's Charlotte Kates will bring us up to date with the recent Israeli abduction of French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri and how this illustrates Israel's system of mass internment of Palestinians. SPSC's Mick Napier…
Find out more »Online: Palestine, Annexation and Resistance
Thursday, 16 July 11 am Pacific - 2 pm Eastern - 7 pm British time - 9 pm Palestine Online event Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-annexation-and-resistance-with-charlotte-kates-tickets-111779706110 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/640974250101359/ US imperialism under the Trump regime has given a green light to Israel's annexation of the West Bank, followed closely by Britain. The plans would cement the Zionist colonisation of historic Palestine and highlight the futility of the Palestinian Authority 'leadership'. Only renewed resistance and an anti-imperialist solidarity movement can defeat the Zionist regime…
Find out more »Beirut: Demonstration to free Georges Abdallah and protest French Foreign Minister
Wednesday, 22 July 6:00 pm Grand Serail Riad el-Solh Beirut, Lebanon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3181206981958656 To condemn the visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to Lebanon, the international campaign to release the prisoner George Abdullah calls you to sit-in in front of the Grand Serail from the side of Riyad Al-Solh at 6 pm on Wednesday 22/7/2020. وجهكم القبيح لن تبيّضه هداياكم الفرنكوفونية ولا نصائحكم الإصلاحية. نفذوا قرارات قضائكم ووقعوا إذن ترحيل الأسير جورج عبد الله إلى بلاده. تنديداً بزيارة…
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